Beach Bonfire FAQ

FAQ:

Our most frequently asked bonfire questions reguarding Beach Bonfires: 

1. Do we have to do the beach bonfire at sunset?

No, you can actually choose your own start time, as long as we have that time available. We love to work with our customers schedules. While one group may have young children, they might want to start and end their fire earlier, however another group may have dinner reservations, and want to come to their fire at a later time.

1. What time do fires end?

We end our fires at 10pm, so please make sure that you choose a start time that allows enough time to burn all of your wood if you want that many hours. However, you don’t have to burn all of your wood that is given. This fire is yours. Even if you book a bonfire that has 3 hours of wood, your welcome to end your fire earlier if youd like.

Sometimes customers receive extra time because we are still picking up other packages on the beach.  If we know that our customer would like more time, we might clean up the package near them first. So sometimes customers do have their bonfire, later than 10 pm.

1. When choosing a fire package, am I guaranteed that many hours of bonfire time, for the amount of hours of wood, that my beach bonfire package gives?

No, we don’t guarantee bonfire packages to be a set amount of time. Customers are simply choosing their bonfire package, and they can enjoy as much as x amount of hours of wood, that the bonfire package gives, however we end fires at 10pm per county restrictions.

Example, please do not choose an 8pm start time expecting a 3 hour bonfire (even if that package comes with 3 hours wood) because the fire will only last two hours (8-10).

Per county rules we have to have all fires cleaned up, and off the beach, by a certain time to obey sheriff and code enforcement laws. If you see that a bonfire offers 3 hours worth of wood, we would suggest choosing a start time of 5-8pm, 6-9pm, or 7-10 pm.

1. Can I drink alcohol at my beach fire? Am I allowed to bring liquor on the beaches of Walton County?

Yes, you may drink alcohol at your beach fire, but it MUST be in a can, or plastic container. Code enforcement, and police officers come by our beach bonfires at many different times throughout the night. We might actually see them 2,3,4, times in a night. They are doing their jobs, keeping our beaches safe and clean. Please do not try to break this law, because it could cost you.  One of our customers almost received a fine of $200.00 per glass bottle. They were being disrespectful to code, because they had a few drinks too many, and did not believe what code would or could do. The customer almost received a multiple thousand dollar fine, for trying to break the county laws. Please understand that they will stop by the fire, and check for the amount of people that are supposed to be there, and make sure everything is legal with our bonfire setup, and that customers are not breaking the laws with glass containers.

1. Can I get away with not buying a special events permit, when my group is larger than 29 people?

Nope, You will totally get caught, and regret it. They will most likely issue a fine, and shut the whole fire down.  Please do not try this. We understand that customers do not want to pay the $250.00 fee for a special events permit of 30 people or above, however we know what can happen. The customers will have to pay the fines, and their whole beach fire package that they paid for, will be non refundable.

1. Can I get the beach bonfire close to my house?

We always try to get your beach bonfire package to be set up as close to you as possible. However each location is different, and circumstances change within the county. The best thing to do is send us your address, and we will immediately try to provide the closest and best location that we can offer, for your fire. We sometimes give customers a few different choices as well.

1. What if I don’t want to spend the money on a large beach bonfire package?

Totally understand this. We like to save money where we can as well. We offer a low cost beach bonfire package that is super simple. It includes setup, and tear down, the county permit, and the fire pit blazing when you arrive, along with ample amount of firewood. This gives a nice blaze as well. We give so much wood, that customers have even stretched the wood, to give more hours than we say it will give. Your welcome to add things from us like chairs, tiki torches, etc, or you can bring your own chairs, or a blanket or towels. This low cost package also includes the county permit which is $55.00. We purchase this for all of our bonfire packages. We also provide a nice 6 foot table, and one of our form fitted, custom logo, table cloths to go with this package. We stand out from any other fires on the beach because of our nice large bonfire pits, and our table cloth that easily identifies us.

1. Do you offer a large fire pit?

We actually have two fire pit options to choose from! Our standard fire pit that comes with ALL fire packages is already larger than most other fire pits you will find on the beach. We know that we can save money by purchasing a smaller, and much more inexpensive fire pit, like we have seen other companies do, however when customers are spending hundreds of dollars on a fire package, they deserve the best. Weve seen many companies actually using a 24 inch fire pit on the beach. Honestly when we see this, we are confused as to why the customers don’t say anything to that company. However it also goes back to the old rule, you get what you pay for. We have very competitive rates, and customers also receive quality equipment, and friendly service. When there are 10-15 chairs around a small fire pit, it looks like a tiny bowl in the middle of the chairs. Our standard fire pit is large enough, and looks great on the beach.

