Does My DIY Smokeless Fire Pit Really Work? Truth Revealed! 

My 12 hour old son sleeping on my chest. Wife sleeping and recovering. New haxman video. Its gonna be a good day.

That continuity with dog food scoop and grabbing dog food with hand is better than in some Marvel movies.

This channel is so refreshing. Good mix of comedy, information, and middle fingers to the haters out there.

I'm trained in prescribed prairie burns where smoke management is a huge issue/concern, and one thing we learn is that smoke is due to a lack of total fuel consumption, which is the reason why a candle only smokes when you blow it out, so the idea of creating a more intense fire through air flow is genius, and the reason why it makes it better! great video, I am now a subscriber if for nothing else the many chuckles you gave me today!

I've never understood negative comments from viewers to content creators who put so much work into their videos. You obviously spend lots of time to create informative videos. I learn a lot from these videos. Thanks for all your hard work. Keep up the good work.

Not only is this man intelligent, he handles criticism with poise!! #REALMAN

I like a man who is willing to accept criticism and then make fun of those critics.

I never understood why some people feel the need to be so rude and hurtful to someone who is trying to be helpful. I have seen many videos of this happening and it always makes me so mad. If you don't like the videos that someone has made, then simply don't watch and go away! My husband and I are totally enjoying your great videos and we love so many of your ideas, thanks so much for sharing them, we really appreciate it!

I LOVE when RU-vidrs actually address concerns people have about previous videos. Thank you so much for contributing to the discussion instead of just ignoring it! Can't wait to see how your channel takes off HAXMAN!

You just gained another sub, because of your personality and humor, it's refreshing to see.

I watched the first build video and this one as a follow-up. Loved them both. Haters are going to hate. Let them. I loved the practical application and the constructive comments on how you might make it more efficient. What's great about RU-vid, is when the "community" gets together with value add and support. I'm a subscriber now. Keep it up!

This is the kind of content youtube was meant to be for, where the creator engages with their audience. I love it. Oh and your new dog scoop was genius.

love this content! I just spent about 2+ hours sharpening chisels and blades... you, making a starter for that fire @8:12 eroded my soul. every *tink* on the concrete of the knife hurt my fragil, delicate, snowflake-soul. this fire pit is excellent btw!

Expirementing, comedic, handyman, family man? You sir are my spirit animal.

The key to finishing the concrete for a rustic look is rock salt. When the salt dissolves it makes holes. This is used by many builders on large projects. Good work on this project!

“I see you lit the fire with a purple lighter, & everyone knows that if you light a fire with a purple lighter it won’t smoke” 🤣

This was a great video! Most people don't give updates and improvements, and I really appreciate him for revisiting the pit after he used it for a bit.

Your production quality to subscriber ratio is insane. Keep up the great work, and very entertaining content. :)

Your videos are very thorough, without being too detailed. You are hilarious and that just tops off the great content and quality of what you are displaying. THANK YOU and keep them coming!

Don’t listen to those non-common-sense people. They can go suck on a lemon. You’re doing a great job at showing us how to build a smokeless firepit. I watched both videos and they are great.

Dude...I am so glad I came across this vid and the previous one where you made it. You have empowered me to be able to make my own. My one teen daughter won't sit around the fire because of the smoke. I don't want to pay for the fancy schmancy ones I see advertised. I am a widow and my dear hubby passed away before he could form and pour an integrated fire pit into the patio for me and our teens. Now I know I just need to drill the holes into the galvanized ring, and am pretty sure I can find a hole making drill bit in his stuff. But knowing I don't need to make forms and mix and pour my own bag mix makes this even more doable! (His brother took the mixer from me) Just need to get the 8" pavers and 11" tops . Thank you!!!!

The flying dog food scoop callback 3 videos deep is a stroke of _pure unparalleled comedic genius._ 🤣👍🏼

I don’t know what I enjoy more, your tutorials or your narration!? 😂 I also love how you let your girls drive the equipment. I would have loved that as a kid. Great way to grow up!!

Great info and delivery was great! Learned so much from this guy and you know he knows what he's doing. Thank you for a great presentation 👍

LOL - "To Jim Bob I say. Good day to you Sir!" I love it! Best DIY Channel anywhere.

I will say that the dog food skit there deserves a “well played sir, well played”

Awesome job man! I just redid my pit and did the same thing you did and picked up the ring at TC. Thanks for the awesome design and creating a smokeless pit for an 8th of the cost of those metal ones they are selling.

Love your video. Well-produced, good sense of humor, and you are talented. Well done.

