How to make a fire bucket

Old Wal is a good bloke. He's my father-in-law...

Anyway, he's done a stack of miles around Australia in his caravan and knows a thing or two about camping. Over the next couple of weeks we are going to run a few of his hot tips.

The first is the fire bucket.

Wal reckons his fire bucket...

• can be used with minimum amount of firewood or sticks
• is easy to light with paper, leaves or small sticks
• is safer than open fires in windy conditions, around kids and stops fires from spreading
• cheap and easy to make

And he adds that it's cheap as sticks to run and warm to sit around on cold trips.

Wal's instructions to make the fire bucket are...

• get any old 20 Litre metal container with handle
• cut a hole midway on side to put wood in, make sure it is large enough to fit jaffle iron in
• cut 6 or 7 Small 2mm slots approx 50mm from base around bucket. These allow the air to draw like a chimney. Too much air will make fire roar and too hot.
• Find a piece of old steel mesh or grill (ex old fridge) for a top plate.

He's final hints for the fire bucket are;

• billies or griller can be moved around on top plate
• side hole ideal for making toast
• best to carry in bag or box so it doesn't blacken everything

No worries.