We bought ours on sale at Target last year and love it. We alternate between neighbors having a fire sometimes as many as 4 times a week. The kids love smores, get to play together, and the adults get to relax and catch up.

You must be defining fire pit differently than I do. For me, a fire pit is when I dig a hole, line it with dried leaves and twigs, then add larger pieces of wood to get the size fire I need. When I'm done, the hole gets filled in.

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We bought one on clearance at the end of last season. We only used it a couple of times before winter hit, but we loved it!!! This summer we are building a big patio to go with it

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We do not have a big hole, it's a fire pit that stand on 4 legs and is rather easy to move.

Basically a Hibachi on steroids?

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When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt and call me over!
Any time God closes one door, She always opens another, even though sometimes it's Hell in the hallway.
Handle every stressful situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or play with it, pee on it and walk away.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, prepare to die. (Klingon proverb)
Don't point. You'll poke holes in the air and all the faeries will escape.
Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

I wish it was for me where we live you have to get a permit every time you want to use to by the fire department and if you don't it is a $200.00 fine.
And it is like this because in our town there are a whole bunch of idiots that used thiers one fall to burn all their leaves even know we havea city leaf pick up all you have to do is rake them off the curb onto the edge of the street on your day.

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Around here we have city ordinances that don't allow that kind of fire pit. We can have outdoor fireplaces, basicly they look like Weber charcoal grill,but with shorter legs and metal lattice on the sides with a lid. Only thing we can burn on flat ground is leaves in the fall, otherwise we will be fined.

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I have one and it's so much fun! I wish we could use it like we intended to when we first got it. Every bag of wood is $4.50 and duraflame logs are $3 each, so it's not THAT cheap. It's so much fun though, that friends will often bring a bag of wood with them too!

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I never asked permission from the city for my fires. They're small fires, well-contained, I keep a bucket of water close just in case, and I only use them for religious rituals. None of the neighbors have complained, so I assume they don't mind.
If I'm doing an outdoor ritual skyclad, I do it in the wee hours of the morning before any of the neighbors are awake, so as not to freak anyone out.

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When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt and call me over!
Any time God closes one door, She always opens another, even though sometimes it's Hell in the hallway.
Handle every stressful situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or play with it, pee on it and walk away.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, prepare to die. (Klingon proverb)
Don't point. You'll poke holes in the air and all the faeries will escape.
Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

I will keep that in mind when i'm sacrificing a lamb or something else in my backyard this summer, thanks!!! LOL

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