The Fire Pit Thread

[Dieseldash]

First backyard fire of the year. Cheers!

 

[svk]

Trying my best to burn up the last of the boxelder. I'm never taking BE for fire pit wood again. This stuff smells like sour owl crap LOL.

 

[bikemike]

Trying my best to burn up the last of the boxelder. I'm never taking BE for fire pit wood again. This stuff smells like sour owl crap LOL.

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Yep it sucks and don't split for chit. Also attracting lots of bugs while it sits. I think I burnt the last 3 or 4 foot logs yesterday to burn my pine stump to ash. Done with un split silver maple too. If it don't get split it gets punky nasty

 

[jr27236]

Another cool night by the fire with a cooler full of beer [emoji1]

 

[svk]

Yep it sucks and don't split for chit. Also attracting lots of bugs while it sits. I think I burnt the last 3 or 4 foot logs yesterday to burn my pine stump to ash. Done with un split silver maple too. If it don't get split it gets punky nasty

There's grubs under the bark on all of these.

 

[Jakers]

Trying my best to burn up the last of the boxelder. I'm never taking BE for fire pit wood again. This stuff smells like sour owl crap LOL.

it doesnt make too bad of a firewood in a stove though. burns fast and lights easy but its great for lighting hardwoods that may be less than perfectly seasoned. i like it for mixing in a first lighting for the stove. after you have a good bed of coals it burns too fast

 

[svk]

it doesnt make too bad of a firewood in a stove though. burns fast and lights easy but its great for lighting hardwoods that may be less than perfectly seasoned. i like it for mixing in a first lighting for the stove. after you have a good bed of coals it burns too fast

I'd definitely burn it in a stove if it was free and easy to obtain. But it stinks as a fire pit fuel.

 

[Jakers]

I'd definitely burn it in a stove if it was free and easy to obtain. But it stinks as a fire pit fuel.

I will agree with that. If it's younger and smaller diameter it usually splits alright too. Never my first choice for a firewood inside or out

 

[bikemike]

IL stick with most other wood including buckthorn think it's the highest BTU hardwood out there and typically don't need to be split. Just saw n toss

 

[svk]

I've got black cherry, maple, and a little oak and Elm in the stacks here. Probably two more evenings of burning this BE crap.

 

[bikemike]

I've got black cherry, maple, and a little oak and Elm in the stacks here. Probably two more evenings of burning this BE crap.

I love elm. Burns hot and gets the Lil crackle and pops that the kids go crazy over

 

[svk]

Pretty buggy so we just used the coals to cook on and hung out inside.

 

[bikemike]

Yes the bugs were horrible last night. Glad my fire was small. Burnt some cedar elm and cherry. Smelled so good

 

[jr27236]

More bugs = more smoke = larger fire. Lol

 

[svk]

The boxelder was drier tonight.

 

[Toy4xchris]

Burning some brush in my pit. Also added some rock around it over the winter no needs some round up or something.

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[svk]

Change of scenery to burn out an old stump.

 

[olyman]

Change of scenery to burn out an old stump.

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tannerite..............

 

[rarefish383]

I built the camp fire on top of an old Oak stump at hunting camp one year. A couple days later, just before leaving, I saw smoke coming out of the ground 15-20 feet from the fire. Was burning the roots out. Lucky I had a 55 gallon barrel of water, Must have got it, the trailer is still there, Joe.

 

[svk]

tannerite..............

It's 25 feet from the cabin