Brazier take down

Last week while at Friendship I bought a take down Brazier that is a good size for one or two people. It breaks down to about the size of a notebook.

I have been playing around with it and so far I am really impressed with it. Yesterday I did a pork roast in a cast iron pot on it.

My wife and I are heading to Glacier National Park next month and will be tent camping, it should work great for us.

I really like the little opening to add more fuel.

The lady I bought it from had at least 3 larger sizes. This was the smallest one. They also make one without the fuel opening.

Fleener

That’s pretty neat, can I ask what it cost and are they online?
While not truly hc we have to adapt sometimes due to modren camping regulation.

It was $70. Without the little opening they are $65.
http://www.themountainforge.com/cat/index.php?cso=1&cs=Braziers


Fleener

:thumbsup:

How much does it weigh?

Their web site says around 6 pounds.

fleener

The one thing I do not like about it is that it is too easy to take down. If you go to pick it up it will all fall apart. Just depends on where you grap it.

To fix that I cut 4 small wedges and put two on the sides with the tabs/cut outs. That solved my problem of picking it up and moving it.

Fleener

Both price and functionality, I'd say you hit a home run with it. :hatsoff:

fleener said:

My wife and I are heading to Glacier National Park next month and will be tent camping, it should work great for us.

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Bring firewood - they don't allow collection on site in the campgrounds (at least the campgrounds by Lake McDonald).

Last week while at Friendship I bought a take down Brazier that is a good size for one or two people. It breaks down to about the size of a notebook.

I have been playing around with it and so far I am really impressed with it.

I really like the little opening to add more fuel.

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GEE thanks for that...., :shake:

Now I'm gonna have to pony-up $140.00 for a pair of them things. :grin: Always looking for some gear that will beak down and save space. I have a brazier, but it doesn't store like those. :wink: A lot lighter than a cast iron Habachi, too....

LD

Dave, I believe they make a larger one,There is a vendor that sets up at the market faire on the back row towards the rear of the fort.We bought one a few years ago works great and comes with a wooden box for storage. I built one a ways back of a smaller size but it does not come apart, it is completely riveted together and perfect for one or two folks. R.C.

No worries..., :haha:

I've known Tim "Mooselips" at The Mountain Forge for years, and always drop some coin at his tent at the market fair. (Which is why I know I will end up buying them.) This year I bought from his son (who runs most of the business now) a box that converts to a table and two benches. No idea why I haven't seen the collapsible braziers, but probably looked right at them assembled, and missed they folded down.

And I'd buy two instead of a large single one, because I can opt for one, and save even more weight, or opt for two when running a bigger camp. :wink:

LD

Well, that was my thought as well. If I really liked my small one, and thought I had a need for a bigger one, I could buy another small one. The price for two small ones was the same price as the next size larger one.

Fleener

Are you guys using charcoal in your braziers?

I've been cooking most of my meals lately (the last month) over a charcoal brazier...Not an 18th century brazier.....but a brazier none the less....

It's quite an experience to cook most everything over charcoal....

when I use one it's hardwood "cowboy" charcoal.

LD

I make my own charcoal....There is a learning curve, but it's super cheap.....

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Are you guys using charcoal in your braziers?

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Chunk Charcoal unless I'm at Ft. Union where they have a huge pile of Cottonwood...

Haven't burned cottonwood in about 30 years....Ironically.....

I think some of the best punkwood I ever had was cottonwood. :hmm:

Most of my charcoal is made from oak or maple....But I'm not fussy.....most any wood will work. but, I prefer hardwoods.

I have a bunch of hard wood scrapes from wood working projects and have been burning up that. I have also been using charcoal.

Fleener