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Campfire Poker / Iron - CUSTOM BABY!!!

Postby shootr » Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:17 pm

You know when you can't find just the right tool so you have to make one yourself? After our first trip in the Escape Pod I realized I needed a fire iron, but searching and searching yielded bupkis. Browsing the online auction site the answer came to me like the proverbial thunderbolt - BEER TAP HANDLE!!!

A couple of bucks and a week later, I had my parts and pieces: Tap handle, all thread, and some scrap to make a drag hook (I used an extra allen/hex wrench Ikea puts in all their furniture kits):
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I welded the hex wrench to a flat spot on the all thread and screwed it into the handle:
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The red matches the trailer trim even - PERFECT!
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Re: Campfire Poker / Iron - CUSTOM BABY!!!

Postby Vedette » Mon Nov 17, 2014 11:19 pm

Great use of things you had........except the beer tap. :thumbsup:
Camped with some new teardrop friends this year that are avid snowmobilers! They had a "Long Handled" campfire stick that was amazing and very fuctional. :thinking: Maybe they will chime in with a picture of theirs????? :pictures:
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Re: Campfire Poker / Iron - CUSTOM BABY!!!

Postby Dale M. » Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:45 am

IF you were a practitioner of blacksmithing (hammer, anvil and forge) you would make something like this....

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Re: Campfire Poker / Iron - CUSTOM BABY!!!

Postby shootr » Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:58 am

That's a whole lot of if's...
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Re: Campfire Poker / Iron - CUSTOM BABY!!!

Postby ParTaxer » Tue Nov 18, 2014 3:14 pm

A discarded 3 iron golf club works for me.

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Re: Campfire Poker / Iron - CUSTOM BABY!!!

Postby kirkman » Tue Nov 18, 2014 3:22 pm

Nice I like it! :thumbsup: :beer:
I'm going to have to go out and weld one up for my self!
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Re: Campfire Poker / Iron - CUSTOM BABY!!!

Postby shootr » Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:12 pm

Christmas presents for some buddies:

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Re: Campfire Poker / Iron - CUSTOM BABY!!!

Postby shootr » Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:05 pm

BURGER FLIPPERS!!!

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Re: Campfire Poker / Iron - CUSTOM BABY!!!

Postby kirkman » Sun Nov 30, 2014 1:44 pm

NICE! :thumbsup:
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