Fire pits!

Merve replied on 19/08/2016 15:06

Posted on 19/08/2016 15:06

I have posted this in this section for good reason Mods- read on. Who uses a Fire Pit when away on site? Now, I know if you use exclusively Club sites It's not an option but on many CLs- particularly non EHU CLs it is. This may be of interest for anyone reading the BBQ thread. Sometime ago I purchased a Weber 'Go anywhere' charcoal BBQ (what else??) It is small, will take all the kit you need like BBQ tools, lighters etc inside it and, as all Weber stuff is, very well made being enamelled to the outside and inside surfaces. I took it away to obviously have the odd BBQ but then became aware that it was so the right size, the right height and of the right construction that it made it perfect for a second allied use- a fire pit. Take all the grills and bottom plate out and you have a perfect container complete with adjustable airflow for a fire pit. I have also been fortunate that dead wood has been lying around on or near the non EHU sites I have visited. So I tried it! Perfect. Sitting next to a fire when the sun has gone down with that nip in the air is heaven. Not only that, but with a good bed of hot embers, the grill is popped back on, the BBQ cooked and then remove the grill and pop more wood on! Don't know about you but sitting eating BBQ food next to a fire is just one experience of life that I find irresistible- and the wood didn't cost anything so no expensive charcoal used or transported!! 

Merve replied on 19/08/2016 21:42

Posted on 19/08/2016 21:42

I have memories of a site where there were about two dozen fire bowls for people to use -  made of quarter inch steel and about a metre across. Families came back in an afternoon from walks in the forest carrying or dragging fallen branches - and long into the night they were sitting out around fires that were twinkling across the wide valley floor.

Another world. It was in Switzerland, a few miles down the Engadine from St Moritz. 

What can one say to that? Sounds absolutely fabulous. You just don't want to leave a nice fire at night- your arm almost puts more logs on by itself!  I love it. Just nice to get away from all the comforts once in a while, stare into the flames and have a damn good think!

Pippah45 replied on 20/08/2016 09:58

Posted on 20/08/2016 09:58

Sure is the caveman/woman in us - I can't do without a real fire!  It is the frequency of the flames that gets the brain going to the right tempo.  If you ever get round to visit here Merve fires are obligatory! 

DSB replied on 20/08/2016 21:18

Posted on 20/08/2016 21:18

Although the CC don't allow fire pits, some sites will actually hire them out.  I know Chy Carnet site on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall used to, although I have never been there myself.

David 

Merve replied on 20/08/2016 21:45

Posted on 20/08/2016 21:45

Yes I would imagine them being popular David. When I went to join my daughter and SIL a couple of years ago in Dorset on a camping site for a week, we sat around at night with our sleeping bags on while many of the other campers sat around a fire pit! Yes, what a difference one makes! 

Pippah45 replied on 21/08/2016 17:33

Posted on 21/08/2016 17:33

Has anyone made their own charcoal - I saw it done on - I think Countryfile the other day and thought - what a great idea! 

RoyandBev replied on 21/08/2016 19:25

Posted on 21/08/2016 19:25

There are very few of us that don’t love the warmth and glow of a fire pit even better if dusk in the winter, spring or autumn the glow of the sun barely in the sky. The experience is enhanced by the smell of cooking meat or fish, a chilled beer and a comfy chair.

Add a waterside location and you have about perfection no TV no mobile phone and no tab I suspect any site offering that faculty would need to be booked up well in advance.

Fysherman replied on 22/08/2016 16:39

Posted on 22/08/2016 16:39

Any one tried the Swedish fire torch?  Works very well.

Never heard of it so I googled it.

Looks great, going to give it a try.

PrestonDave replied on 22/08/2016 19:30

Posted on 22/08/2016 19:30

I have a special pair of old jeans to wear while fire pit sitting, they have one or two holes in from flying wood sparks,mostly caused by warming the mulled wine in an old stainless steel pan on the pit as a nightcap. 

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