Jun. 9—Summer is here, and nothing makes a summer evening better than sitting around a backyard fire pit, roasting marshmallows and telling stories. The demand for outdoor decor is higher than ever, ...

It's an easy backyard upgrade.

Newcomer Packfire has made a pit that, in my testing, delivered on its promise of portability, with a couple of drawbacks.

Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...