Fire Pits

Mugen910 · 07-06-2009, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by dunng

Hole in the ground...

would I have to inlay any stones/bricks or do I just dig a hole? My friend said to just get a barrel...just cut it in half and I could use that.

BlackDog · 07-06-2009, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Mugen910

would I have to inlay any stones/bricks or do I just dig a hole? My friend said to just get a barrel...just cut it in half and I could use that.

I think that a barrel would rust and/or burn out within a season or two. I see a lot of folks out here using rims from tractor wheels. For my fire pit I used curved cement blocks like you'd use for a retaining wall.

Mugen910 · 07-06-2009, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackDog

I think that a barrel would rust and/or burn out within a season or two. I see a lot of folks out here using rims from tractor wheels. For my fire pit I used curved cement blocks like you'd use for a retaining wall.

Thanks Warren. I think a few years ago at a camp ground we went to they used an old tire rim. I'll look into that since they are in ample supply.

taltos · 07-06-2009, 08:04 AM

Vin, check out Walmart, they have several steel firepits for under $100. I bought a Coleman from them about 5 years ago and it is still going strong at my brother in law's place in New Hampshire.

macpappy · 07-06-2009, 08:53 AM

I've had a heavy cast iron one for a couple of years now. I had one of the clay ones and it worked pretty good but it cracked when we had a rainstorm move through while it was still burning hot.

Also, did you have yours sitting on the ground or on a stand? Did you have a layer of sand in the bottom of it?

rizzle · 07-06-2009, 09:10 AM

Vin, I got you covered on this one. We went through the same thing, burning out a couple of them over a couple of years and then we got this one from Front Gate. We've had it for at least 4-5 years, it stays out in the elements year round with just a cover over it. Of course you can stow it away if you want as well. And it's big enough, 40 inches, that you can put more than a 6 inch splinter in it to burn. I recommend it without hesitation.

http://www.frontgate.com/jump.jsp?it...roductID=18655

massphatness · 07-06-2009, 07:44 PM

Nice fire pit, Ritchie. The price made me gulp a little. Do you have either the spark catcher or the vinyl cover?

07-06-2009, 08:04 AM	#4
taltos Really, really old Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Paul Location: Saugus, MA Posts: 2,486 Trading: (3)	Re: Fire Pits Vin, check out Walmart, they have several steel firepits for under $100. I bought a Coleman from them about 5 years ago and it is still going strong at my brother in law's place in New Hampshire. __________________ Jimmy, some of its magic, some of its tragic, but I had a good life all the way. He Went to Paris, J. Buffett

07-06-2009, 08:53 AM	#5
macpappy Rider on the storm. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Slidell, LA Posts: 851 Trading: (0)	Re: Fire Pits I've had a heavy cast iron one for a couple of years now. I had one of the clay ones and it worked pretty good but it cracked when we had a rainstorm move through while it was still burning hot. Also, did you have yours sitting on the ground or on a stand? Did you have a layer of sand in the bottom of it? __________________ WARNING: I am a Southern White Male. I have a brain and I know how to use it.

07-06-2009, 09:10 AM	#6
rizzle Order Restored Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: st pete, fl Posts: 2,679 Trading: (23)	Re: Fire Pits Vin, I got you covered on this one. We went through the same thing, burning out a couple of them over a couple of years and then we got this one from Front Gate. We've had it for at least 4-5 years, it stays out in the elements year round with just a cover over it. Of course you can stow it away if you want as well. And it's big enough, 40 inches, that you can put more than a 6 inch splinter in it to burn. I recommend it without hesitation. http://www.frontgate.com/jump.jsp?it...roductID=18655

07-06-2009, 07:44 PM	#7
massphatness Where's my buffaloooo ... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Vin Location: MassHolia Posts: 12,690 Trading: (206)	Re: Fire Pits Nice fire pit, Ritchie. The price made me gulp a little. Do you have either the spark catcher or the vinyl cover? __________________ *Help Support The Navy SEAL Foundation: HERE*