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11/25/07, 03:05 PM
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zone 5 - riverfrontage
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Location: Forests of maine
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I kind of like some of these:
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11/25/07, 03:31 PM
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Location: East TN
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My fire pit is a farm tractor rim which is 28" in dia. They can be obtained free from most places that service tractor tires and wheels as they rot around the valve stem requiring replacement or they get bent. My future plans are to stck 2 of them and build a chimney over them and then use rocks I've gathered to finish it. The chimney will be supported by 3 lengths of steel and formed from sheet metal so there is no smoke in the eyes no matter where you sit.
For now I'm happy just to burn a couple of pieces of wood in my old wheel and forget about the world as I stare at the fire.
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11/25/07, 04:56 PM
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Happiness is Homemade
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Location: Kenefick Texas
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Thanks Willy! Now I know what you are talking about. 
and ET1 SS OH My Goodness those are beautiful!! not to practical for our cook outs but Boy oh Boy could I sit by one of those and get lost.!!
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11/26/07, 04:23 PM
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Location: Mountains of Vermont, Zone 3
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Ours is a ring of rocks about 4' across. Simple. Someday I would love to make a smoke pit. On the to-do list.
Cheers
-Walter
Sugar Mountain Farm
in the mountains of Vermont
http://SugarMtnFarm.com/blog/
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11/26/07, 04:43 PM
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Location: WV
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We are moving West Virginia and the house just happens to be in town with a small yard. Since they don't like the idea of open firepits, we picked up one of these. It will fit nicely on the open deck.
Steve
http://www.thebluerooster.com/catalo...inea-c-43.html
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11/27/07, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone 9b, Lake Harney, Central FL
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Ours is cement block on gravel (about 4' by 6')....down by the pond. I like having a pit big enough to toss small bushes and trees in.
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11/27/07, 09:44 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: N.E. Texas
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I'll try to show mine...
Man I still gotta get around to making a pit like CowGirl has...
Last edited by Crpdeth; 11/27/07 at 09:48 PM.
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11/27/07, 09:47 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: N.E. Texas
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Ah, that was easy...I'll throw in a few more.
Someone said they liked to watch the fire, well heck I have to agree, there is nothing like kicking back and watching the fire after a long cook.
Crpdeth
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11/27/07, 09:53 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: N.E. Texas
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Angel...
Check out This site For pictures of those washing machine pits you were asking about.
Crpdeth
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11/28/07, 12:08 AM
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writing some wrongs
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SW Ohio
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Our fire pit is made from the huge rocks we keep digging up as we build things, clean up an area or till a garden. It's about 7' diameter, measuring the actual burn area. We use it to burn brush and bits of wood that aren't good enough for the indoor fires. It's at the top of our hill; there's a collection of tacky white resin chairs arranged around it, and we sit up there sometimes at night with a fire, enjoying the view of the valley.
How's this?
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11/28/07, 10:25 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Taxachusetts
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Originally Posted by Jan Doling
Ours is cement block on gravel (about 4' by 6')....down by the pond. I like having a pit big enough to toss small bushes and trees in.
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I save my Christmas tree every year (ahem...and a few of my neighbors...  ) and light them off when something fun happens (the Patriots win the Super Bowl as an example). There's always something to celebrate- and the kids love it when we light it up!
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11/28/07, 06:35 PM
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here's ours and some handsome guy who came along cooking me breakfast and lunch! Mmmmm
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Forget about the handsome guy.....check out those good looking chickens!! 
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01/15/08, 04:54 PM
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Location: sw virginia
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If you do a simple dug out pit with rocks surrounding the hole, how deep would you folks make your gravel or sand in the bottom for drainage? It seems like 3-4 foot across would be a good usable size.
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01/15/08, 05:21 PM
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In Remembrance
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Join Date: May 2002
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One of my popular eBay items is a 4' long poker made for firepits (280092092974).
I have a sister and BIL who will be moving across the ridge from my farm within the next year. They love to campout. Housewarming gift if likely to be a large truck rim, top grate and poker.
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01/15/08, 05:34 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Missouri (MIZZ U RAH)Ozarks
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yeah..that will do..there wasn't a deep fried turkey cookin in the middle of that was there? lol
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01/15/08, 10:11 PM
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Location: NE Oklahoma
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I have one that is a cut off of a a 24" cast iron water pipe. It is about1" thick and cut where I can put it in the ground about 8" and then I have rock arount the top which is out of the ground about 12". Neighbor worked for the water department and gave it to me. I then put some LARGE
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01/15/08, 10:12 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: NE Oklahoma
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rocks around it to sit on. Works well. Did something wrong and did not get all the post right. Sorry!
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01/15/08, 10:31 PM
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Happiness is Homemade
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Kenefick Texas
Posts: 3,512
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Great job y'all!! I'm loving seeing all the pits
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01/16/08, 12:01 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: MS
Posts: 3,839
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We found a tractor tire rim before the holidays. We're wanting our fire pit raised a little, so DH brought in dirt, scooped out a hole, lined with some rocks, and set the rim on top of that with his tractor. It's too heavy to handle. We were giving the dirt time to settle from a few rains, and trying to decide how we were going to finish the outside. I wanted to circle with several layers retaining blocks, but it was going to run a good bit. We found the molds on ebay and ordered them, and we plan on starting that project in the next few days. We can use retaining blocks in lots of other ways around our place, so it'll be good to have the molds. If we ever get it finished, I'll post a picture.
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01/16/08, 08:34 PM
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Happiness is Homemade
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Kenefick Texas
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ooooooh yes pics are the best!! thanks y'all!!
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