OT - DIY fire pit (Solo Stove) ?

odie91

I know there's some pretty bright minds on here.    Anyone feel like coming up with a cheaper DIY version of this?   The concept I'm seeking to replicate is the smokeless-ness of the fire.

https://www.solostove.com/solo-stove-bonfire/

lkapigian

Washing Macine Drums work great ...you can get them for nothing 

odie91

I saw the washing machine drum hack, but it doesn't seem to address the smokeless feature.

lkapigian

With wood you get smoke...their claim is minimize, they do that by a lot of airflow to keep it stoked , the hotter the fire the cleaner the smoke..the holes in the drum give great airflow to keep it stoked 

Slabotnick

I don't have a good solo stove hack, but I do have the solo stove. I know it is expensive, but it is really nice. Once it is going the smoke is very minimal, a very impressive engineered design. I have a family member with bad asthma and she couldn't normally get near a fire, but with this she doesn't have a problem sitting right by it once the fire is burning well. It's almost like the smoke disappears.

lkapigian

I just watched the video ....that is very small so I assume you want portable which the washer drum,is a bit big for that....if you don't need portable give tje washer a shot , 

Canugghead

time to repurpose one of these ...

lkapigian

Canugghead said:

time to repurpose one of these ...

Couple nice SS Drums right there ... they make a screaming fire 

odie91

Not really concerned with portability.  More the smoke reduction.  But per your suggestion I'm still trying to source a drum on Craigslist haha.  

Canugghead

I know someone who's an appliance service technician.  Apparently they replace the entire drum assembly to avoid excessive labour cost in removing/replacing some corroded aluminum part that was attached to it.

lkapigian

They sell them ( washer drum fire pits) here complete $50.00-$75.00 at the swap meet

odie91

I wonder what it would cost at a metal scrapyard.  I'm sure they would only give a fella $2 for one at the ones here, so maybe a 10x markup to $20 haha

odie91

So I finally sourced a washer drum on craigslist yay.   Am I supposed to coat it with some type of flame proof paint?