Building a backyard Fire Pit

[johnk]

I just got back from vacation and built a fire pit also. Yours is a beutiful project and came out well. Here's a few pics of mine and I know nobody won't steal my seats.....

 

[Renze]

I was reading this thread and was wondering why ?? Why does this guy take the effort of taking pics of some stones, talking about it etcetera, ....

...Untill i read this:

....have a couple of cold beers

Then it all makes sense !!

 

[3RRL]

so i couldnt help but notice your cool camp in the background of the pics.

whats up with that?

It's my rural property. I have a campground set up there for when we visit on weekends. It will be at least 2 years before we can move up there so in the meantime, I made a comfortable camp to enjoy. Here's a pic of the front of it.



And this is the tree house and playground for my young son, my grand kids and their buddies. It's right next to the camp.

 

[3RRL]

You know what I wanted to ask you Rob. What are you using for an image code for posting your pics. I love the way that works. I do a lot with pictures, it seems to answer a lot of questions for people about the things I do. That little preview image is kinda nice

Sorry to get off track from the original thread... but I'll try to answer this. It might help other TBN members?
First, I always resize the pictures in my computer so they are not too big for dial-up members. I went to this site to get a free Microsoft image resizer. Free Image Resizer Once installed, it is very easy to use and automatically pops up as an option when you right mouse click on a picture in your computer. Then you "re-size" the picture. If you search the web, there are several free image re-sizers to choose from.

Then you can go to this site to get a free web host for your pictures. I use Photobucket...it's free. www.photobucket.com

Open an account and upload your re-sized images. There are all kinds of things you can do. I make a folder for each topic and upload my photos into that folder. Just follow the directions...it's pretty easy once you get used to it.
Once the picture is uploaded, it will appear in your account. Directly below the thumbnail photo is a square box (on the left below the thumbnail). Check that box and scroll down to the bottom of the page. There will be several buttons...choose the one on the far right that says "Generate HTML and IMG code" and click it.
Then a new screen appears with several rectangles...go to the third one down that says "IMG clickable thumbnails for message boards - recommended" and right mouseclick on that.
Also log onto TBN and make a post. Then copy that and paste the stuff from Photobucket into the post you are replying to. If you do it right, when you preview your post, it will show up as a "clickable thumbnail" like mine do. You can (should have) both browsers open ...one logged into Photobucket and for TBN so you can work between the two. Try that.

 

[Timber]

Thank you Rob. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your detailed description of how you do your pics. I'm sure I'll figure it out. I'll do a print of you post anyway. Thank You again

 

[Timber]

I just got back from vacation and built a fire pit also. Yours is a beutiful project and came out well. Here's a few pics of mine and I know nobody won't steal my seats.....

LOL actually those are great seats. Thats a killer pit too. Your pooch seems to be enjoying the fire quite a lot. I think we have got us a post your pit thread going hear LOL. I would love to see what everyone has going on for a fire pit

 

[snal]

Timber...on a similar topic...have you tried Quik-e-pics? I have a link to their website somewhere. They have a program that compresses mega-pixel pics, retaining most of the quality, and a great format for compressing a "batch" of pics. The software is cheap...under $20, and a one time online purchase. It does a great job of retaining the quality of my 6 meg pics when I resize and compress them into 640 x 480. If I remember correctly, it handles most formats, but not RAW.

 

[3RRL]

Timber,
Have you tried uploading a picture yet?
Here is another one of our campfire pit. My wife and I are warming up in the chill of the night earlier this year. We are going to have a Labor day get together for all the kids to come to camp.

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

You guys have inspired me. When I go to the farm this weekend, I think I'll build a firepit, that is if it isn't too hot. When and if I finish it, and if it turns out pretty well, I'll post pictures.

 

[Timber]

Timber,
Have you tried uploading a picture yet?
Here is another one of our campfire pit. My wife and I are warming up in the chill of the night earlier this year. We are going to have a Labor day get together for all the kids to come to camp.

LOL isn’t that the best, sitting by an outdoor fire watching the flames dance for you in a private little show. They say Fire is a living beast, it breaths and eats left unchecked it is a total menace on the loose like a hyper active little brat.

Thank you Rob, No I haven’t had a chance to play with pictures since you gave me the information I asked you about. I think I’ll mess around with it this weekend.