Watch: Build a DIY Tabletop Fireplace

This thing looks really cool… and if you like fire and building things, it’s got the best of both worlds. But in the end, it’s kind of a fluff piece (that’s not a joke about the mineral wool inside of it); not really that useful.

BUT — it wouldn’t take much to adapt this into to make a useful burner to hot up some food off the grid. Change the shape and come up with a way to suspend pots and pans above it. It kinda works in the same way a Zippo lighter works.

But if you are into functional art, I think this serves. Enjoy!

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.