And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Grew up on a farm burning trash as a regular chore. To get a good burn you need some kind of air intake at a level lower than the top of the burn barrel. Without it you don't get as complete a burn. If you are interested, there are a number of info videos out there on Youtube - something not available back in the day.
John made a comment about fire safety. I made one about fire efficiency. Your initial comment seems to say these two different things are the same thing...a bit odd. As for efficiency, you don't need a deep fire pit to achieve secondary combustion. Most of my trash burning experience dealt with a depth between eighteen to twenty four inches.
I love rocks. Rock walls, rock fire pits, rocks. But I would remove the big ones, (to be used elsewhere) and put the placer rocks around the other side, so others can sit and enjoy. Then raise the fire pit up just a tad for air. Here in upstate New York that would be perfect.
Oh yeah you should, they are really great for sitting around at night doing nothing but enjoying simple things, romantic too. Built one, did the backstop semi wrap around style, get some heat and light reflection, nice when its cooler out, helps keep the wind off things.
It's nice but where I live in the plains of Colorado, the fire hazard would be too risky.
ReplyDeleteGet some Druids to help...
ReplyDeleteAnd tell them to bring standing stones!
DeleteAnd go skyclad with the witches
DeleteThe burn chamber looks like it's missing an air feed to help keep the fire burning properly.
ReplyDeleteNever spent much time around fires eh?
DeleteContrast what you wrote with what John wrote.
Grew up on a farm burning trash as a regular chore. To get a good burn you need some kind of air intake at a level lower than the top of the burn barrel. Without it you don't get as complete a burn. If you are interested, there are a number of info videos out there on Youtube - something not available back in the day.
DeleteI have 2 55 gal burn barrels with holes chiseled around the bottom and they work well.
DeleteNotice how deep a burn barrel is.
Also notice how deep a firepit is.
See the diff?
I've never seen a firepit with "intake holes".
Good ones have gaps/crevices between rocks to encourage lateral inflows. Cools rocks, makes fire taller.
DeleteJohn made a comment about fire safety. I made one about fire efficiency. Your initial comment seems to say these two different things are the same thing...a bit odd. As for efficiency, you don't need a deep fire pit to achieve secondary combustion. Most of my trash burning experience dealt with a depth between eighteen to twenty four inches.
DeleteCW's, when built, will have a beautiful view of Mt. Shasta. Right on.
ReplyDeleteHas a ceremonial feel to it.
ReplyDeleteI love rocks. Rock walls, rock fire pits, rocks. But I would remove the big ones, (to be used elsewhere) and put the placer rocks around the other side, so others can sit and enjoy. Then raise the fire pit up just a tad for air. Here in upstate New York that would be perfect.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah you should, they are really great for sitting around at night doing nothing but enjoying simple things, romantic too. Built one, did the backstop semi wrap around style, get some heat and light reflection, nice when its cooler out, helps keep the wind off things.
ReplyDeleteImmovable seats attract smoke..
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