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carver · 10-06-2012, 11:11 AM

When was the last time you sat around a fire, roasted some hot dogs, and just enjoyed the fire itself?

hstout1143 · 10-06-2012, 11:17 AM

2 years ago next week and next week that's exactly what I'll be doing with my youngest son and 6 of my buddies in deer camp.

firefighter1635 · 10-06-2012, 12:00 PM

Almost every saturday night as long as it's not raining.

firefighter1635 · 10-06-2012, 12:01 PM

And your fire pit looks very similar to mine.

aa1911 · 10-06-2012, 12:30 PM

every single night when I'm hunting; sometimes can be a real challenge to get one going here in the cascades too. But I always have one, no matter how crappy it is outside, maybe just scared of the boogie man?

just doesn't seem right without a fire at night in the woods.

at home, we'll spark up the bonfire about once a month to burn off yard debris and timmings, scrap wood, etc.

Country101 · 10-06-2012, 01:07 PM

I'll be going to a bonfire tonight after work. It's been about a year since the last pig roast. Sometime during deer season we camped out at a guys cabin and had a fire. The next morning we went hunting and came in early to cook some eggs, biscuits, and some deer meat over the fire. It was possibly one of the best breakfasts I have had. I need to get one scheduled for this year.

armedandsafe · 10-06-2012, 01:16 PM

Since I heat with wood, I don't think that qualifies me in this conversation.

Pops

Country101 · 10-06-2012, 01:20 PM

yeah, wont be long and I'll be firing my stoves back up. I love the one in out bedroom. It has the glass door and gives the room a nice glow at bedtime.

Blackshirts · 10-06-2012, 02:12 PM

Nearly every weekend last winter. It is getting down into the 80s now so it won't be long before I can put the fire pit to use again. Not feasible in the summer when it is still 100+ 10pm.

dbcooper · 10-06-2012, 02:23 PM

last night

almost once a week we have a fire when we are at our ranch

I enjoy sitting and being quiet by the fire and having a good cup of coffee

I had a nephew out one evening and he is one of those guys who don't know how to shut the **** up

I had to tell him that we enjoy the time quietly and if we talk we use our "inside" voice

plus we have a wood burning stove for supplimental heat so we go through several cords of wood a year

carver · 10-06-2012, 02:42 PM

We do this often here. More so in the cooler months, but a fire is just as pretty in the summer, as it is in the winter! You just don't set as close! About 8:30 the coyotes get to singing, and the traffic on the road begins to quieten down. Unless the high school is having a football game. They are only a mile away, and we can hear the band form here.

carver · 10-06-2012, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by firefighter1635

And your fire pit looks very similar to mine.

Way cheaper than buying one, and you get to make it as big as you want to!

Alpo · 10-06-2012, 02:48 PM

I got to impress a bunch of city-folk, couple of years ago, around a fire. Christmas party, and there was one of them portable fire pits on the driveway. Somebody put a beer bottle in it, and everyone was, "Oh my god, get it out, get it out, it'll explode". I said, "No it won't. It'll just melt.".

Nobody believed me, but they decided to take on chance on it exploding, and we all sat and watched it melt. They thought that was so cool they put four or five more bottles in.

jack404 · 10-06-2012, 03:59 PM

last night

soundguy · 10-06-2012, 04:19 PM

waw.. must be 20ys!

gvw3 · 10-06-2012, 04:38 PM

Could use a fire here right now. It's 43 degrees outside. I have a fire box on my deck. I get some fires going all the time in the winter.

carver · 10-06-2012, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jack404

last night

I figured you would be along on this one. You probably spend more time around a fire than most of us here.

carver · 10-06-2012, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by gvw3

Could use a fire here right now. It's 43 degrees outside. I have a fire box on my deck. I get some fires going all the time in the winter.

54 here, but due to the wind, no fires today in the pit. Though I do have a wood burning heater/stove, and a Chiminea. I like to build fires!

time2shoot · 10-06-2012, 08:05 PM

Almost every day in the summer

JLA · 10-06-2012, 08:50 PM

Lit the fireplace in the livingroom the other night. Kids made smores and we watched spongebob on netflix.

time2shoot · 10-06-2012, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by JLA

Lit the fireplace in the livingroom the other night. Kids made smores and we watched spongebob on netflix.

