How Do You Make A Simple Fire Pit?
Camping without a fire is like fishing without a boat. Fire is an integral part of the experience. No matter where your campsite is located, you can create a simple, easy fire pit to keep you warm, cook on or just tell stories around. This simple fire pit is also good for back yard bonfires or afternoon cookout fires. It’s made with simple but sturdy materials so that it can become a permanent structure, or be dissembled with little footprint on the land. Gather large rocks and bring them to the location of your fire pit. You need enough to make a complete circle with as few gaps as possible. The larger the rocks, the better, but you can also use many smaller rocks if it is all you have. Determine how large your circle will be depending on how many rocks you’ve found. Use a shovel to dig up the grass where you want your simple fire pit. The hole you dig up needs to be large enough to accommodate your fire area, plus the ring of rocks that will surround it. This creates about a 6 inch h
