Best method for punching holes in a burn barrel of all the videos I've watched! Double thumbs up!!

Gone Gangsta on that barrel 😮... looks like it is working well 👍

The sideways shot 😜😆 it needed a “brake yo self fool” Superbad! Lol, lol, lol! Cool burn barrel, that’s all we had growing up, plus it saves a $30/week trash pick up fee!

Every time I watch your videos I laugh out loud. Thank you for cheering me up with your videos

OK, Gotta call you out on your investment costs. I'm willing to wager that the "ventilation holes" cost more than $20 to create!! :) ;)

I am a new subscriber. Jerod recommended you. I also thank you for serving our country. I also like your sense of humor as well as knowledge you share.

A well used Burn Barrel! I grew up in the city, but we were allowed to have burn barrel's when I was a kid. Always loved at the end of the day when we were allowed to burn. Then the city changed the ordinance and no more burning was allowed. Miss those days...You're a funny man, Mike!

My barrel has few holes and still burns great. Maybe because I am in FL and burn lots of palm fronds and they are such great start up. Also my barrel bottom rusted out so I just have a fire screen type of grill on the bottom. Don't really need to weld it, it just sits on it and then I shovel the ash to the garden or to the dump. Its seated on large bricks and I always wet under the barrel with lots of hose water, and all around the barrel. Works for me OK. Thanx this was very helpful, used to do just burn pile but this feels much safer because contained.

I love the barrel burners. My dad always had one during my childhood years of the 50's to mid 60's. There was a time when almost every American living outside the big cities had one. In those days everyone left the bottom in the barrel which was a mistake as you know. That updraft from an open bottom (with grate) makes for a superior burning barrel.

Smart man! I did mine the same way....I wondered if I was the only one that shot the holes instead of taking an hour to drill all those holes. Way more fun our way!

Looks like it's working pretty darn well! Have a good day ☃️☃️☃️

This is the first video of you I’ve watched - I was thinking snowy slopes…. 😀 good video, good project with excellent results. You even made vent holes the way I do 😄

Don't know if has been said but Thank you for your Service!

Great job

Best easy and simple version I've seen thus far

Thanks for your service. I think nowadays drill bits are cheaper than ammo

Mike you killed your burn barrel.🤣 LOL, My vent hole maker is similar to yours, they work really well for all kinds of applications.😁 Good idea on putting the grate in the bottom for the ash to fall through , it works great. Be safe and for heavens sake, DONT BURN THE YOUR-BEARD OFF. LOL. Take care and be safe on the ice.

In my experience, a burn barrel will rust out at the bottom unless the barrel has a waterproof lid that is kept on when burning is not being done. Rainwater mixing with ashes on the barrel floor produces an alkaline slurry which initiates corrosion very rapidly.

I gave away 14 empty refrigerant oil barrels to a local contractor so I wouldn't have to pay for disposal. I'm glad you didn't pull out a regular drill to make those holes!!

Always a fun time to use your "Freedom Twig"! I would try this but the town I live in has some silly law about discharging a "freedom stick or twig" inside city limits...Man,they know how to take the fun out of everything!!!! Hahaha. Thanks for the tutorial on it...it was fun watching

Love them ventilation holes, Brother. Semper fi

Glad I found this ,comical and great build 👍

Great job sir

The freedom stick I used to make the holes is dads 12 gauge lol. Made a lot of holes with one shot.

Nice job buddy

No burn barrels allowed where I live either. We have recycling bin and curbside pickup. Years ago it was allowed except for plastics. Looks like your new setup will work great as long as the bottom hold out.

Aye I’m thinking if you weld a heavy duty rod with an overhanging hook on the back of the barrel you can hang the bags over the flame so they burn lifted up than sitting on the grate

flawless! well done man. subbed

Easy and simple, get more air flow by turning cinder blocks solid side down to get additional air flow through the holes in the bloc. YeeHaw!!

This 2 yr old video popped up in my recommended. KZfaq loves burn barrel videos 🤣

Gotta get my hands on a couple barrels. Going to attempt using one to burn out stumps in the spring 🤷‍♂️. Who doesn’t love a good fire?!

I liked it. I don't have all the stuff to make something that good but I figure an axe or grinder to the bottom for suits like that should work just as well

The cut out lid/bottom can be your grids, designed to swirl the air into a vortex.

Nice save! I can feel the warmth from here! AND NO PRODUCT IN THE BEARD ON BURN DAYS!! 🧔 + 🔥 = NO!

good job

Well this is the most important step.

My burn barrel is kind of like yours but I made a lid with a 4 foot 8 inch stack on it. When it gets to going good it looks like a blow torch. the lid keeps it dry and increases the heat for a smoke free burn.

Great setup. Let us know how it holds up over time 👍🏻

Semper fi bro. New sub

No burn barrels allowed where I live due to air pollution laws but I remember them. Using the grate was a good idea. Keep the videos coming now that you are monetized.

The almost fall, bahahahaha! Nice save! 🥶😜

Freedom twig! hahahahaha That one had me thinking and trying to figure out what that could be. A 22, pellet, bee bee? Then I saw it! Clever!! Had me laughing out loud it did. You did a great job on the burn barrel. Maybe making a second when you get to the rock project would make getting the job done quicker feel a lot better? Burning trash really isn't fun, but if anyone can figure out a way to make it fun, it's you! Oh yea! I was so bummed you didn't wipe out. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

can you lmk how its been, im interested to know if you have had any problems with unburnt stuff falling through as I was thinking about doing this method but with the metal from an old bird cage doubled up and put in between the barrel and the blocks cause im lazy but I think it would work

I started with a Burn Barrell recently. The dead tree branches that fall from my neighbor , are on my propery and It's now my trash to remove. I use the 55 gal drum, works great. For trash? Perhaps, I suspect the day will come when the Waste Companies will charge by the pound when they collect your trash. If so, into the Burn Barrell.

