Ortal: Wilderness Front Facing 68"

A log fire nearly six feet wide, without a single stick of firewood.

Quick Facts

• Viewing Area: 68″ wide, in two glass heights.
• Fuel: Natural gas or propane.
• Controls: Remote with thermostat modes; Wi-Fi app and wall switch optional.
• Fan: None; Double Glass models use quiet built-in fans to cool the glass.

Who It’s For

Most linear gas fireplaces announce themselves: a ribbon of flame over glass or stone, handsome but unmistakably an appliance. You want the scale of a linear fire with the warmth of a real hearth. You need a fire that looks like burning wood—at a size that owns the wall. If this fireplace is going on the main wall of a great room or dining room and you want guests asking if it’s real, the Ortal Wilderness Front 68″ is the one. A standard linear burner gives you a modern flame; this one gives you driftwood logs nearly six feet across.

What Makes It Special

Ortal built the Wilderness burner to recreate an authentic hearth fire, and at this size the effect is rare: flames rise through a full-length driftwood log set, not from a strip beneath a bed of media. From across the room it reads as a real wood fire—a campfire the length of a loveseat.

Every model comes with a heat barrier. The standard protective screen is a mesh so fine you forget it’s there. The Double Glass option adds a second pane with quietly circulating air between the layers, so the outer glass stays under 172°F—the one to look at when kids or pets share the room. The tall-glass versions add roughly six more inches of fire height and include interior lighting.

Possible Downsides

• One log style at this size—long driftwood only; smaller Wilderness models offer chopped-wood and dark-brown log sets.
• Won’t operate during a power outage—this model needs household electricity to run.
• Interior lighting comes only on the tall-glass versions; standard-height models don’t include it.

If you want a linear fireplace that looks like burning wood instead of a gas appliance, the Wilderness Front 68″ is the right decision. The wall it lives on becomes the reason everyone ends up in that room.

The 68″ comes with a protective screen or Double Glass front, in standard or tall glass heights, with driftwood log sets for natural gas or propane and optional Wi-Fi app or wall-switch controls.