Show us your summertime firepits!!!!!!

My circa 2004 copper fire bowl bought from a big box store at end of season/damaged and/or out of box. The original grate has long burnt out an ive improvised with other grills/grates. Used 25% of the time to start the charcoal for the grill, but end up sitting by it or on the deck watching it. I dont burn "normal" fireplace sized logs just bark and hardwood scraps which abound. Pallet scraps as well. Its easily moved when mowing. Concrete slab is a central AC unit precast pad i scrounged and set at grade. Id make a larger one but yard is smaller, surrounded by dense woods and we rent the property. Pic is of last nights fire. Second pic is tonights.

 

This is after I finished moving the rocks with my neighbor's tractor, it made moving the rocks real easy.

 

We have two pits, one by the house and one down by the river

 

Nice, we went swimming for a bit also...

 

Looking good, brother

 

First outdoor fire of the year. Hot dogs and marshmallows flat out.

 

Those red chairs look really comfortable. Maybe a little too comfortable. :snooze:

 

Haha indeed. I just bought them today. We’ll see how they hold up to the weather here. *fingers crossed *

 

This really is a great thread.

 

I have a the exact one only brown. Bought it in 2012 i think. Still good, gets a little oxidized if left out. Disregard the snake and you see it in back. Very comfy...the chair that is

 

Another nice evening by the fire

 

Looks very inviting

 

Looks awesome, I just picked up a couple of those Adirondack chairs from Lowe’s yesterday. Not bad for $15 each.
Got the family coming over today for a bbq, I will have the pit cranking later on for sure.

 

With the lid on it will substitute for a table

 

Summertime firepit? Egads man that is wasting my wood!

 

In the middle of this project so I’ll post more when I finish but for now you can get the idea...I’m kind of slow moving on this project. I just wanted a rustic looking firepit for the backyard that would remind us of camping—nothing too straight or level. Just used the materials available around where I live, including “soil cement.”

 

Is the soil cement like adobe? (not the computer thing)
Neat looking project. Keep us posted Timberdog

 

No, it’s just Portland cement mixed in with soil and I add a little sand as well. About 10-15% Portland cement, maybe 5-10% sand and rest dirt. All stuff I had around. Actually hardens up just like regular concrete. Wouldn’t build a house on it as a foundation but for this it will suffice.

 

I have a few scattered around, but this is the one close to the house where we do most of the outdoor cooking.

My daughter tasked with getting it going...

 

Had this one custom made for my mon for her birthday.