One thing I noticed when you put the stuff in is you burn bottles which is fine so do I, but as an experiment hold a lighter to a bottle with water in it, it will char and heat up the water but not let the water out, so it will expand and explode so just be careful and make sure all liquids are removed or just take the lids off before you throw em in the bag to be safe

Dig a hole underneath the barrel to let the ash fall into it?

Looks like a good way to start an undergound fire.

What do you do if you don’t have a welder and don’t know how to weld?

Can u say approximately what was the burning time it took to completely form that ash ? A rough idea? Usually how long a burn barrel will be on fire so that the waste can form the ash. I understand that it depends on the amount and the type of waste that we add to the burn barrel. But still what will be an average approximate time it can take if we add regular waste without much moisture content ?

I live in Clarksville Texas not too far from Paris Texas could you tell me what and where to go and get the burn barrels I'm not too good at this babe you can tell me I would really appreciate it it's the first time I watched you and thank you and God bless

I stopped shooting mine to make holes. Even if you are a great shot; the exit holes can go through the actual rings of the barrel. That causes the barrels not to last as long. Having said that, it’s a LOT more fun then using any other tool and makes for a much better video! Thanks for sharing. I also like the freedom twig!!

How long does a burn barrel last you? Thanks for sharing 🍻

Ryobi has done me well.

Grate idea :) The airflow up though is the best to get a thorough burn. When we bought our place there were 3 cement tiles left and they set for 30 years, one day I thought I would try to set one up on end to burn in. I notched it at the bottom so I could clean ashes out with a shovel, it has worked fine for about 10 years on just the one tile. The steel barrels do not last long, not made they way they used to be, what is? My neighbor cut a rectangular hole in the side of his new barrel to let air in and shovel out the ashes, seems to be doing well,

You can also put the barak on a iron vloor rack😜👌

Sunny Slope I'm a new subscriber sent by the Crocker brothers! Love your channel & obsessed with Chip, where else can I find him other than the bomb & the raccoon videos? Also, are you related to Dutch? Thanks ----have a great night! ~Mary & fam in NJ

here for the freedom, stayed for the burn

That little dance is cause by Snow Snakes.

i closed my eyes when you tacked it

After each use put it under cover. A tarp works good.

I always wondered what happened to Copperhead :)

Burn barrels are essentially blast furnaces

did you have to get a burn licences in your area.

where would be the best place to get free oil drums?

Do you recycle at home or mix all?

Recycle ♻️ some of your trash!💕

Fun shooting it full of holes, I know. Probably not necessary though since the bottom is wide open.

Freedom Sticks.... 👍

Angle grinder with a cutoff disc

"...and I served as a sniper in the Space Force" 🤣

No where around me can you get a free barrel. $15 bucks is the cheapest if you're lucky.

FYI ...porter cable is not cheap

I think it’s illegal in many states to burn household trash :|.

balls of steel! this guy cut off the lid of the steel barrell with a generic dewalt "porter cable" right next to his nads.@4:45

I live in the country but our township still doesn't allow burning trash only clean burn. Wish that were the case though.

Jeez Louise. I say that. I never heard anyone else say that. Well maybe, but not in forever.

I love my burning barrels but please remove the plastics before you dump them in there. Plastic is very toxic and can cause you and your children some major health issues. Burning plastic releases toxic gases like dioxins, furans, mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls into the atmosphere, and poses a threat to your health, vegetation and animals around you. Please don't take my comment as offensive but I didn't know if you were aware of this. Keep the videos coming, love your stuff! ~John

Too close to the trees?

Have anyone ever used a burn barrel to burn lawn/grass clippings?

So i'm just of out to buy myself a welder a saw , oh ! and a gun . 😁

I knew you were kidding about the Space Force sniper thing. If you had been a sniper in the Space Force you'd be good with a ray gun, not a 9mm.

that ash is garden gold depending on what you're burning

I sell steel 55 gallon barrels with removable tops in Jacksonville Florida.

We never burned anything metal or unburnable. Just paper or stuff like that.

Brother don't know about where you live but where I live it's a 25 thousand dollar fine if you get caught

Why would you burn plastic 15:32

Burning shitters?

You could use the ash on your ice.

Well I can't see wasting your metal protectors. Them "bees" might come in handy someday.

Actually, a “bunghole” isn’t the opening on a chemical barrel it is the opening on a cask (beer barrel, rum barrel, whiskey barrel) through which the cask can be filled or emptied. It is filled with a “bung” which is a cork or cork like stopper. Sorry, I’m not a Space Force sniper, just an old bartender and distiller. Cheers!

$20 my ass! You easily shot $25 worth of 9mm through it! Hahaha!

Without a bottom you can't use liquids. Diesel and waste oil.

Sure glad this old girl didn't stick around

just put one hole at the bottom that's all that is needed

I wasn’t a sniper in the Space Force so I’m not qualified to make one of these barrels :).

LOL he is shoting the barrel

Trash burning Trash

Good Idea, but burning plastic and other stuff that can be recycled...... Not impressed.

Wasting good ammo

LOL