Real Fyre Charred Rugged Split Oak: rough split oak logs with heavy char
The Real Fyre Charred Rugged Split Oak is a vented gas log set. Jagged split faces, torn bark, and heavy char copy oak pulled from a bonfire. It is the roughest cut in the Charred Series, for rooms where you want texture over polish. It is a vented set, so it needs a real fireplace with a working chimney and burns with the damper open. You get the tallest and most natural flames, and most of the heat goes up the chimney. It comes in 18, 20, 24, or 30 inch sets. Measure your firebox at the front, at the back, and front to back, and if you land between two sizes, take the smaller set.
Each log is molded from a real piece of wood, cast in a ceramic made for high heat with a steel rod inside, and painted by hand. The price is for the logs only. On the page you pick natural gas or propane and add the burner. The choices are the G45, the G45 in stainless steel for an outdoor fireplace, or the G46, which hides its controls. You also pick how it lights: by hand with a match on natural gas, with a knob and a pilot light that stays lit, or with a remote. A Fyreback, a steel panel that stands behind the fire, is optional. Prefer tidier split oak? See the Real Fyre Charred Split vented gas log set. The Real Fyre Charred Rugged Split Oak ships free from My Cozy Outdoors with No Sales Tax (except WY) and the full manufacturer warranty.
Specifications
SKU: CHRRSO-18/20 | CHRRSO-24 | CHRRSO-30
Burner Styles
- G4 Burner
- G45 Burner
- G45 Stainless Steel
- G46 Burner
Product Sizes
- 18/20 Inches
- 24 Inches
- 30 Inches
Vented Burner Sizes and BTU Ratings
BTU Rating = BTU x 1000
BTU Rating = BTU x 1000 (G4-12″ = 25,000 BTUs)
** Check your local codes for your area requirements.
* For use with CHMJ-60, CHMJ-72, & RDP-60
FAQ
How rugged is the Charred Rugged Split Oak, really?
It is the roughest cut in the charred family: jagged split faces, torn bark and heavy char modeled from genuinely weather-beaten oak samples. Where the standard Charred Split reads tidy, the CHRRSO looks pulled from a long-burning bonfire – the pick when you want texture over polish.
Give me the size and burner rundown.
Three sizes – 18/20, 24 and 30 inches – riding on your choice of G4, G45, G45 stainless steel or G46 vented burner, each factory-built for natural gas or propane. That covers standard fireboxes end to end; the burner gets sized to the opening alongside the CHRRSO logs.
What keeps these logs from breaking down in the fire?
Refractory ceramic engineered to hold its strength at high temperature, plus a steel reinforcement rod cast into each log. The CHRRSO craggy detail is surface artistry over that structure, and the ceramic keeps radiating warmth after the burner shuts off – a bonus of the material thermal mass.
Walk me through lighting a vented set like this.
Day to day it depends on your valve: a match-lit G4 or G45 lights with a wand lighter at the burner port, a standing pilot is set once and runs from its control thereafter, and electronic setups fire from a switch or handset. Your burner manual gives the CHRRSO exact sequence.
Why is there such a price spread across gas log sets?
Three levers: ceramic volume, burner platform and controls. A 30-inch CHRRSO costs more than an 18/20, stainless steel burners price above painted ones, and remote valves above match-lit. Styling matters less than people expect – most of the Charred Series prices along those same levers.
Is a screen worthwhile in front of this set?
Worthwhile, though not bundled with the CHRRSO. An open vented flame is still an open flame, and a mesh screen adds a layer between it and curious hands, tails and stray cushions. It also frames the rugged split look nicely. Check local code – some areas expect one.
Why did my fire smell odd the first evening?
Almost certainly break-in: fresh ceramic and paint on a new CHRRSO cure through the first handful of burns, releasing a mild odor the open damper carries up the chimney. It fades within a few fires. What never counts as break-in is the smell of raw gas – that is a shutdown-and-call situation.