My roommates and I are looking for a fire pit/fire barrel/something of that sort for our back yard. Anybody know of anything?

9/6/2011 6:55:25 PM

i'll 2nd this WTB

9/6/2011 7:05:41 PM

stack up some cheap bricks and cinderblocks and shit and make you one

those cheap metal ones will burn out with a quickness

9/6/2011 10:18:27 PM

I was gonna say, how the hell you gonna buy a fire pit

Ring of bricks on the ground and hollow it out a little, done and done.

9/8/2011 7:15:44 AM

I meant something like this

9/8/2011 10:34:11 AM

$48

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-and-Garden-Iron-Outdoor-Fire-Pit/7976522

9/8/2011 10:37:10 AM

if it's on your deck, yeah go for one of those or a chiminea...if it's actually in the yard get some bricks and make one in the ground. Or a burn barrel, those are always a good time

9/8/2011 11:46:55 AM

i have one very similar to this I'd love to sell

http://www.target.com/p/Firehouse-45-Black/-/A-10237758

9/11/2011 7:37:29 PM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/fuo/2593078645.html

chimnea for $15

9/11/2011 8:33:46 PM

The only problem with burning on the ground is that the ring of dead grass will be visible for years unless you scoop the dirt out and replace it. I can sit on my deck at the lake and see outlines a few fire pits that haven't been used in over 25 years. Not good for a rental house unless it's in a natural area that you can just cover up with pine straw when you move out.

9/12/2011 10:35:17 AM

I can tell you that thing from walmart will rust up real quick. My parents have one in their backyard.

9/12/2011 12:14:55 PM

you can usually find one of those at big lots for cheaper


but I'd look for a true chimnea (NRR posted a craigslist ad)

9/12/2011 1:04:29 PM

Yeah i mean we'd obviously rather have a real fire pit but its a rental house so we thought we could buy one of those metal ones. Maybe we could just make a fire pit with cinderblocks in the bottom so it won't mess up the grass? Chimneas only benefit the people who sit right in front of the opening

9/12/2011 1:19:14 PM

the ones I've dealt with, that is not the case.... they create a ring of heat that is good up to about 10-15 feet... yes it is more intense in front of the openings (make sure to get one with at least 2), but it is still good all the way around

9/12/2011 2:51:52 PM

i can sell you a shovel and some gasoline

9/12/2011 3:25:33 PM

Quote :

"Maybe we could just make a fire pit with cinderblocks in the bottom so it won't mess up the grass?"

Cinder brick blocks don't hold up to the heat cycling (super hot, cool down, super hot, cool down, etc.) They'll turn to dust after a handful of fires. Anything left on the ground such as a brick or natural stone structure is going to kill the grass though just by cutting off sunlight/water and smothering it.

I think you have the right idea to get a fire pit that stands off the ground and you can move it off the grass when not in use. Just buy a cheap one and consider it a disposable item that you'll probably throw in the trash when you move out. I have a big copper one from Sam's Club that has lasted several years, but I'd chunk it in the garbage before I tried cleaning it up well enough to move it or sell it to someone else.

By the way, when I was in college open fires were not allowed in Raleigh without a permit unless it was used for cooking. We always kept a pack of hot dogs handy at the advice of a city worker just in case someone came to investigate the smoke or a call. Never had to use it, but that was the alibi if it ever became an issue. Better safe than sorry; it's good to have a backup plan.

[Edited on September 12, 2011 at 4:06 PM. Reason : l]

9/12/2011 4:01:24 PM

I'll sell the one i have like the one in the link i posted for $50. It has never been used.

9/12/2011 4:06:36 PM