cooking irons
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Tripods suck (imho) :haha: . They are fine on very uneven ground but otherwise, they only give you one place to hang a single pot, and make it difficult to maneuver around that pot as the wind and smoke move.
I prefer something like Î if one is hanging pots. I also have a small "pot stand" that fits into the fire pit, and is a slighly bent single piece, with a second "arm" joined with riveted joint, ...so this forms a Y when open and each end of the "Y" has a bend at the tip and continues another 6" which is what goes into the ground. This then folds to take up less space when not in use, as the "arm" moves at the joint.
Now some of the folks who pioneered the "camping fad" of the beginning of the 20 century, liked "fire irons" that were used in pairs..., one fellow (Kephart iirc) liked rebar about 18" long with and bent at both ends, with 8" or so of bar after the bends...to stick into the ground. The bars would be put into the ground paralel, about 6" apart, with 4" of bar into the ground so the bars would rest about 4" above the fire pit, giving the cook a stable platform over the coals. If the camping party had larger pots as well, the fire irons would be set into the fire pin in a V formation and the wider pots would rest at the wider end.
Another type was to use pieces of angle iron, with a pair of spikes that were riveted to either end on the same side of the agle, so that when inserted into the ground, the cook had two, thin, flat surfaces, with a gap in between, upon which to set the pots or frying pan.
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I prefer something like Î if one is hanging pots. I also have a small "pot stand" that fits into the fire pit, and is a slighly bent single piece, with a second "arm" joined with riveted joint, ...so this forms a Y when open and each end of the "Y" has a bend at the tip and continues another 6" which is what goes into the ground. This then folds to take up less space when not in use, as the "arm" moves at the joint.
Now some of the folks who pioneered the "camping fad" of the beginning of the 20 century, liked "fire irons" that were used in pairs..., one fellow (Kephart iirc) liked rebar about 18" long with and bent at both ends, with 8" or so of bar after the bends...to stick into the ground. The bars would be put into the ground paralel, about 6" apart, with 4" of bar into the ground so the bars would rest about 4" above the fire pit, giving the cook a stable platform over the coals. If the camping party had larger pots as well, the fire irons would be set into the fire pin in a V formation and the wider pots would rest at the wider end.
Another type was to use pieces of angle iron, with a pair of spikes that were riveted to either end on the same side of the agle, so that when inserted into the ground, the cook had two, thin, flat surfaces, with a gap in between, upon which to set the pots or frying pan.
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jrbaker90, my son got curious about blacksmithing and decided to try his hand at it. One of his projects was a cooking or fire set which he made for me. It's pretty basic, but it was a good starter for him. Here's a link to a slideshow of the set.
http://s881.photobucket.com/user/Spence_2010/slideshow/Fire Set
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http://s881.photobucket.com/user/Spence_2010/slideshow/Fire Set
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Go to the eastern and walk the camp. There are some especially ornate fire sets, the total of which probably weigh 50 lbs. I have to confess I have two fancy sets.
But I just can't imagine a frontiersman, hauling any extra iron along with him on a hunting trip. Perhaps the carts of settlers heading out through the Cumberland had such fooferall, just can't imagine using iron when green sticks will do as well and don't have to be carried along. Military units of regulars, sure.
But I just can't imagine a frontiersman, hauling any extra iron along with him on a hunting trip. Perhaps the carts of settlers heading out through the Cumberland had such fooferall, just can't imagine using iron when green sticks will do as well and don't have to be carried along. Military units of regulars, sure.
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