Build a Smokeless Fire Pit For Under $25. DIY Smokeless Fire Pit For RVing.
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- Опубликовано: 3 фев 2024
- Today I thought it would be fun to try and put together a budget smokless fire pit like a Solo Stove Fire Pit. Some times you don't need to buy every Rv accessory to enjoy RVing. What do you think of this quick budget build? What would you modify to make it a better quality for RVing?
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Pro Tip for anyone else attempting this, get yourself a _STEP DRILL BIT_ ($10 at Harbor Freight) Not only will this go much faster but the holes will be perfect and look machine made.
keeping the outside two handles would actually make transport much easier
If you kept the handles on the 12" pot, you could then also then bungie from one handle, through the handle on the 8" pot lid and to the opposite 12" pot handle - just to keep it all bundled up during storage and transport.
I made the same comment, then realized you had already made it and I deleted mine. So I agree!
I saw that too
I can attest to the fact that this will work. I've made something just like this but on a smaller scale for hiking/backpacking. Same design but I used two soup cans, one smaller/one bigger, and there's minimal smoke. I've considered it for RVing but never thought about cheap stainless pots from Walmart! Thanks for the idea.
Glad you liked it. Very cool idea making a small one for camping out of cans.
My kids bought us a Solo stove a few years back but if we didn’t have one already I’d copy your work. Well presented too!
Nice job. In my opinion, it's just as good as the Solo Stove. Heck, it'll just end up getting damaged rolling around in your camper storage like this one will so, you're WAY AHEAD! I'm with you on watching those flames as the fire burns though. It's very soothing and mesmerizing to actually witness those colorful flames.
That looks pretty cool. I kind of wonder I have one of the professional made ones works good but yes, they still all smoke. Mine was made for pellets. I burn wood in it anyway almost the same result. Have been curious as to if you could add a middle section of holesto add more air possibly even get a third stage of burning
Get yourself a set of Unibits. They are step drill bits. You won't have to change drill bits all the time. They drill very nice holes as well.
Nice thing is the next size up deburrs the one you just drilled!
Haha I just posted the same thing - $10 at harbor freight
@@c0pyimitati0n and that’s for more than one size lol
For a DIY it sure looks : PROFESSIONAL.
I really like this build. Not too difficult or expensive, just time consuming.
Great idea with the pots, well executed and you achieved your goal. But you are right about being able to see the logs burning.
I used to punch holes with nails in cans for decorative lights. I would freeze water in them so they would not warp. I think it might make your holes easier and more even.
I say that the pop-up fire pit is the best fire pit I’ve ever used. It’s clean, it’s portable and you consistently get the same experience. It’s like going to your favourite restaurant… you know what to expect. I’m with you: I want to see the wood burn.
I guess one disadvantage is that it's not as smokeless as something like the solo stove?
An old washer drum works even better, been using one for 20 years...
If you can find a old Weber round lid use at nite when you want to go in. The park rangers want this because then there are no errant sparks. Also make galvanized legs with one horizontal turn going out at least one inch beyond the tube for stability. I have five legs on mine for stability.
Yeah. More holes would be a goal to make less smoke.
Yeah but no… you don’t get it
This post is IQ 10,000! Now I have to find an old washer
Yep, best thing ever and looks great!
Love your clever and affordable idea! The key to a better flame is more air flow, it will also keep the flame from wandering. Notice the SoloStove has larger holes around the outside. They are larger than the size you made and this gives a few advantages. Most important, it increases the amount of air available for the secondary burn at the top. It’s that air flow that will focus the flame upward. If you double the hole diameter it allows 4 times more air through! Area of circle = π x r2 The radius squared makes it work. Also, you won’t need to drill as many holes - using a Step Drill is less work too. Can’t wait to make my own mini-smokeless!
Agreed. Nothing beats my 25 yr old wash tub from an old washing machine. Still going strong after all these yrs.
Do you have pics of that?? I'm totally fascinated!
@@blocksmithing Nothing I can post here…. Older washing machines had a tub full of holes and coated in ceramic. When one died back in the day, we’d take that apart and pull the was tub out. Just fill it with wood and wha-la. all those holes allowed it to breathe and it’s lasted all these years.
