Many homes have fireplaces or propane stoves inside, but there’s nothing quite like enjoying a fire pit under the stars in your own backyard. On a cool night in the summer, you can cook up a feast of ...

There’s something enticing about gathering around a backyard fire pit at dusk with a group of friends and family, enjoying stories over some of the best beers. If you've ever dreamt of building ...

After a summer spent out in the Great Wide Open, we hate to retreat indoors, but in most parts of the country, it’s only a matter of time before bitterly cold winter temperatures set in. For now, ...

With a lifetime of heating with a wood stove, burning trees and limbs blown down in storms, and some years now of testing fire pits for Popular Mechanics, I’ve learned a thing or two about starting ...

When you’re out camping, enjoying an evening on the back patio, or even lucky enough to have a fireplace inside during the cold winter months, you need to know how to start a fire. There are many ways ...