Introducing Kettle McStubbins

[varekai]

Friday night after work my GF and I took our pop up trailer to a campground just 5 minutes from where we work, San Simeon Campground. It was just to see how the trailer faired in the recent rains and inventory our stuff. Got to the campsite and there was a fire pit that looked like it was made of concrete pipe and TALL, this thing was probably 2' tall and maybe 30" across. NO cooking grate, if you wanted a fire to see and keep you warm, it would have cost $100 in wood!!  We set everything up, trailer, easy up, my kitchen...I finally decide to start a fire and get dinner going. With no air intake and it being so deep, all it did was smolder...I got my bellows and fanned it, good blaze, AS LONG I DIDNT STOP!... GF was in the trailer reading when she asked what I was doing, " I'm packing shit up, WE'RE DONE!"  NOW, i go camping MAINLY for the fire, so this just pissed me off. Saturday I spent the day doing yardwork and when evening came around I thought DAMMIT, I want a fire. I grabbed an old black kettle from the garage and set it out in the driveway. Tranced by the flames it hit me! make a kettle bowl with short legs and voila! fire pit!  But I wasn't sure about the ash pan situation and fire in the outdoors.  Then I remembered, there was a CL ad for a black kettle with the ash bucket for $10...  I went to pick it up this afternoon. got it home, cut legs, looking good. WAIT A MINUTE, all you guys making those midgets and I thought they look so cool.... this story is getting long, SO, End result, Kettle McStubbins!!!!   Already talked to @Uncle Al about custom whitewalls with the kettle name. Now I have a fire pit to take camping and a grill to cook on!!!
Here it is..   https://www.flickr.com/photos/varekai/albums/72157678176455664/with/33501827876/

[pbe gummi bear]

Ahahaha a 22.5" jumbo midget! Is it off kilter?

[varekai]

@pbe gummi bear , Yes it does tilt a little towards the front leg. I will fix that after I clean the triangle up and reassemble... still debating on whether or not to have triangle and legs powder coated black and just go murdered out kettle look, with walnut handles..

[greenweb]

That is nice! Double duty full size midge. I like it! I wonder what if you did a tuck and carry mod on this big boy so it is easier to carry around with you.

[james1787]

That thing is awesome!!

[varekai]

Thanks guys, I've loved looking at everyones midget build on here, it actually didn't start out in that direction. I just wanted a fire pit to take camping so as to avoid the problem I ran into. OH, and I've written to the folks over at Bar Keepers Friend to tell them to change the name, It needs to be called "Shine the shit out of a Kettle friend" That stuff is awesome... I cant wait to hit the rest of my kids with that stuff!!

[Travis]

That's a great looking midget! Good idea for packing around for the campground.


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[RottiGuy]

Wow, very cool!!!

[captjoe06]

I don't think there's been a midget I haven't loved.

Did that sound weird?

[cumminfourya]

I love it. Good work!!!


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[order66]

I don't think there's been a midget I haven't loved.

Did that sound weird?

Nope,  Not even a little   

[johnny 2 shack]

i like it .

[JDann24]

That's bad ass man. Good work.

[Darko]

I don't think there's been a midget I haven't loved.

Did that sound weird?

Yep! it did.... but whatever makes you happy

[varekai]

thanks guys, I'm lovin it!  After some discussion with @Uncle Al I have new whitewalls on their way... Emmette is a hell of guy!! Here's a preview 
WW by Darin McMaster, on Flickr