That sounds awesome. Is it in another tub or do you just pull it out of the washer and light it up? Is it smokeless?@@jimsjacob
@blocksmithing most are stainless steel. Some have plastic on the bottom. Yes just light it up. Being stainless it will last forever. They are awesome!
I have one wrong for two years to be used! 8 just haven't got rid of the inner pole. But now seeing the two layers, I think I'll upgrade even before the first use!
Always excited when you post a new video.
Feels like a great movie to watch.
Thanks Jared
Great job. I agree watching fire burn is more satisfying
Received my Solo Stove as a gift from my daughter. I found your information helpful and gave me knowledge of how the device works. I have not used it, so glad to see, the burn in your demonstration. Oh yea, you did a great job!
Best portable DIY fire pit I've seen. Thanks!
Fire is certainly mesmerising, hypnotic and enchanting.
One good thing about the smoke is it helps keep mosquitoes and gnats away
Very cool idea, is a little bit labour-intensive but you get what you give. I think you achieved what you were out to do and I would not be embarrassed to have one around my camp. 👍 Mike from Montreal.
I like having multiple options when I’m planning our outings. I think this is perfect for that reason. It probably wouldn’t be used every trip but it’s another option to add to the fun. Great job!
yeah, this is pretty awesome.
Love it anytime you can do a diy build. that's awesome
I prefer the sound, smell, and as you pointed out, the sight of a traditional fire pit.
I’ve seen a few of these style DIY smokeless fire pits, even built a small one myself but already thinking it’s too small, I think I’ll have to give your design a try. You definitely made it look easy to make so will have to give it a try, thanks for the video!
You forgot your cut restiant gloves. Nice job on a dyi project.
Beautiful job! Years ago I build one out of a metal 5 gallon pant bucket and galvanized ash pail that had the same upper rim diameter. The ash pail was tapered at the bottom so it created the proper air gap between the layers. both buckets I had kicking around my basement so they only cost was the drillbit and a can of high heat spray paint.
I love that you created a stainless steel version!
Very cool DIY project. I'm like you though, I like to watch a fire burn. I think I'm going to try it anyway. Good video.
I will have to try your solo stove diy alternative. Thanks for the hard work demo
I got mine from Aldi. I think it was $79 and it comes with a travel bag and works great!
What a creation! Good job Jared!
Genius; pure genius! Being DIY gut myself, i like these type of projects.
Glad you like them! Thanks.
We keep the solo stove ranger, $199, in the pass-through of our camper. It’s the smallest of the ground based portable fire pits. It doesn’t take up much space and is a perfect size fire pit for 2 to 4 people. It also comes with a carry bag to keep everything around it clean. We bought the accessory cast-iron grill for the top so we could use it to cook on. I would recommend it over making your own. You mentioned watching the fire, if it’s on the ground, I can watch it all night long. On a table top and I will only see the flames coming out the top.
Good points. They do make a nice product.
Oh now this is so cool! Good thinking! Thanks for sharing.
I absolutely love my solo stove and use it camping all the time. You can see the logs burning quite well with the stove on the ground. Your home made one would be more efficient if you could fabricate the conical ring that goes around the top. By the way, several time a year you can get the mid-size stove for about half price.
I love this idea. I still favor the pop-up, just because it takes so much less space. Also, this would have created the perfect excuse/rationalization to purchase a countersink drill bit!
Not a big fan of campfires. Our first year of RV camping we awoke five times in one summer with a wildfire less that five miles away. We keep our rig ready to roll in fifteen minutes and we always scout two ways out of camp site, so we got away safely each time, but still experience a bit of panic every time we smell wood smoke.
Hi Mike, I appreciate your comments. I never thought about being ready to roll in 15 min and preplanning routes out of a campground. I would you to make a video on this
Great Job. You definitely nailed it. The discoloring happens with the Solo stoves as well. We've had our Solo about 4 years and LOVE it. They have great sales that's when we got ours
That is awesome!
Great job!!! I do a lot of thinking. I thought on how to build that solo stove on and off for months. This idea is way better than anything I came up with. I also would have kept cutting the steel with the burn marks on it. I know you wanted the look ( aesthetics).
BRILLIANT!
Neato! You're right, I like to watch the burn also. Thanks for showing!
My pleasure!