We also offer an OVERSIZED fire pit for larger groups, special events, or for families that want to enjoy the bigger blaze.

1. What makes your company different from others? What are some of the difference between your company, The Rental Shop 30A, and others that also offer fires?

How do we count the ways. We are SOOO different than other companies. We are owner operated. So there is a very high chance that you will speak with us, the owners at booking, or see the us at your beach bonfire.  We even post our cell phone numbers online, so customers can easily reach us if they need anything. We keep our team close, and we do more work per person. We would rather have a tighter knit team working together efficiently, than a larger team of part timers, who don’t know what they are doing. We have seen other companies with staff, that don’t seem to know what they are doing (not properly trained) and they do not follow the county laws. This can actually create problems for the customer, because that can cause the fire to get shut down for violations. When companies hire just anyone, to do their fires, they are focusing more on profits than customer satisfaction. That’s why we see incorrectly set up fire packages on the beach by these amateurs, and we have seen some of these new hires/including the owners drinking beer on the job, and driving to and from other bonfire packages, and doing drugs. It blows our minds, but we see this all too often. We are Christians and don’t want to put things in our bodies that are harmful, or that can be unprofessional while working. We also want to set a good example for our children. We try to do things with a spirit of excellence with our businesss, and we hope that you notice.

Another reason that we are unique is that we do not use our wooden beach chairs, for beach chair service. So our customers are not sitting on older, sun baked chairs that have had customers in their bathing suits, sweating, and putting sun tan lotion/sunscreen all over the chairs. Our chairs that we use for our beach bonfires are clean, and used only for our beach bonfire packages. We believe almost every other company that does bonfires, also does beach service with their chairs during the day. They usually scoop up the chairs from where they were set up for beach service, and bring them over to the bonfire package setup. We see this DAILY.

We are also the only company that has so many consistent 5 star reviews. Some other companies receive a bad review, and they insert many fake reviews to try and prevent customers from easily seeing the bad. Not only is that deceptive, but it says a lot about how they run their business. We try to do our best and work very hard, so that our customers will be pleased with our work. We currently have around 200 five star reviews on many different platforms such as yelp, trip advisor, and google. Many times youll see other companies putting fake reviews on their website or using facebook as their only review platform. The problem is that many of these can actually be fake reviews, just written in on a website by their website team, or on facebook it might just be friends and family leaving fake reviews. By these companies doing this, they are also preventing customers from writing an honest review yet negative if they received bad service. So essentially these companies, can do poor work, and future customers will never know about it, to avoid them.

1. What is your cancellation policy? What happens if it rains?

All bonfires are non refundable at the time of booking.

We reschedule within a 7 day time frame.

If customers do not want to take the chance with bad weather, they may call us as the time gets closer, and check our availability. We might be booked, or we might be able to make it work.

1. Where do you set up beach bonfires?

 We set up beach bonfires in Walton County, Florida. There are many different beach towns in this county that we set up beach fires at. Here are the following beach towns Destin/Miramar Beach/Sandestin area. Panama City Beach/Santa Rosa Beach areas including the little beach towns along highway 30A. Dune Allen Beach, Blue Mountain Beach, Grayton Beach, Seaside, Watercolor, Watersound, Seagrove Beach, Inlet Beach, Alys Beach, Seacrest Beach, Redfish Village, etc

1. Do you charge an extra fee for same day bookings?

No, not at this time. Please feel free to call the day of. We might seem more rushed and distracted while on the phone, because we might be in the middle of loading trucks for that nights bonfire packages. If you call too late, we might not be able to do the fire because we are running out of time, and ultimately our pre bookings take priority over new requests.

We have also received frantic calls from customers, who have been cancelled on by other companies last minute, and so we do everything in our power to make it work for that caller by adding in a bonfire, that night for them. We want you to enjoy your vacation.

1. Do we need to give a tip?

Gratuities are greatly appreciated by team members, but never expected.

1. Do you charge per person?

No, just choose your bonfire package, but keep in mind that larger groups like 29 people or above must get the special events permit with the county, to avoid issues.

1. If I have a larger event, can I choose one bonfire package and add many additional items to it?

Yes, and no. It depends on how many add ons you might need. Please call us if you have a larger group. An additional package may need to be added depending on the event size.

1. Do you provide food or catering?

We can suggest some companies for you to contact, to save money, however we do not currently offer catering. We do offer smores kits for many of our beach bonfire packages.