Homemade Outdoor Ashtrays?

diamondtim · #21 05/06/08, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Trixters_muse

I saw some industrial cigarette disposals that were cool, but they were costly! It was a container that was completely enclosed with only a small hole at the top to dispose the butts.

I made my own version by painting an all metal cookie can ( you can use most any metal can with a tight fitting metal lid) then drilling a hole on top just big enough to drop the butt in. The metal lid can be removed, sand or inexpensive kitty litter put inside and on the front I have painted "Park your butt here". I do think I want to add "Or get yours kicked", lol. That is great

The canister works great, no water gets in and it isn't messy and it's pretty much spill proof.

You could make a redneck version of those fancy smoking urns with a 5 gallon pail, its lid, some PVC pipe (flange, pipe and a 90 degree elbow), PVC adhesive and a large rock. Paint and decorate to fit your needs.

DixyDoodle · #22 05/07/08, 06:53 AM

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You folks ought to LIGHTEN UP on us respectable smokers. After all, Its our BUTTS that ain't gonna be round much longer,anyway, then you won't have us to pick on anymore.

The thread is about the smokers that AREN'T being respectful. As for smoking in general, if everyone on the planet quit right now, I couldn't be happier. I'm probably biased, though: my father died of smoking-related emphysema when I was 7 years old.

Horselover · #23 05/07/08, 11:23 PM

Do you all have TEXAS ROADHOUSE Restaurants in your area? They have the neatest cigarette butt holder. They are located outside and are buckets welded with horseshoes and sit on a stand like. They are filled with sand. i want one and I don't smoke.
They are just sooo neat.

Joyce

DixyDoodle · #24 05/09/08, 05:07 AM

No, unfortunately not! I have seen soem pretty nifty commercial ones, though, but I bet they would be expensive. And also, wouldn't look quite the same sitting at a farmhouse. I think I'm going to go with a homemade one.

Just have to decide which one, exactly.

hunter63 · #25 05/09/08, 10:16 AM

Plastic coffee can w/ a small "V" cut into the top near the edge.
Little bit of kitty litter in the bottom.
When full, just toss the whole thing.

Ninn · #26 05/09/08, 10:20 AM

My HUSBAND is the offender in this instance. He throws them all over the driveway!! GRRRRRR

Beaners · #27 05/09/08, 10:58 AM

It is even worse in winter than it is in summer. Because, you know, when that snow melts all those butts will too, right? At least you can't see them under 6' of snow.

Now, I used to be quite a smoker. I would still smoke if I didn't have a daughter. But I always had courtesy. Maybe other than your can and accompanying sign, you could put up a second large sign saying that due to fire risks, cigarette butts must hit the receptacle?

Kayleigh

Countrystyle · #28 05/09/08, 11:40 AM

I use old metal coffee cans with holes in bottom, few rocks for weight (it's windy here) and have nailed them on fence posts in several spots around the yard, garden, by the chicken house and keep one on the back porch too.

homedad · #29 05/09/08, 02:28 PM

When i see someone discard a butt on the ground i usually tell them they dropped something. Then they ask me what they are supposed to do with it. That just opens them up for my little talk. i was a smoker for quite some time and always rolled the cherry off and discarded the butt in the proper receptacle. Its a dirty habit and even more dirty when they throw them on the ground. I have no room for "Litterbugs."