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Title: who uses a propane campfire? what's the best deal?
Post by: syoungs on August 04, 2014, 07:07:45 PM: So I'm wanting to buy or make a campfire thats propane fired, mostly for ambience when burn bsns are in effect. Don't really care how well it heats, when I need heat firebans are lifted, I care more that the flames are not tiny, and with a decent effect.

Don't mind doing the buy once cry once thing if its worth the money :tup:
Title: Re: who uses a propane campfire? what's the best deal?
Post by: trophyhunt on August 04, 2014, 07:27:12 PM: Tag, also looking for info. Camping sucks without a fire!
Title: Re: who uses a propane campfire? what's the best deal?
Post by: barracuda163 on August 04, 2014, 07:36:18 PM: High pressure regulator and hose to home made pipe ring that is plumbed to regulator and has a series of small holes along one side. Exactly like a bbq burner but its 1/4 inch pipe rolled in whatever diameter ring you prefer. Add ceramic 2nd hand fire logs... And presto....
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Post by: whackmaster on August 04, 2014, 07:45:17 PM: Cuda do you have apic?
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Post by: Halo on August 04, 2014, 07:46:31 PM: Cabela's sells one. I have used mine for years, works great in campgrounds where fires aren't allowed or when around people with breathing issues that cant take the smoke from a real fire. when we use it on a yard and don't want the grass to get scorched we have a big metal pipe cap we set on 3 bricks and fill full of sand and put the fire on it, works great.
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on August 04, 2014, 08:11:31 PM: Tag
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Post by: barracuda163 on August 04, 2014, 08:53:18 PM: No pic.... Re purposed materials. It was a basic steel pipe fitting welded to the 1/4 inch pipe and then coupled to your high pressure adjustable regulator line.
Title: Re: who uses a propane campfire? what's the best deal?
Post by: Kittman on August 11, 2014, 03:12:11 PM: I was shopping around for one this spring, and the best deal I found was for the Camp Chef portable propane fire pit. Finally settled on the Costco version, had an additional cooking rack with stand and was on a promotional sale for $79.99 delivered to my door. Unfortunately, their website no longer lists this model. It has the red baked on enamel finish. It puts out acceptable heat in my opinion.

http://www.campchef.com/fire-pits/propane/redwood-fire-pit.html (http://www.campchef.com/fire-pits/propane/redwood-fire-pit.html)
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Post by: jackelope on August 11, 2014, 03:18:53 PM: How's about this?

http://www.amazon.com/Convert-Your-Wood-Propane-Complete/dp/B00JU6SQKG/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1407795468&sr=8-16&keywords=Propane+Fire+Pits (http://www.amazon.com/Convert-Your-Wood-Propane-Complete/dp/B00JU6SQKG/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1407795468&sr=8-16&keywords=Propane+Fire+Pits)
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Post by: Mudman on August 11, 2014, 03:31:49 PM: Buy copper tube. Form a circle. A plus T shape in middle. Solder together and connect to regulator. Drill small 1/8 or smaller holes on bottom depending on flame size you want. Drop in a metal bucket/barrel etc. Throw some firebrick/log sand over top of burner and walla! I am going to do this in my concrete stamp patio at home for a fire pit. With a mod. for cooking as well, if I ever get around to pouring it. :chuckle:
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Post by: C-Money on August 11, 2014, 03:36:20 PM: We used one at the Silverwood campground. We got the cheap on from Home Depot, and was better than nothing. Be sure to get one that runs off a big tank. Ours ran on Coleman disposable tanks and only lasted about 30-40 min. We went through a lot Coleman propane.
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Post by: trophyhunt on August 11, 2014, 04:20:44 PM: 136.00 at amazon. My buddy just bought one, we used it last weekend. Worked really well, it's called the big red.
Title: Re: who uses a propane campfire? what's the best deal?
Post by: syoungs on August 12, 2014, 07:07:10 PM: Sportsmans has a real similar one for 80 $, I think I'm gonna go with it, same burner as the more expensive one, wont get enough use to justify spending 200 $+ on a campfire in a can or others.

I thought about making one, don't really have time to mess with it, plus I like the fact the campchef has a nice bag to transport it in.

Quote from: Kittman on August 11, 2014, 03:12:11 PM
I was shopping around for one this spring, and the best deal I found was for the Camp Chef portable propane fire pit. Finally settled on the Costco version, had an additional cooking rack with stand and was on a promotional sale for $79.99 delivered to my door. Unfortunately, their website no longer lists this model. It has the red baked on enamel finish. It puts out acceptable heat in my opinion.

http://www.campchef.com/fire-pits/propane/redwood-fire-pit.html (http://www.campchef.com/fire-pits/propane/redwood-fire-pit.html)