The rim is the wheel of a car, but without the surrounding tire. This can be excellently converted into a fire bowl - if you place a grill grate on it, you can even grill your sausages and steaks on it.
How to make a fire bowl out of rims?
To make a fire bowl out of rims, use a heat-resistant steel rim, dig a 10 cm deep pit slightly larger than the rim, fill it with gravel and place the rim on top. Pile up wood, light it and optionally expand it with a grill grate. Heat-resistant paint increases appearance and durability.
Creative and affordable: fire bowl made of rims
" Real" fire bowls are rarely available for less than EUR 100 - so it's no wonder that many people are looking for a cheaper alternative. Old, no longer used car rims can be used excellently for this purpose: the holes in particular provide the fire inside with enough oxygen and can crackle happily. Suitable rims are available in stores for less than EUR 30 - and create a campfire that is just as cozy as a conventional fire bowl.
Which rims can be used as a fire bowl?
However, you cannot convert every rim into a fire bowl: models made of aluminum or fiber composite materials such as carbon or Kevlar are not suitable for a fire pit due to their poor heat resistance. Carbon, for example, is only heat-resistant up to around 110 °C. Instead, it is best to use steel rims that are robust, durable and also fireproof to the desired extent. They are available in different sizes: If you want to build a particularly large fire, you can use classic truck rims.
How to convert rims into a fire bowl
But before you place the steel rim on the lawn, fill it with wood and light it, you must first make the floor fireproof. For this purpose, dig a pit about ten centimeters deep, the dimensions of which are slightly larger than the diameter of the rim. Fill the pit with gravel and place the rim on top. Now pile up the wood and light it – the rim fire bowl is ready. With a grill grate attached, you can convert this improvised fire pit into a usable grill in no time. You can also paint the rim with a heat-resistant varnish (thermal varnish (€9.00 at Amazon) or oven varnish) and thus increase both the appearance and durability of your extremely affordable fire bowl.
Tip
Instead of a rim, you can also convert the steel drum of an old washing machine into a fire basket.
