Camper Trailer Australia – August 2019

Misshavinga campfire

when athome?What’s

stopping you?Bureaucracy

hinderssomeunluckycitizens,

butformany,therevolution

offirepitsisbringingthat

cosycampingatmosphere

intothebackyard

MEMORIES

Flickering

HOWMANYofushavejoinedthegrowing

movementin favourofbackyardfirepits?

I’mnotentirelysurewhentheybecamea

mainstreamidealforAussiebackyards,but

withtherangeoffirepitsavailablenowadays–

fromartisancraftedtomassproduced– these

courtyardaccessoriesarenowwithinreachof

anyonewhofindsthemselvesyearningforthe

comfortandcomraderythatcanbegenerated

soeasilyaroundanopenfire.

Werecentlyacquireda castironfirepit

froma homeandhardwareretailer(a place

whereI makesomanypurchasesthatI reckon

weshouldownshares).Andwe’relovingit.

We’vemadea hearthforthepitfromsome

early1930sredbricksfiredat theYarralumla

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A night under the stars with a fire going... Ahhh
PICTURE CREDIT: LouisHiemstra/Getty Images

Brickworks, which was one of the earliest

construction projects in the fledgling city of

Canberra. The added significance of these

bricks is that they’re leftovers from a sauna

project that my dad and I completed 30 years

ago at the rural property where I grew up.

So, in the evenings, we’ve been channelling

a relaxed fireside atmosphere at home that

feels a lot like the evenings that we enjoy when

we hit the road. Around our backyard fire pit,

mobile phones are forbidden, marshmallows

are roasted, conversation is enjoyed and stars

are observed. And our daughter is planning a

backyard swag-sleepover with her little friends.

Nice.

But, like most things, it seems that Big

Scott nosing some red in the fire’s glow