Hanging String Lights Around My Fire Pit! I Used Whiskey Barrel Planters 

Materials list: Planters (half barrels used) String lights Landscape timbres (2.5 x 3.5) Retrofit post bases (2 per post) Lag screws (.25 in x 2 in) Sawhorses or something to set planters on 3/8 in drill bit. 1/2 in drill bit. 2.5 in lag bolts, washers, nut to attach to planter Sealer for wood posts Concrete blocks (hammer if needed) I/eye lag screws in post to hold lights cord

This is the most relatable channel on RU-vid. Dropping stuff, using drywall screws outside, complaining about lumber prices and weather... Subscribed.

SIR....I AM A 57 YEAR OLD WOMAN, SO, IM OLD... AND I KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT WHEN I SAY... THE FEMALES IN YOUR LIFE ARE TRULY BLESSED... PLEASE NEVER STOP BEING THE GENTLE LOVING SPIRIT YOU ARE WITH THEM. IT MAKES OR BREAKS US. 💪

Hats off to you for training your daughters as your assistants. These girls won't be helpless!!

I have to say, I agree with these comments. I've been a single Mom and now a single homeowner trying to do projects ( I cant afford to pay someone, so I do what I can with these DIY projects) I loved seeing you with your girls. My Dad always helped me with projects and he would always tell everyone how I did things myself, he was so proud of me and not being affraid of tackling a project. He passed in 2021 and I miss him soooo much. This light project will be my first project without him amd my Mom. They were always here to help me 😢 Keep up with those girls helping, they'll cherish the memories and the lessons

I came for the lights but stayed for the laughs. Thank you sir!

“Never mind, don’t do what I said. Do it the other way”. Legit! Subbed!

Watching you with your daughter made me miss my dad so much. I helped him do all kinds of work around the house including shingling, flooring and some plumbing. He never treated me differently and was my biggest supporter when I joined the military (outside of my mom). My dad was my best friend and I took care of him till the very end after my mom died. I wish you both the best.

I'm 45 and have 3 daughters as well. After watching three of your videos, I now know what kind of man I need to be. I have been letting my family down these past few years and it's time to become a manly man (I just ordered the pocket knife you used to cut up the kindling in the fire pit video). As a first step, I've just sold my home in Commie-fornia and will be moving to South Carolina, where I can now live the American Dream. Thank you for inspiring me, Haxman!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that your girls have skills! My dad treated me the same way, I’m so thankful for what I’m able to do with power tools and diy projects.

Uh, everything about this video was perfection. From your personality, to your editing, to the instructions. I'm absolutely doing this to my garden/firepit area. Subscribed!

It so wholesome watching you show your daughter most girl don’t get the opportunities to learning thing like this

Yeah you need to go viral. Great content, great personality, and good dad jokes

New nickname for my hammer “the persuader” 😂.. I wasn’t looking for a new project, the project chose me. I hope this channel blows up, I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot.

Earned a sub for working with your daughters. I am a new dad to a beautiful baby girl and can't wait to do stuff like this with her. Blessed men.

He’s handy, he’s funny, and he can budget!! You cannot go wrong with this man!!

Nothing more rewarding then everyone in the family contributing to a home project.

I love your sense of humor 🤣 its a fun not boring at all🤣🤣🤣

I have to say I'm jealous of your daughters. My dad was the kind to just leave us with mom cleaning the house, instead of teaching us to do real work, mostly because of my mom. Now I live in the south straight from the caribbean and I have to wait for my bf to do stuff like this around the house and actually teach me. Love the whole project and it looks awesome!

Just want to thank you for this video. You helped me earn my “man card” at home by putting together a classy, easy to adjust lighting project that really made my yard!!!

Uh-oh! Yet another project for my hubby of 54 years! I just love outdoor lights and this looks super cool!

Brother, this channel is gonna be huge. A real guy saying all the silly crap that all of us do with excellent production quality. I don't need to put up string lights anytime soon but chose to watch you because I keep laughing at your videos. Love it, man.

CONCRETE BLOCKS, GENIUS!!!!

Yooo! I came here to learn to string lights on my deck and laughed the whole video. Total laugh fest, comedy gold with education . Listen up RU-vid people this is how it’s done.

"What are you gonna do if there's a lightning storm? I don't know, don't sit out in it." lol

My favorite part of this awesome video was how Haxman had his daughters help out. That girl knows more about driving a tractor than I do!

This is so freaking great, I thought he was being sarcastic at first, making fun of us that need detailed instructions with very clear narration and then I realized this man is such a great instructor! I feel like I could easily handle everything he is doing- love this!!!

I wish I had a Dad like you growing up. You’re a wonderful, loving, patient father with your daughters. Love seeing your interaction with them, especially the operating that Kabota.

Love the fact your daughters knows how to operate a tractor.

I love that you ran the electrical like you did. Your yard. You know where it is... Haha. Good man

Came here to learn how to make these planters, halfway through I'm a little teary eyed because I lost my dad as a little kid and you're everything I imagined having a dad would be like. Keep up the good work, you have some lucky daughters.

