How Do You Build A Cinder Block Pit?
A cinder block pit is the perfect answer to fire safety when traveling from campground to campground. Makeshift stone fire pits are OK, if stones are available. But to be certain of a safe and satisfying campfire every time, carry cinder blocks and spend a few minutes building a cinder block pit wall whenever a fire is needed. The height of the wall retards fire from spreading into the dreaded forest fire, cinder blocks don’t topple like uneven stone, and they don’t crack open the minute they get hot, as stones of any size often do. Check with campground management or any posted rules about campfire requirements, including size and placement, then choose a place to build the cinder block pit where there is no danger of the fire spreading to any structures, campers or trees. Mark out a circle approximately 4 feet in diameter with the tip of the shovel, then dig out the circle to a depth of about 6 inches. Lay a ring of single cinder blocks end to end, corners touching, holes facing up,
