NALONE 4FT Firewood Rack

Is the NALONE 4FT Firewood Rack worth buying?

Yes, the NALONE 4FT Firewood Rack is worth the £39.99 if you want a covered stack that sits against a wall and can be picked up and moved when the garden gets rearranged. The box holds a 122 cm steel rack, a 300D Oxford cover with a waterproof PU coating, a 16oz canvas carry bag and a 365 day warranty.

It suits the household that buys wood by the bag or the barrowload and wants it dry and off the ground, rather than one restocking a whole winter in October. The eight legs lift the bottom row clear of the paving, the frame swallows about 500 litres of stacked logs, and 919 buyers average 4.0 for it so far.

How much firewood does the NALONE 4FT Firewood Rack hold?

About 500 litres, which works out at 8p a litre from the £39.99 asking price. Take the rack at 4 ft x 46 in x 13.8 in, roughly 122 cm x 117 cm x 35 cm, multiply the three figures and divide by 1,000, and you get 500 litres; divide the price by that and 8p is the answer. By comparison the £89.99 VIVOHOME asks 11.4p for its 788 litres, so this rack is the better deal of the two, though a 200 cm VOUNOT at £29.49 holds 920 litres at 3p a litre.

Capacity is not the same as load, and here the 1.2 mm square steel tube is rated to 2,500 pounds, about 1,134 kg. You will run out of stacking room long before you get anywhere near that figure, so a full rack of seasoned hardwood is not something the frame notices.

What comes in the box with the NALONE 4FT Firewood Rack?

Three things arrive: the rack, a waterproof cover and a canvas carry bag. The cover measures 4.2 ft x 44.8 in x 16.5 in and is 300D Oxford with a PU coating, so it drops over the frame and stays there in wind. The bag is 44 in x 21 in with 6.7 in handles and holds 16 per cent more than a standard canvas wood carrier, which is a few days of logs per trip to the stack.

The frame arrives flat packed with every fixing in the parcel, and the square tube slots together with the eight legs, the two anti-tipping lock rings and the hooks for the tongs, poker, broom and shovel. NALONE asks for a hard surface and the extra anti-tip straps to be used, so budget for paving or a concrete pad rather than a spot on the lawn.

What are the downsides of the NALONE 4FT Firewood Rack?

The first is room: 500 litres is roughly half what a 200 cm VOUNOT holds for £10.50 less, so if you take a cubic metre delivery you will be stacking the overflow somewhere else. It also carries less than the 788 litres of the £89.99 VIVOHOME, which is a big part of why it sits below that store on this page.

Anchoring is the second compromise. The lock rings and straps hold the frame steady on paving, but on gravel or grass it will want to shift, so a hard base is part of the cost. The cover is fabric over an open frame rather than a rigid roof, and the rack is open at both ends, so the outermost logs on the ends take the driving rain.

How does the NALONE 4FT Firewood Rack compare with the VIVOHOME and the VOUNOT?

Against the VIVOHOME 6ft at £89.99, you pay £50 less and give up 288 litres and a 600D cover, since 500 litres against 788. The VIVOHOME also has the far longer track record, 4.3 from 3,739 buyers against 4.0 from 919, so it is the one for a long sheltered wall and a single big purchase.

Against the VOUNOT at £29.49, you pay £10.50 more for 420 litres less, but you get a taller stack, a rigid eight-leg frame and a canvas bag rather than a green metal rack rated 3.6 by 1,250 owners. Buy the VOUNOT when litres are all that matters and the corner is out of the wind; buy the NALONE when you want a covered rack you can carry and shift.