My father was a welder for most of his life, I was a welder for 20 some years. I must tell you, it always infuriates me when I use galvanized for something and someone tells me how dangerous it is. Like you said as a welder my face would be right in the fumes and at most I would just get flu like symptoms for a day or two. Good explanation you gave.

The dog feeding cutaway by hand was the regular viewer payoff I’m here for. Awesome

Having seen the Solo stove up close, I wonder if making those holes up top a little smaller and more frequent would force the air just a little further into the middle because of pressure behind it. That would help with the convection effect needed to help with that remaining smoke. Outstanding build, great videos on this! Subscribed.

I died watching the segment of filling the dog's food bowl by hand. 🤣

Feeding the dog by hand put a big smile on my face. That's funny stuff. New subscriber

HAXMAN! I watched both of your smokeless fire pit videos. Dude! The way this works is AMAZING! I mean EYE-MY-ZING! What a superb idea! Plus you worked with what you had except for the readymade stock tank collar. Which is just fine, making that from scratch would've little tough. Like how you made the concrete caps, and the forms you made for it. Baking soda was a great idea. All the way around man looks professional and the best part it's smokeless, just like the picture! Plus you made me laugh during both videos. That's whatcha call a success story right there. Thanks HAXMAN!

Wife: "Honey, did you ever find the food scoop for Coco??" HAXMAN: "oh yeah i got it covered!" 2:42 lol

I would only try to improve one thing and that is add a way for cold air to come in under the wood. That would make the fire even bigger and even easier to light and maintain. Great content.

When he said "If you sit in your fire pit like this, I don't know what to tell you" XD hahahaha

It's amazing how many people there are that don't have enough time/skill to create a RU-vid channel, but do seem to have enough time to write negative comments on dozens of channels! Great Work, as usual!!!

I’ve been wanting to make a fire pit for ages, after watching these two videos my mind is made up, I’m making one just like yours. Thank you friend ❤️🇬🇧

You have an extra subscriber! I watched your original vid and loved the humour you injected and after seeing this continuation... especially the dog-scoop long game... you had me hooked. Thankyou for cheering us all up (and warming us... smokelessly)😎

I don't care what other people say.... The way he simultaneously shaved that tinder and dulled his knife on the concrete at 08:08 is simply genius.😌

For those who didn't see the first episode, they didn't get the 'handful of dog food' bit, but it was awesome. So too was the interjection of the scoop and the "Found the dog food scoop!" comment from She-Who-Must-Be-Feared. The only criticism I have is that you haven't called me to tell me you're coming over to build one for me.

Don't know if you'll see this, but if you are still able to take out the stock tank ring, then using smaller holes (1/2") will provide more air pressure that will force the air to flow faster. In addition, if you put ~8 holes evenly around the bottom portion, about 1 1/2" up it'll help the airflow as well

The original smokeless fire pit video got a like from me. This one had me smashing subscribe. Entertaining content sir.

LMAO, the feeding of the dog part went over my head until the end of the video!!! seriously crying in laughter. Love the videos man.

I know you probably sharpened your blade back to shaving sharp soon after whittling your tinder, but the sound of that steel hitting cement will forever haunt my dreams.

Really like the pit and just so happened to have the pavers that was around a bush that died.Im set. Really glad I don’t have to throw away all my galvanized tubs and buckets,glad you cleared that up.lol But you did have me cringing popping that nice blade down on the concrete.lol

My second Haxman video. Super funny. Jim Bob - Good day comment got me lmao.

❤😂👍I saw you use your hand to feed the dog. It's so funny that she found that scoop... she made sure you saw it. I knew your pit worked I just watched this to make sure it was "fantastic"!

I came across this channel after falling into the late night abyss of RU-vid. Your first fireplace video was suggested so I continued down that rabit whole. Now this video has sealed the deal and I will be subscribing.

I love how you break it down to basic common sense, cuz there's some stupid people out there that just need a little dose of it.

Man I loved this series and your impressions. 🤣🤣 Great job😀

I just discovered your channel and watched the build and this follow up video. I snorted my coffee when the dog food scoop hit you. 😄

A buddy did something similar with his cap but he used broken colored glass. It came out awesome. Great DYI videos!

This was hilarious, informative and entertaining. What else can you ask for? Well done, Haxman! Not just ONE but TWO thumbs up!!

Love the content brother and always remember “misery loves company” . I think it’s so sad that certain people have to always point out the bad in everything. Nobody’s perfect and thanks for the second video on clarification along with those other great ideas from your subscribers and you.👍

Can you throw something green on the fire like evergreen branches? I know they burn hot even when green, but they produce tons of smoke. It would be interesting to see how much the air flow reduces the smoke.

