"Retired librarian. Covered farmhouse porch, two rocking chairs, my husband and me. The Ember Post gave us six extra weeks of porch season — October through Thanksgiving. Cast-iron base is heavy enough that a gust does not tip it. One bottle covers three evenings of an hour each."
Deborah H. — Vermont
"Retired firefighter. Cabin deck at 1,800 ft. Put a temp gun on the reflector — 13,000 BTU is honest. Piezo push-button lights every time, even in the cold. Cast-iron base holds it steady on a gusty ridge. ETL cert stamped on the base plate."
Marcus D. — New Hampshire
"1990s ranch. Small covered patio between the kitchen and the garden. My husband and I take our coffee out there at 7 am in October — 45 degrees and comfortable inside the 5-foot warm bubble. One bottle covers a whole week of morning coffee."
Linda R. — Ohio
The Ember Post
The Ember Post
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13,000 BTU tabletop propane. 21-inch reflector, 2.5 ft heat radius. Runs on 1-lb bottles. ETL certified.
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- 13,000 BTU + 21-in Reflector Dome
- 2.5 ft heat radius. 38 in tall. 20 lbs.
Product Details
Product Details
- Fuel: 1-lb / 1.02-lb disposable propane bottles (Coleman-style), non-refillable
- Heat output: 13,000 BTU stainless burner behind amber-mesh heat screen
- Runtime: 3-5 hours per bottle on high, 5-8 hours on low
- Coverage: 2.5 ft heat radius, 360° around the burner
- Reflector: 21-inch brushed aluminum reflector dome
- Overall dimensions: 38" tall × 21" reflector diameter × 13" cast-iron base
- Weight: 20 lbs total (heavy cast-iron base for wind and tip resistance)
- Cage: stainless steel wire guard around the amber-mesh burner
- Ignition: piezo push-button — no matches, no lighter needed
- Controls: red gas valve + black control knob (low to high)
- Safety: tip-over auto-cutoff, flame-out auto-cutoff, oxygen-depletion cutoff (ODS)
- Certification: ETL certified for OUTDOOR use only
- Wind limit: flame will blow out at sustained wind above ~10 mph
- Not for: indoor use, garages, fully enclosed porches, tents, or RV interiors — propane combustion produces carbon monoxide
Shipping & Delivery
Shipping & Delivery
Ships from the USA – Our orders ship from US fulfillment warehouses in California, Illinois, and New Jersey, based on the closest distribution center to your address.
📦 Order Processing – 1-2 business days from order placement.
🚚 Shipping Time – 3-5 business days from ship date via FedEx Ground or OnTrac (carrier selected by route).
📍 Free Shipping – Continental US, all orders.
📩 Full Tracking Included – You will receive an automatic tracking email the moment your order ships, with delivery updates along the way.
Questions before it arrives? Just reach out.
30-Day Return Window
30-Day Return Window
30-Day Return Window - Request a return within 30 days of delivery. Approved returns pay a 25% restocking fee unless the unit arrived defective. If defective, we cover the return and send a replacement or full refund.
Damaged in transit? Photograph the box and unit, email us within 48 hours, and we handle the freight claim and replacement.
What is not covered: shipping cost on non-defective returns; damage from indoor use (The Ember Post is OUTDOOR-only — propane combustion produces carbon monoxide); damage from using anything other than 1-lb disposable propane bottles.
"Retired librarian. Covered farmhouse porch, two rocking chairs, my husband and me. The Ember Post gave us six extra weeks of porch season — October through Thanksgiving. Cast-iron base is heavy enough that a gust does not tip it. One bottle covers three evenings of an hour each."
Deborah H. — Vermont
"Retired firefighter. Cabin deck at 1,800 ft. Put a temp gun on the reflector — 13,000 BTU is honest. Piezo push-button lights every time, even in the cold. Cast-iron base holds it steady on a gusty ridge. ETL cert stamped on the base plate."
Marcus D. — New Hampshire
"1990s ranch. Small covered patio between the kitchen and the garden. My husband and I take our coffee out there at 7 am in October — 45 degrees and comfortable inside the 5-foot warm bubble. One bottle covers a whole week of morning coffee."
Linda R. — Ohio
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Real Porches. Real Cold Nights. 13,000 BTU on a 1-lb Bottle.
You have a covered porch or a deck that gets used from May to September. Then it gets cold at night and everyone goes inside. A 1-lb propane bottle and a tabletop heater buys you two more months. That is what this is for.
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13,000 BTU + 21-Inch Reflector Dome. Runs on 1-Lb Coleman Bottles.
Brushed aluminum reflector dome, 21 inches across. Cast-iron base weighted for wind. Stainless steel wire guard cage around the amber-mesh burner. Piezo ignition — twist the red valve, hold the black knob, push the button, done. One 1-lb Coleman propane bottle lasts 3-5 hours on high. One person carries it from the shed to the deck in one hand.
Set it on the deck-rail table tonight. Twist the valve. Push the piezo. The covered porch you stopped using after Labor Day is finally warm enough for dinner again.
Set It Down. Twist the Valve. Push the Piezo. Tonight.
Grab a 1-lb Coleman-style propane bottle from any hardware store, sporting-goods store, or gas station. Screw it into the base. Twist the red gas valve open. Hold the black knob down, push the piezo ignition button, and the amber-mesh burner lights. Turn the knob to low, medium, or high.
No electrical outlet. No extension cord. No app. No permit. Move it from the covered porch to the fire-pit patio to the tailgate with zero changes.
Real porches. Real Ember Post.
Retired librarian. Covered farmhouse porch. Two rocking chairs.