SO CLEVER!!!! Literally blew my mind 🤯!! Been trying for like 6 years to figure out a way to get pretty lights in our back yard without it looking cheesy. So glad I stumbled upon your channel!

The production quality of this video is unreal. Instantly subscribed.

Dude, you keep on making me want to upgrade my fire pit area, which is already pretty dang awesome.

You are totally my favorite funny builder man. Love how your babies can ride a tractor. God bless you.

INSTEAD OF DEALING with electrical cord color issues, seeing is believing, jus paint em as u did the posts u painted adding zero costs and zero shopping time for certain cord color- works easy! Ur planters are the very best and Lowe’s should carry and sell YOUR DESIGN QUALITY POST PLANTERS instead of their made in - - - - - crap options! Thank u for making simple outta enlightening design while being cost effective! Best video we had seen for making these planter / light barrels for yard or driveway / walkway - improvements ever! Again THANK U MUCH

This might be the first time I ever heard a reference to something from Jack Daniels being used to keep anything from being "tipsy". HAHA

I love your sense of humor and you teaching your girls to do things with you! Thanks for the very relatable content!

I love this guy! Best dad too. I love how he’s taught his daughters to drive the tractor. Looking for more of his videos.

Been wanting to do this for the longest time and extending the string lights from the pergola on the deck to the firepit area. You were spot on that the thought of using concrete was the biggest deterrence -- who would have thought the simple concrete blocks would be such a creative alternative. Thanks and great video!

Love this step by step breakdown. Especially with the sizes of drill bits and screws. Thank you!

Awe this reminds me of when I was young, helping my dad build things around the house! I love your videos!

I love this video with you and your beautiful daughters working together ❤️ I was in tears about the flimsy sawhorses that I would need😂😂😂 you’re very funny 😂 you now have a new subscriber 💯

LOL... "It's my yard and I know where the cord is going to be." Like A BOSS!!!!! I love you channel, makes me smile!

I have just stumbled across the greatest dad channel lmfao

Just found your video. Loved it. Your girls are soo cute and I love the way you incorporate them to help you out and give them training at the same time. Love your humor and honesty. Great video. Keep them coming.

This is your project, do it the way you want..Carry on.

Dude - this is awesome. Especially the bit about using the concrete blocks, and the shrink tubing. Thank you!

Only thing I wish is you showed off the finished product for longer.

I love that you include your children that’s so daddy ❤️. I can’t wait to do this project and show my bf what I learned 😂, thanks for the lighting idea and giving me a boost of confidence along the way 😊 awesome diy 👍🏼👍🏼😎

HAXMAN is entertaining, “fun-ny,” and dare I say it, I consider him family. I love this channel, and I predict that he’ll have his own “family friendly” show very soon. Thank you for inspiring the DIY community.

Your so funny.. learned something and entertaining.. Kim must love you🔥⭐️💕

Your daughters drove the tractor, so i hit like. You couldn't cut the cable, so i subscribed.

I find a lots of rocks in my yard every time I dig for planting. I would use them to fill the buckets. You can also fill with sand and top with some shells or other ornaments. The sand will also be good to stick mini flags for the 4th, and other flags for each season.

Love the way your girls are involved in your projects! We taught our kids early how to operate the tractor and power tools. What a good daddy🥰

You're the perfect Dad !

I just built my planter poles yesterday!!! THANK YOU for the awesome idea and tips! Such a perfect way to integrate the poles into a design. 👌🏼

I love this video and I can't wait to try this with my son!!! Thank you so much for simplifying this project.

Filling the barrels with stone would look nice too. & your daughters are adorable!

"You're gonna want a couple of really flimsy 20 year old saw horses to set your heavy planter on." You're killing me! I swear, I teared up a little bit on that one. Truth! And also comedy genius! 😂😂😆

How do you only have 8k subscribers?! Great content man!

Love the content especially the sound affects and that you incorporate your family into your videos. I actually just bought all the items for the patio light project, Thanks!!!!!

Its nice to see a kid thats not sucked into a videa game. This project reminds me of my riding mower trailer beer cooler that I fondly call the bar wagon!

I really enjoyed watching your video. And I have to agree with the people that wish they had a dad like you, your daughters are very blessed. Thank You and I did subscribe to see more of your fun times.

It’s so remarkable where the internet leads me and I just happily slide right on down the rabbit hole because it’s interesting.

Your beautiful girls are so lucky to be taught DIY projects like this. They will be not have to call for a handyman every time when a problem pops up.

I have to say thank you! You remind me of my dad. I too learned to drive with a tractor. Those young ladies will be ahead of the game in so many things in life. Loved the video!

When baby girl started up that lil tractor! ❤️🚜

My favorite part of this entire video was your daughters helping you. As a girl dad, I love it when my girl wants to help with projects and I hope she never stops wanting to help me out

"Now I don't know about you, but these are just absolutely lovely."

Everyone out there fills their planter boxes with quickrete concrete not thinking how it will eventually drain. Loved that you used concrete blocks!

Ur a great dad. Thank you for raising great humans.

