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Portable outdoor fire ring

Old 11-06-2014, 06:02 AM
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Portable outdoor fire ring

I decided to build a foldable fire ring to take anywhere I want to go camping since searching for rocks in the desert is both time consuming and alters the land itself. Plus I think it's a good thing to have on hand in case of being stranded out and away. This one is a prototype that I have used a few times with good results (and it fits in a backpack!). Working on a few more to make minor design changes.


























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That's pretty sick... What's it made out of?
Old 11-06-2014, 06:37 AM
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16ga sheet metal. Light enough to carry, and strong enough to get banged around.
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I take it you just cut it in sections, hinged em together and latched one side so it can be folded up?
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Yes sir.
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Super tight! And very intuitive😁😎
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Thank you
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I can't find a pic now to post.
But I saw one where someone made a metal cover with holes and such that fit over the spare tire on the back of a LandCruiser. 35" spare tire, and since the bottom was wide metal mesh you could still see the license plate mounted on the spare.
I have googled all the interwebs and I cannot find a pic.

you idea is pretty cool, I like the idea of picing up a dirty fire ring and leaving it outside the rig.

This is pretty neat.
http://www.frontrunneroutfitters.com...l#.VFuvtvnF_wl

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I might have to do something like that haha that's tight
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How does it stay to the rear tire? Clamps?
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^^^ he just used a strap or bungee. around the back side....I really need to find this picture.
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I'm curious to see if some one has made a bolt on version
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Cool, really nice and ingenuative!!!
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Found it. Wasn't on the Web that I could find.
This is the reason I love 4WD Toyota Owner magazine, so I snapped a few shots of the pictorial. It's a bit more mesh like then I remember, but I think it's an idea that could be improved on.



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I can't see the photos :/
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Sorry bout that. Photo links were messed up
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No worry's mang
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it's a grill that goes over the fire for cooking. pretty cool.
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Yep it's a grill, I thought I read it was a fire ring. This gave me the idea to build a ring the fits over the spare, and the grill as shown. Two separate pieces. I like the he foldable ring the OP made. Just wanted to post up a concept that I hadn't seen before.
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That sounds sick

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