You did a really good job! It looks great. But the step bit is the way to go. Before I discovered the step bit I used your method on drilling the holes. I have a solo stove. Had it about three or four years. The stainless steel does discolor on it too. I use it when I want warmth. I have a heat deflector which I bought from Solo Stove and it helps with the warmth. I also agree with your statement about the Solo Stove limiting the visual effects of being able to see a full burning fire. Good job on this video.
Very cool! I love to see creative ideas like this. I would have used a stepper bit to keep from switching out so often.
Good idea. I thought about using my step bit but the heat from the amount of holes made it nice to swap out bits and let them cool.
Good cutting tools certainly make a big difference on a project like this and I’m sure Jared felt some strain while drilling so many holes. Stainless steel is fairly soft / malleable but quite tough. This tough characteristic makes it harder to cut / drill. Cobalt drill bits (not the cheaper cobalt coated) are the best I know of for the cost. Typical high speed steel and other fancy coated bits just don’t hold up. Tungsten carbide will certainly do it too but they are another level of cost and so hard / brittle that using them in a hand drill almost guarantees breakage.
Very Cool. Thanks for sharing. It's a great idea and job.
It looks like it came out great, nice job Jared.
We loved the video! My husband said he’s going to try this! 😊
Nice job, came out well. Only thing wrong is offsetting the holes on the bottom. I think the top set are a bit smaller too. It helps to pull air faster/more efficient in the smoke burning.
I thought it was a pretty good idea I do like the open flame we have an outland gas fire pit that we take along with us I like that very well but off and on I still do like an open fire pit to enjoy the flames and be mesmerized with some adult ever this great idea I watch you all the time.
Excellent job! I received a solo stove this Christmas and it discolored on the first fire. I was surprised to see how much mine did, but I think it's normal if you run it hot. Yours did great!
Good job, thank you. Helpful.
We have the Solo Ranger. Which looks about the size you built. I think the one you built looks great and I agree that one thing I do miss is watching the fire burn the wood. Maybe it’s the pyro in me 😂
Great video and I agree with you about the joys of having and playing with traditional fires. The Pop Up is a great portable firepit, I opted for the Snowpeak and we forget how nice they are to keep even your feet warm 🔥 🏕️❄️🇨🇦🍻
Great another summer project to add to my list 😝
Old here, I enjoy an awesome open fire and have so for over 60 years. Doesn’t bother me, but my wife? She got a Breeo fire pit that we can use under our porch. Not portable, but definitely smokeless and freaking fun. I can watch the fire, she can make s’mores and we are both happy. Your version looks very promising! Best to all. B
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We use a dryer tub. I’ve got handles & feet welded on to make it easier to carry and to level when needed.
Nice.
As a kayaker, I like the portability of this. Most of the time I can simply build a fire where I camp beside the river but I have a trip coming up that this will be ideal for.
I do wish you would spent another 10 seconds using telling about the flashing... I'm sure I'll figure that out but a little more detail would have been nice.
Awesome job. Very creative!
Good job. Looks great.
We had a local CNC shop cut a pop up firepit out of 1/8" steel. It folds down into 5 pieces. Yes, it's heavy, but watching the fire burn is the experience I wanted. Thanks for sharing your build!
pretty good.
Cool idea, now I've got to do one!
Very cool idea! Thanks for sharing. The time factor is probably the downside.
I would have placed the upper holes a bit lower. Maybe a1/4 to 1/3 of inch further down. I also agree with keeping the outer handles, for ease of transporting.
I like to build things. I built power generators. Now I think I may tackle one of these. Thanks
Very cool idea. I have considered a Solo stove, but the price is prohibitive. I like the idea of a portable fire pit, as many of the camp sites we go to have above ground fire stoves instead of a pit. Thanks for the great tutorial.
What a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked it!
Great effort!
I almost did this. I was at the store with these in a cart and held off at the last minute. A few days later I bought the name brand 'stove' on sale. Got to say, I love it, but part of me wants to try this with some bigger/thicker pots that have been retired from brewing.
Love it 👍🏽
Try using a high quality unibit, or step drill. Once you hit the correct size, you can use the next size step to deburr the back side.
I saw a build of a similar version , where the maker bent the upper ring of holes to create a swirl effect. he just put a bit in the hole, and bent it to the direction he wanted. All in all, Great job
Cool idea! I might try that. Thanks.