I just built some of these last week. Used a 1/2"x10" lag bolt to hole the post into the wine barrel. Used a big fender washer as a strong back. Then did a 12" sono tube cut to 10" tall as the primary weight. Looked at brackets that you used, but seems expensive and time consuming. Didn't test it, but pretty sure the cement didn't cure to the wine barrel, so it should all be removable. Filled the rest with dirt. I have a 10'x15' shade canopy spread between my 4 with lights and no issues with them being tippy, even in 20mph winds. I like your tension cord, may implement that. Nice looking set up all around.

Production value is off the charts bro. This is awesome. You found another Subscriber

I love your personality. Work goes by better with people who crack jokes and don't take life so seriously 🌞🌈

You sir have the best video on this project on RU-vid thank you

This turned out GREAT! The planters are beautiful. Awesome job.

I absolutely LOVE how you have your young daughter assist you. As a mama of four (now grown) girls it was imperative that we taught them how to do everything themselves and assist us properly. Well done- and yes, very funny!! Thank you!! May actually try to do this all by myself ( no longer have the other half to assist....) Cheers and keep doing these videos!

I'm guessing you were not a bully in school, your personality can get you out of any situation, thanks for the info bro, subscribed😁

Subbed just for the fact your kids are part of the project and have your trust

WTG buddy, with no swearing to boot wow, looks great.

I don't know about you but I think theez flowerz are juss absolutely lovely 👌 Made me laugh great personality.

Ohhh MAN!!!!!! I’m so doing this!!!! That’s beautiful!!!!

Lighting system is ok. But what I truly enjoyed is your teaching and interaction with your daughters. My dad did the same with me and I'm almost in tears because I miss him a lot. Good Dad!!

Ohhh buddy. With this quality of content this channel is gonna blow up. Fan freaking tastic.

You, sir, are the most relatable, genuine, DIYer I've come across in some time. Oh, and this is the exact video I've been looking for to put up lights around my fire pit area, as well! Subscribed!

YOU GO BABY GIRL!!!!!!

You sure are entertaining sir and know how to captivate an audience, at 55 I know there aren’t many men out there like you

I work for Simpson StrongTie. Love how you used the post brackets. Great project!

Awesome video and amazing quality. I have to tell ya, you got me with your interactions with your daughters. Give yourself a huge pat on the back for being an awesome dad in teaching them not only the technical skills they're learning, but more importantly, teaching them to build confidence in themselves, their abilities, instilling in them to take on doing things that they may not know how to do every part right now but heck - they trust that they'll learn even more from you down the road - also, not to mention the quality time spent together, taking pride in designing and making something by yourself through watching YOU work, and so, so, so much more. I had a little challenging time convincing MY dad that I truly wanted him to show me some of the woodworking stuff he knew because dad was always thinking it "should have been" my younger brother that would be interested surely because "he was a boy, and boys like to do this kind of stuff." ??? This was even after I showed special interest in my Industrial Arts classes in high school, was always making various kinds of stuff growing up - I just had that creative bug and loved working with my hands - as well as after graduating from high school I continued on in taking adult education courses at night in a couple different woodworking classes. Eventually he realized my interest was real and perhaps it had more to do with letting go of the idea that he thought it could have been a "bonding experience" for he and my brother, I'm only guessing at that, but he told me that he felt bad that he didn't spend more time with ME since I was the one that showed the interest and desire. It's gotta be hard being a parent (or anyone that works with kids and young adults) to let go of the preconceived societal gender related "appropriate" interests of how things are "supposed to go", and instead just pay attention to what each child, boy or girl, is naturally drawn to. But somehow it's gotta start shifting towards that because I'm sure the long term impact will be a LOT more happier kids, young adults, and older adults further on down in their lives, thus influencing generations. Sorry about the length of this response, I sure wasn't intending on it, but your video had so many great things going on about it that went way beyond the "ambiance" from the beautiful outdoor fire pit/seating area that you created. Subscribed. Looking forward to more videos and seeing your girls grow up as strong, confident, and capable women!

It is so fun to watch your videos. I love your sense of humor. I bet you could do this with solar lights too. Thanks for keepong it real.

We need to make this man go viral!!!👏👏 Also finally found a video I trust enough to follow for when I start this project on our patio. Thank you!!!!

Me: spray paints the extension black. Also me: Clicks 'Subscribe' this is a dang good video!

Love how you are teaching your daughter to work. You got a like from me just for that.

I love how you teach your kids! 😊

What an INCREDIBLE video man this was both entertaining and extremely helpful. I love that you taught your daughters how to run the tractor too that’s something they will always remember.

Quick tip: When applying the black cord wrapping start at one end of the cord and get the wrap started. Then you can press it on and push it down the cord at the same time! You will save a lot of time time hassle! Project looks great and I will be probably doing the same thing for my yard this year.

Love this DIY! Also, love your personality and your interaction with your daughters :)

Thumbs up for "I like to tangle things up as much as I can". Yes.

This is he best video I’ve seen in a while. I love the whole vibe, including the kids too, reminds me of my house, and my upbringing too 😍😍😍