Burn Barrel

If you haven't ever seen a burn barrel, here is a photo of ours.

It is a metal drum with no top or bottom. It sits on about 6 firebricks. Really, it is just a chimney sitting on a few firebricks!

This one has quite a nice fire going! 

One of the great things about a burn barrel is that it burns up wood and brush quickly with very little smoke or flying cinders.

It's a good idea to be very, very careful around this much heat and fire. The photo doesn't show the hose that is close by just in case there is a problem. You can see the shovel handle in front of the barrel so that if there is a cinder that happens to start something we can either smother it with dirt or put it out with water from the hose.

We love having a burn barrel around to get rid of all the little bits of branches and twigs that are lying around. We use ours at least twice every year!