Got one in my garage. thinking of moving it to my bed room.

10-06-2012, 11:11 AM	#1
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10-06-2012, 11:17 AM	#2
hstout1143 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: California Contributor Posts: 1,738	Re: Fire! 2 years ago next week and next week that's exactly what I'll be doing with my youngest son and 6 of my buddies in deer camp. __________________ NRA Life Member Kids that hunt and fish don't mug old ladies. "Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." - Ronald Reagan "Deo Duce, Ferro Comitante", With God as my leader and my sword as my companion

10-06-2012, 12:00 PM	#3
firefighter1635 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US of A Contributor Posts: 1,837	Re: Fire! Almost every saturday night as long as it's not raining.

10-06-2012, 12:01 PM	#4
firefighter1635 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US of A Contributor Posts: 1,837	Re: Fire! And your fire pit looks very similar to mine.

10-06-2012, 12:30 PM	#5
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,113	Re: Fire! every single night when I'm hunting; sometimes can be a real challenge to get one going here in the cascades too. But I always have one, no matter how crappy it is outside, maybe just scared of the boogie man? just doesn't seem right without a fire at night in the woods. at home, we'll spark up the bonfire about once a month to burn off yard debris and timmings, scrap wood, etc. __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

10-06-2012, 01:07 PM	#6
Country101 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dardanelle, AR Contributor Posts: 2,028	Re: Fire! I'll be going to a bonfire tonight after work. It's been about a year since the last pig roast. Sometime during deer season we camped out at a guys cabin and had a fire. The next morning we went hunting and came in early to cook some eggs, biscuits, and some deer meat over the fire. It was possibly one of the best breakfasts I have had. I need to get one scheduled for this year. __________________ Gainfully employed= shooting somebody elses bullets and getting paid for it Country101

10-06-2012, 01:16 PM	#7
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Fire! Since I heat with wood, I don't think that qualifies me in this conversation. Pops

10-06-2012, 01:20 PM	#8
Country101 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dardanelle, AR Contributor Posts: 2,028	Re: Fire! yeah, wont be long and I'll be firing my stoves back up. I love the one in out bedroom. It has the glass door and gives the room a nice glow at bedtime. __________________ Gainfully employed= shooting somebody elses bullets and getting paid for it Country101

10-06-2012, 02:12 PM	#9
Blackshirts Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 574	Re: Fire! Nearly every weekend last winter. It is getting down into the 80s now so it won't be long before I can put the fire pit to use again. Not feasible in the summer when it is still 100+ 10pm. __________________ Just my opinion. Don't go apes**t and jump down my throat about it.

10-06-2012, 02:23 PM	#10
dbcooper Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Contributor Posts: 674	Re: Fire! last night almost once a week we have a fire when we are at our ranch I enjoy sitting and being quiet by the fire and having a good cup of coffee I had a nephew out one evening and he is one of those guys who don't know how to shut the **** up I had to tell him that we enjoy the time quietly and if we talk we use our "inside" voice plus we have a wood burning stove for supplimental heat so we go through several cords of wood a year Last edited by dbcooper; 10-06-2012 at 02:24 PM..

10-06-2012, 02:42 PM	#11
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,265	Re: Fire! We do this often here. More so in the cooler months, but a fire is just as pretty in the summer, as it is in the winter! You just don't set as close! About 8:30 the coyotes get to singing, and the traffic on the road begins to quieten down. Unless the high school is having a football game. They are only a mile away, and we can hear the band form here. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

10-06-2012, 02:48 PM	#13
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,662	Re: Fire! I got to impress a bunch of city-folk, couple of years ago, around a fire. Christmas party, and there was one of them portable fire pits on the driveway. Somebody put a beer bottle in it, and everyone was, "Oh my god, get it out, get it out, it'll explode". I said, "No it won't. It'll just melt.". Nobody believed me, but they decided to take on chance on it exploding, and we all sat and watched it melt. They thought that was so cool they put four or five more bottles in. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

10-06-2012, 03:59 PM	#14
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Fire! last night

10-06-2012, 04:19 PM	#15
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10-06-2012, 04:38 PM	#16
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10-06-2012, 08:50 PM	#20
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,318	Re: Fire! Lit the fireplace in the livingroom the other night. Kids made smores and we watched spongebob on netflix. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!