Tripod torches have become fairly common among battery-powered , but a new US startup has a more literal (and somewhate terrifying) interpretation in mind. Its Tripod Torch is an actual freestanding flame-spewer that delivers an open flame meant to spread heat around the camp torch circle and keep everyone warm and mesmerized. And assuming you don't trip and light yourself and/or the entire campground on fire, it looks like a clear experience-enhancer.
There were a number of high-powered, flame-dancing liquified petroleum gas (LPG) fire pits on display at this year's , but none quite so conspicuous as the Tripod Torch. Most we've seen over the include some type of an , but the Tripod Torch's burner stands tall and exposed, igniting the feed of propane into an open flame that's free to radiate heat in all directions. While the 17-in-high (43-cm) free-flaming design looks more than a little questionable safety-wise, it's optimized for better 360-degree warming versus fires buried down low inside a bowl or .
So rather than having to huddle and rub hands directly over the fire pit for the smallest tease of heat, campers can sit back in their quad-folding chairs and let the heat come to them. Tripod Torch has even coined a name for it – Heat to Your Seat. The real beauty of the Tripod Torch (and other LPG campfire products) is that it offers an option for keeping the fire burning during wood-burning fire restrictions and bans.
Tripod Torch says that it meets most Stage 1 and 2 f.