I tried it out and built it
Nice job MacGyver!
Thanks. I can hear the MacGyver theme music now!
Great DIY project for the price. Well done 👍🪵🔥
Thanks! 👍
Love it.
Nice design (and video).
Tip for drilling sheet metal... use step bits. They look kinda odd and are an all-in-one bit (usually 1/8" between steps).
Because of the design of the bit, they make much cleaner holes in sheet metal. - And no bit changes, so they are quicker.
Nice build. Definitely better than a spendy Solo Stove. You've inspired me.
Awesome! Thank you!
I love my pop up pit.
I made on tonight out of a insulated thermos cup, it was successful so now I wanna do the same with a insulated 1 gallon thermos
I want one!
Amazing! Can't wait to get to Wally-mart and get some pots!
Nice
Bravo!
Great Job
Excellent! Great idea!
Glad you like it! Thanks.
Use a green polishing wheel next time to grind the edge makes a better look
I bought the wal mart version of this little bigger got carry bag grill top all less 90 dollars that's high but cheaper than name brands nice we set on deck on spare emergency tire so don't burn wood deck works great your looks good lot of time but budget good one I seen use those pots to make counter top water filter
Watched this earlier in the day. Proceeded to wash dishes after dinner and wondering if a large kitchen pot that comes with a matching pasta strainer would do the same thing. Strainer has tons of small holes on the bottom and sides.
I don’t think so, you don’t want too many holes on the side or you won’t get much of the secondary burn at the top.
Nice! Great job!
Thanks!
Would love to try this, but it looked like a lot of work. I've been looking at the store-built stoves. They are just so pricey. Thanks for sharing.
Nice looking
thanks for the engineering. I was startled at the prude of that thing, the original one. Wondering why so expensive! I'll try a shorter version, check if it's as smokeless as the real one, and still watch the wood burn.
Great project! I agree with your thoughts on open fires. If you don’t want smoke go for a gas fire pit.
Yes gas is a great option and good for when there are fire bans too.
I like the smokeless version....hate smelling like a campfire. I will try your idea
Very nice build. If you want to go a stepnover you build budget maybe a nice outer finish with somethingnlike Cerakote would add to the aesthetic.
As for watching the wood burn, I totally agree. For portable smokeless, this I why i enjoy my Biolite Firepit and have avoided something like the Solo. A model with mesh panels would be the sweet spot
You are Amazing!!! Thank you!!!
You’re too kind.
Very clever. More clever to leave the handles on the larger pot but a that’s a minor thing. You could probably fashion a handle of sorts that uses the drilled out handle holes.
I agree, the handles would be a great thing to have. My biggest complaint about my solo is there is no easy way to pick it up hot or cold.
I’ve picked up my Ranger from the bottom with welding gloves on but not something I do often.
I thought about leaving them.
If you made the holes around the top of the inner 8" pot a bit larger - say, 3/8" or 10mm or so - you'd get a stronger draft between the kettles and a cleaner, more steady secondary burn.
I agree that an open fire is better. Love to watch a fire while listening to a good audio book. If you keep your wood pieces dry and of a reasonable size, you won't get much smoke. As you pointed out, even these super duper fire pits smoke like crazy until the newly added wood starts to burn well (with less ventilation than an open fire) and that takes a long time with large damp pieces of wood, period. I also think that you'll find you can now buy an appropriately sized knock off fire pit in the same store where you bought your pots, so it's hardly worth the effort, IMO
Awesome idea! Might be worth the investment for a stepper bit for the drill
Not a bad idea, I do have one but the heat from the amount of holes, it was nice to swap them out every 12 holes.
A stepped drill bit is made for drilling thin sheet-metal and if you use plank of wood as a backer when you drill, there will not be any burrs.
Watching your measurements for the holes AROUND the sides. You could take a piece of elastic, and mark off the number of holes at easy intervals (1" or easier) and stretched it around the object. everything will stay equally spaced. on a smaller object, you'd need smaller intervals, but even numbers.
A step bit would work really well for drilling the holes.
I have one and it would work good but swapping out the bits every 12-15 holes for a different size helped keep the heat down on the bits. Heat wanted to kill the bits even with a bit of oil.