We have an overabundance of fire options -- 1 above the ground pit in the main yard, one homemade on the ground pit by the creek (big one), 2 gas fire tables, and a gas fireplace in the 'hangout' shed. Fire tables don't get used much in the summer but we do use them in the spring/fall, and the regular pits we use year-round whether that's for warmth/ambience or for utility use/debris burning.