I almost choked when the scoop came flying in....quality!!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

I'm glad you made this second video. Not because I doubted you but because I appreciate the more in depth explanation

Anyone who stops to feed the dog mid taping has my vote. 💜

Informative and entertaining, as usual.

Some people's just need to keep their comments to themselves, but I love the way you addressed thems, Bubba you go🤣🤣🤣

Love that you’re feeding the dog by hand with NO SCOOP! Well played! 😂

You earned a subscription with this one. Love your mastery of the different voices. Nobody can lampoon us Southerners better than our own. Of course, I'm a Coonass, so that's a "whole nuther" level of lampoon fodder. Both me and my best friend have been been pondering the construction of fire pits. I think you've sold us on your design. Congrats on your new son. You just got hired to one of the most important jobs in existence... that of a "Dad". 👍🤜

This is awesome!!

I've seen concrete "aged or anti slip" texturing done with large crystal rock salt.

This dudes amazing. It’s like your human or something. I don’t know how you do it.

I dug up my firepit from beneath the snow (we just move into our new home). After watching your first video, I went to check if I need to make improvements to my firepit in spring / summer. Just need to wait for the snow to melt

This guy is awesome.😁 Just wondering if anyone tried this with more holes that were smaller?!?! Maybe 5/8 or 3/4? Wondering if you would get a better burn?? Any thoughts? Thx

Awesome video man! Going to go this route for my build. From what I have seen, I dont think the gap method would work as well, the goal is to get the air to push into the ring as far as possible, so more gaps around the bottom like you said, plus may even drilling more and smaller holes at the top. Going to give that a try, but great results!

As a person who has built woodburning kilns I admire your ingenuity here. Here’s a little bit of the science behind this without the extra oxygen airflow around there you were creating what is called a reduction fire so there’s free carbon it is not being burned unless the smoke as you as it had stated when you add the holes and the ventilation around the bottoms are creating more oxygen and that’s called an oxidation firing so that there’s plenty of oxygen and a cleaner burn of all the carbon that is available spacing the holes evenly around the bottom is a great idea one thought I had though is as you if you leave it the way it is in that airComing in the bottom will have more time to warm up before it enters the atmosphere of the burn. That helps in creating a better version as well period. Spot on with the idea of just lowering the ring a little bit and allowing that even flow of air right over the top of the ring as well it’s a great design I like it I think I’ll try it

You are both a master craftsman and a master comedian. Loving the content!

Watched both videos...terrific both of them and it works. Gonna build one in the spring just like it. Snowflakes notwithstanding. Kudos!

It's really smart to use trolls/negative people's attacks to make even more content for your channel! Keep it up! Also you can build a little solar fan into the outside to get it really hot for wet wood and cooking :D

Suggestions to improve your system...to turn it into a fierce jet turbine combustion chamber. Drill 1/2 " holes around the bottom of the ring about 2" from the bottom & space them two inches apart. That will supply the main feed the fire needs at the bottom. The holes are small enough not to interfere with the secondary burn airfeeds that are at the top. Spraying the galvanized with the highest rated paint (2,000 ° F) is important to keep from burning off the coating elements which usually consist of cadmium, lead, & zinc...all poisonous gases that are released in very small breathable particulars. Yes, by sitting at a reasonable distance from the fire, you have minimal chances of breathing them (unless a strong gust comes by and blows them into some of the people). But more importantly, why pollute the air on general when you can avoid it with the protective high temperature paint. The black paint would also absorb the fire's heat faster (the silver which has more of a reflecting quality), thus accelerating the performance which heats & pulls up the secondary burn air. All of these are little things, but they all are positive effects in what you are trying to accomplish. And if you want to fine tune the as little as possible smoke from the initial startup, you need to build a criss cross pile with your bigger logs at the bottom, then gradually reduce the diameter of the pieces until you have tiny twigs on the top. Then you can use crumpled paper balls at the top. You will reduce the initial startup smoke by 90 %. You will also create the quickest, hottest fire because as the fire burns the coals that firm at the top will collapse on the pile and progressively ignite the bigger lower wood pieces. This called a "descending coal bed", & it is the method I have taught my customers for 42 years in my chimney sweep business (approximately 45K people). The other little tidbit that will make a world of difference is to constantly maintain an inch of ash on the "floor" of your pit. That is all you need to produce a 50% hotter combustion atmosphere as the ash serves as a very efficient reflector. And a deeper ash bottom just clogs the air flow of the main feed from the two inch high bottom holes that your system desperately needs to "breathe"! ( Ever wonder why glass doors for fireplace have vents on the bottom three inches of the surround base? Because, studies have shown that that is where 99% of the combustion air comes from. On one last amusing historical note...when the wagon train pioneers were crossing the plains & they stop to cook food, they quickly learned that the hostile indians were able to locate them from the smoke from their campfires. They became aware that most of the smoke came from startup. They figured out that the top burn method (as I mentioned) greatly reduced (by 90%)the startup smoke, significantly reducing their chances of being located by the hostiles. Revamp your ring with the multitude of smaller bottom holes & you'll be amazed at the increase if performance at all levels...startup, addition of wood, & a complete final burn down with no smouldering pieces left...and you'll have WHITE ash, instead of gray...a sign of hotter, more complete combustion.

