Fire Ring /Pit

Anyone know of any (Local) places to get a good fire ring??? Not the Cheap rings they sell at Walmart,Menards,etc….A nice think one…..

Discount Steel

I am using a tractor ring. It is 36″ in diameter and works well.

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I am using a tractor ring. It is 36″ in diameter and works well.

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I dig in the tractor ring to grade then border the outside of the ring with 12 wedge type retaining wall blocks (Menard’s).

I use several of the tractor rings around my place. The large ones are good for 2-10 people and the 24″s are fine for 2-4. I like them high, so I don’t dig them in at all.

I have a 5 foot ring that i had made at a local scrap iron metal company. its 16 inches deep and 5 feet in diameter, made of 3/16 inch material. we love it and its almost 10 years old and has only surface rust on it. i would not recomend any of the store bought decorative ones as my fires would melt them in about 2 – 3 fires. the other option is to construct it out of the fire brick and design one to your liking as big or small as your yard allows. my theory is the bigger the better.

Good luck in your search and or manufacuring your new fire ring.

TR

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I have a 5 foot ring that i had made at a local scrap iron metal company. its 16 inches deep and 5 feet in diameter, made of 3/16 inch material. we love it and its almost 10 years old and has only surface rust on it. i would not recomend any of the store bought decorative ones as my fires would melt them in about 2 – 3 fires. the other option is to construct it out of the fire brick and design one to your liking as big or small as your yard allows. my theory is the bigger the better.

Good luck in your search and or manufacuring your new fire ring.

TR

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x2, works very well.

I went to the Chisago Cty. Hwy Department and got a chunk of their galvanized culvert. Mine looked like a splice piece, 18″ deep and 48″ in diameter. Works great, allows a large gathering around it, you can put some big chunks of wood in it, and I doubt if I’ll have to shovel out the ash in my lifetime! Oh, and I dug mine into the ground too!

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I went to the Chisago Cty. Hwy Department and got a chunk of their galvanized culvert. Mine looked like a splice piece, 18″ deep and 48″ in diameter. Works great, allows a large gathering around it, you can put some big chunks of wood in it, and I doubt if I’ll have to shovel out the ash in my lifetime! Oh, and I dug mine into the ground too!

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County Materials in Roberts sells these pre-cut for fire rings.

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i would not recomend any of the store bought decorative ones as my fires would melt them in about 2 – 3 fires.

Good luck in your search and or manufacuring your new fire ring.

TR

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x2, works very well.

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We have the Cabelas ones, with the Deer/Pine trees cut into them at the cabin. We have had it there for about 8 or 9 years…. I don’t think you could get hotter fires than some of them we have… and it is holding up great. I don’t know if they used to make them thicker or what, but I am impressed by how they hold up More than few IDO members, can vouch for the Hot huge fires we have

If we ever need to replace it, I would not hesitate to get the same one.

this months Family handyman mag. has an article about making a fire pit out of stone/brick that’s above and below grade.

I just might do that project.

Are looking for an aesthetically pleasing looking fire ring or just something functionable. Functionable ones mentioned work great and if below grade easily hidden from view.

If you want above ground like the ones you find at state parks check out your local landscape supply lot of them can get the exact same rings the state parks use. You can get them as just a fire ring or a fire ring with a swing grate for grilling.

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I am using a tractor ring. It is 36″ in diameter and works well.

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I dig in the tractor ring to grade then border the outside of the ring with 12 wedge type retaining wall blocks (Menard’s).

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We also have a retaining wall around it about a block and a half above ground. Looks pretty nice, but I did all the work so I may be prejudiced

I don’t know about retaining wall block, but do not use regular brick only “fire ” brick, as the others will flake off and pop with a very sharp cutting edge when they get hot enough. Just ask my daughter how she knows with our family learning that the hard way more than 20 years ago!

I bought one of those cheepo rings from Mills (36″ I think) and stacked 2 grades of 8″ decorative block around the outside. The ring kept things in place and the block made it look very nice. Worked very well and wasn’t expensive.

Here is the fire pit I built over 10 years ago at the cabin. I used retaining wall block. They are 8 inches tall and wedge shaped. They can be shaped into a circle. They also make wedged shaped cap block. These are 4 inches tall. I buried it in the pavers so only about 4 inches sticks above the pavers. We use it all summer long every weekend and have really hot fires. A couple of the cap block have broken corners but have held up real well. It won’t be the cheapest fire pit. I think the block are about 4 – 5 bucks a piece.