"Our covered porch faces west so we get the evening light. October used to be the end of porch season — by 6pm it was too cold to sit out. The Ember Post gave us six extra weeks. Cast-iron base is heavy enough that a gust does not tip it. One 1-lb bottle covers three evenings of an hour each. My husband turns the red valve off before we come inside and that is the whole routine."
Vermont
Retired firefighter. Cabin deck at 1,800 ft elevation.
"Retired fire captain, 40 years. Bought The Ember Post for the mountain cabin deck. Piezo push-button ignition works every time — no lighter needed. Cast-iron base holds it steady on a gusty ridge. ETL cert stamped on the base plate. Triple safety: tip-over, flame-out, oxygen-depletion — all working the way the label says."
New Hampshire
1990s ranch. Small covered patio between the kitchen and the garden.
"Ranch house I bought in 1998. Small covered patio, two chairs, one bistro table. My husband and I take our coffee out there at 7 am in October — 45 degrees and comfortable inside the 5-foot warm bubble around the reflector. Piezo ignition means no lighter fumbling with cold hands. One bottle covers a whole week of morning coffee."
Ohio
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Covered deck bar, football Saturdays. 13,000 BTU is honest — put a temp gun on it.
Built a covered deck bar off the back of the house. Fall Saturdays we watch the game outside. Was using a chimenea and a wood fire pit — smoke, embers, hauling logs. The Ember Post gave me clean heat with no smoke, sits right on the bar table, one propane bottle covers an afternoon game. Cast-iron base means gusts do not tip it. Amber-mesh glow looks great after the sun drops.
★★★★★
Cabin front porch, mountain evenings. Piezo lights every time.
Mountain cabin at 8,500 ft in Colorado. Nights hit 35 by September. Wanted a tabletop heater that runs off small bottles — no big 20-lb tank, no propane line to run. The Ember Post takes the same 1-lb Coleman bottles as our camp stove, so one grocery run stocks both. Piezo ignition works every time, even in thin air. Red gas valve and black knob are obvious — no wondering which is which.
★★★★★
Ranch patio dinner. Cold-snap week. One bottle covered the whole evening.
Central Texas ranch. Rare hard cold snap in January, high of 42. Set The Ember Post on the patio table between the four of us at dinner. 2.5 ft heat radius covered our small round table exactly. One 1-lb propane bottle got us through the whole meal plus dessert. Wife loved that it did not smoke or smell like the old propane fire pit did.
★★★★★
Coastal Airbnb host. Guests use the deck an hour longer in fall.
Run a small Airbnb on the Oregon coast. The deck is the selling point — views, salt air. But by 4pm in November everyone goes inside. Bought two Ember Posts for the deck, one at each end. Guests stay out an hour longer at sunset now. Piezo push-button means non-outdoorsy guests can light it without help. Cast-iron base holds up in the coastal wind. Reviews mention the deck heaters specifically now.
★★★★★
HVAC tech. Put a temp gun on the reflector. 13,000 BTU is honest.
HVAC and gas-appliance tech, 25 years. Skeptical of every BTU claim I see. Put a temp gun on the reflector, a manometer on the fuel line — 13,000 BTU is honest, within instrument error. Bottle consumption matches the 3-5 hr high-setting spec. Piezo ignition is not a fancy version — same design as a 40-year-old Weber grill. That is fine, those last.
★★★★★
Deer camp gazebo. Runs on the same 1-lb bottles as the Coleman stove.
Deer camp gazebo in northern Wisconsin. Roofed but wide open at the corners. Fall temps in the 30s. Was using a big-cylinder propane heater but hated hauling the tank up the trail. The Ember Post takes the same 1-lb bottles as our Coleman stove — one hardware run stocks both. Sits on the picnic table between the four of us. Amber-mesh glow shows up nicely after dark.
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Sign In to ContinueNo. The Ember Post burns propane and produces carbon monoxide as a byproduct — safe outdoors, deadly indoors. This means: NOT indoors, NOT in a garage (even with the door open), NOT in a fully enclosed porch or three-season room, NOT in a tent, NOT in an RV interior. Covered porches and decks with two or more open sides are fine. If more than two sides are walled in, treat the space as indoor and do not use.
Standard 1-lb / 1.02-lb disposable propane bottles — the green Coleman-style bottles you buy at any hardware store, sporting-goods store, or gas station. Same bottle a Coleman camp stove uses. These are single-use, non-refillable. Do NOT try to refill them or hack in a 20-lb tank without a manufacturer-approved hose kit.
3-5 hours on the high setting, 5-8 hours on low. A typical evening of dinner plus after-dinner drinks (2-3 hours) uses roughly half a bottle. We recommend keeping 2-3 spare bottles on hand so a good night does not get cut short.
Sustained wind above roughly 10 mph will blow out the flame. When that happens, the flame-out auto-cutoff kills the gas within a second — you just re-piezo when the gust passes. A covered porch, deck with wind screens, or leeward corner of a patio gives you a much longer usable window on breezy nights.
No. The Ember Post is designed for supervised use only. Do not leave it running when nobody is on the patio. When you head inside for the night, turn the red gas valve fully closed — the auto-cutoffs handle the burner, and closing the fuel valve at the bottle handles the fuel line.
Yes — that is a large part of what The Ember Post is designed for. No electrical hookup, no extension cord, no generator. Just a 1-lb propane bottle in the base and a piezo push-button. It travels wherever a small propane bottle goes. Do NOT use it inside a tent, RV interior, or any enclosed shelter (same reason as indoor use — carbon monoxide).
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Another cold porch evening is coming. You already know how it ends.
Every 1-lb-bottle tabletop propane heater at this size makes roughly the same 10-13k BTU. What differs: a 21-inch brushed aluminum reflector dome, a weighted cast-iron base built to stay put in wind, piezo push-button ignition, and triple auto-cutoffs. Set it on the deck bar tonight and October keeps going into December.