"If you don't like that, you don't have to do it." That's how this game works.

Thanks for this video. Your first one explained how to make one, this explains why it works.

I just found your channel a few months ago (how did I not see you earlier??). I am totally enjoying your projects, and laughing my head off at your impressions and "comedic-ways". You're a born comedian. GREAT channel!!

I’m like “why is he grabbing dog food with his hand?!” …then I remembered! 🤣

Made this using the 8” pavers and premise caps from Home Depot. Truly thanks for this and my family loves it.🙌🏾 officially subscribed and looking at multiple projects you suggest.

“It’s not a fire until it’s mistaken for one of the Beacons of Gondor.” -Nerds on the internet

Haters gonna hate... I think you did a great job! Thanks for sharing!!

I dont know anything about fire pit making but I can say I love how you stood your ground on making this because I am thinking of making one in my backyard keep up the good content

My new favorite RU-vid channel!! Ignore the haters and keep the laughs coming! Curious to see how many peoples end you a dog scoop 🤣🤣🤣

Curious to know if you've used smaller holes at the top to create a "jet" effect. Saw that somewhere else and didn't know if it made a difference. Good informative video. Keep it up.

Watched the video of the pit’s evolution. Watching this video now and I subscribed! I love your humor and the information, both equally important I think. If I was bored I wouldn’t be as compelled to stay and get the needed information. Favorite part was when you scooped the dog food with your hand 😂 Edit: favorite part was when the boss threw the scoop at your face 🤣🤦🏼‍♂️ Great channel. I’m definitely ready to make my fire pit

Lmao @ the derpy backwoods impressions. You, sir, have earned my subscription.

I think you are very smart and you did a great job. I also enjoyed your humor. Don’t let the negativity from others affect you from doing more projects.

"If you sit around your fire pit like this" uh, inhaling the zinc burn off will be the least of your problems! - Hahahaha

"I found the dog food scoop" I'm rolling!🤣🤣🤣🤣

So, I just discovered you a little while ago when searching for how to build a smokeless fire. I'm just now starting to watch your other videos which have been great, but I have to say, the still missing dog scoop in this one is genius and made me question for just a minute why you were feeding your dog in the middle of this video. Now I need to know, do I need to watch all videos in order to pick up on things like this haha.

Love how you took the advice of the viewers and also pushed back on the ones that you didn't agree with. Also, like the demonstration of your high emotional intellect in the first video, "have you seen the dog food scoop?", "no, no I haven't" without a split-second hesitation, hesitation will get you every time! Even if you do get busted...

Great video. If no one has mentioned it yet, you with get better results with smaller holes around the top of the pit. That’s where you get those smaller frames from the sides. The air comes out of there at higher speed due to the buildup of pressure caused by the smaller wholes.

Actually a really great hillbilly voice. Two of them. Most people do it terrible. Man, I like you.

"found the dog scoop" *Hurls scoop at husbands head* Dog: "why hath thou forsaken me? Thine food tastes of hands!"

The part where he grabs the dog food with his hand had me dying

"like errryone don't know 5 logs on da fire, it don't smoke" (shows 3 fingers). Then cleverly shows hand feeding dog.....Subbed.

Your Humor is as good as your projects. I could watch this a 1000 times and learn something new each time and walk away with another idea. Where is that subscribe button....?

Very nice. The wife walked up while I was watching. I guess I am signed up to build one now. Thanks Haxman!😁

So I believe the main improvement that could be made is either raising the steel ring a bit off the ground, or adding holes at the bottom as well. If you inspect a wood gas stove, which this is basically a giant version of, there are holes in the bottom grate which holds the wood. This allows the wood gas (smoke) to be drawn down through the bottom, and then up and through the top holes which ignite and give you that propane stream look. If you wanted to get rid of the steel look, you could probably pull it off with all pavers if you stack correctly with the right ventilation spots. Also, you wont really notice if its working when the fire first lights, it takes time for it it self prime and unlike a normal fire, you should light it from the top down. I am not trying to criticize at all but you can make fun of me in the next video if you want lol.