campfire tripod

I agree with Eric. That little stand works real nice. Even if all your cookware has legs, you might still want to cook burgers over the fire or heat up some coffee.
 
Great pics Eric! Chkn and dumplins looks great. With 3 grown kids and friends we usually have 2-3 adjoining campsites and I want to introduce more CI to those events. Our Thanksgiving desert camp-out usually has 12-20 and I'm the camp cook. Turkey baked in a weber, dressing cooked in a pan between the coals beneath the turkey the last hour, sweet potatoes cooked in foil on the weber grill around the turkey. I make roux in advance for the gravy and to make a gumbo for the day after, boil the carcass for stock, then stir in the roux and add the meats. One pot meals are great camping meals, especially for larger groups and we always have a campfire going. That inspired my tripod idea and the question. I do have a campfire grill, no legs but rocks work, that my I bought in 1976 for a 2 month AlCan hwy journey from Anchorage back to southern CA with my wife. Thanks for sharing the pics!
 
Sounds like quite a spread you've got going there.

If you're looking to introduce more CI to camping trips, my suggestion would be some camp dutch ovens, the ones with the legs and the lipped lid rims. That spider skillet is basically the same thing only with a long handle and less capacity.

If you're feeding a crowd, you can use the bigger camp ovens to cook roasts & vegetables, braised dishes, and do dessert cobblers and the like. You can even bake bread. Very versatile. I was a Scout growing up and we used them all the time, were a camping staple.
 
You can bend and shape one out of concrete rebar with a propane bottle torch. A single 3/8 in. stick of rebar can shape a tall, four foot tripod. With enough extra to make a few lid lifters. The smaller the loops and bends as the three joining pieces at the top, will tighten the spread of the legs and add support. If cooking in a larger dutch oven .500 rebar can be used. The size and thickness of the rebar require more heat time. Make sure the connecting loop that holds the top of the dual rod tripod is large enough to support a "s" hook. Commonly found on rubber tie downs, and a small chain for pot suspension. Using another rubber tie down "s" hook. After seeing one at the Lodge store, well, I made one. Sold it, made a few others.
 
Thanks Eric. I have a 12in spider with a recessed lid that I've made biscuits and cornbread in over a campfire, want to get a larger dutch oven with a similar lid that I can use for braising to make beef stew in camp. I have one of those 2 burner cajun cookers that can throw some btu at a pot. That's what I use now for large big pots. I'm thinking I can leave that at home with some creative CI campfire rigs.
Great tip Bryan. I think I'll use 1/2 in to handle weight and be a little taller than 4ft. Do you use any kind of cross bar to link the legs or just stick em in the ground with maybe a rock to keep them from spreading from the weight? I have a propane torch. Do you think I need a Mapp torch for more heat?
 
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