Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Large Stones
- Shovel
- Wood
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Step 1
The first step to building an outdoor fire pit is to find the right spot to build one. You are going to look for a spot away from any building structure and away from overhanging trees.
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Step 2
Next, we need to calculate how high of a fire we want to have. If we determine we want a 6 foot tall fire we need to build a six foot diameter fire pit (diameter is the measure straight across the middle of the circle).
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Step 3
Now we need to line up the large stones in a circle with the diameter equal to the height of the fire we expect to create.
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Step 4
Now we need to dig up the ground in the inside of the stones about 6 inches to 1 foot exposing bare ground. Now we need to pile up the wood and light the match.
Comments
Mindee94 said
on 8/4/2009 S'mores and hot dogs! Yep, this is one to do for sure. Thanks!
NightowlMama said
on 7/12/2009 having stones around the fire so important
Kandywriter said
on 6/23/2009 Good article.