This past weekend while working on my shelter at basecamp I decided to move the fire pit. The main reason for the rebuild was to center up the fire in relationship to the platform to aid in heating up the shelter. I also added a fire reflector.
I started by moving the hole itself. It only had to be moved about a foot. For the reflector, I sharpened four pieces of scrap pine to make it easier to drive them into the ground. Looking back at it, I should have charred the tips to help with rot.
After most of the stones were in place I started stacking pieces of pine for the cross section.
After finishing we started a fire to make dinner. Sitting on the platform you could definitely feel more heat. The reflector also aided with wind and smoke.
