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For the garden/beach and camping

Thank you! It's one thing on a long list of "I wants" along with an iceytek, new tent, tarp and some new mats as both have a slow puncture

I bought one last year but haven't used it yet....[grr at weather]

I saw another group using one at an otherwise 'no campfires allowed' site and it looked so lovely, I managed to persuade DH this was a good and necessary thing.

We got this one from here, as they said they supplied this place, so I assumed it'd be okay for camping as well as huddling around in the back garden.

It has rusted a bit, though, I didn't know you were meant to cover them (as no cover was sold with it nor available as an accessory I assumed it'd be waterproof - bit simple like that, me!) so I'm not sure how great it is long-term for leaving out in the garden.

Also it's bloody heavy.

However! I also purchased this thing of wonder and after the disposable barbecue it held had petered out, we added more coals to it and it kept us lovely and toasty while sitting out at night. Not as 'real' as a firepit, but it toasted both our toes and the marshmallows, with not a single mark on the grass beneath it. And v lightweight and easy to pack

I've used a notebook barbeque and filled it with kindling and those Zippy fire logs.

They kept us toasty down by the sea last summer. I left mine out in a hideous thunderstorm and forgot to bring it in, so I shall be purchasing a new one for the 2012 season.

Thank you I love the big cast iron ones-that's the cheapest I've seen, thanks!

Now I know its not cheap. but you can buy the brazier by itself. Its portable enough to go camping but sturdy too.

We cook only on this when we camp but have used it in the garden too, highly recommend it

http://www.campervantastic.com/product.php?prod=372&cat=27

bugger I forgot to do it properly!

Try again

www.campervantastic.com/product.php?prod=372&cat=27

landmann do a great tripod bbq, which is around £30, it has a base/firepit, plus tripod and hanging grill

hmme.. well after extensive research (sad I know) I can point you in the direction of the following..
[http://firewok.co.uk/index.html lovely company, really helpful and it dismantles too]]
simple looking maybe a bit too near to ground
cheapest
unusual concept
and adding this to any of the above makes an instant bbq or grill

oops firewok linky again firewok

Thank you!! Fab, right, I need to show dh some of these links

if you order one can you let me know what you think of it 'in the flesh'....

Will do...just trying to prioritise spending on camping equipment...dh says I can't have everything I want that's where he is wrong mwah ha haaaa

Ooh, excellent and useful thread, SeaShells. We need something too. I'd love an iron brazier for campfires but don't want to be restricted to campfire-only sites. Ideally would have a whole array of firey things, but DH would flip...

At campfire allowed sites we take the metal drum from my old washing machine. It works reall well as a brazier and doesn't take up too much room in the trailer as we put the gas bottle and other hardware in it.

We got one from Asda last year, think it was around £40. The legs fold under and we bought a grill from Homebase for £5 and use it as a BBQ first then add more coals (for heat) and fakey firelogs (for flames) when we're ready to sit around it. We use it at no campfire sites and put a bit of foil underneath to stop it burning the grass.