We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Recomemndations for a decent garden incinerator

dllive
dllive Posts: 1,411
Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
Forumite
Hi

I bought a garden incinerator from Aldi. OK, it was cheap and I wasnt expecting it to last many many years, but Ive had perhaps 4 fires in it, and the bottom has fallen out of it and the sides have disintegrated.

Ive only been burning twigs, sticks etc...

Can anyone recomemnd a decent garden incinerator that will last a good long time?

Thanks

Comments

  • maisie_cat
    maisie_cat Posts: 2,145
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Academoney Grad
    Forumite
    I've never had a garden incinerator last more than 18 months, I've bought expensive and cheap ones including a steel drum version. All last about the same so I now buy a cheap one from Lidl and just use for one year
  • FreeBear
    FreeBear Posts: 18,886
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Forumite
    I've never had a garden incinerator last more than 18 months, I've bought expensive and cheap ones including a steel drum version. All last about the same so I now buy a cheap one from Lidl and just use for one year
    Got one of those steel drum jobbies - Bought late 2019, and it is still going strong.

    Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
    Erik Aronesty, 2014

    Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.
  • ArbitraryRandom
    ArbitraryRandom Posts: 2,718
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Homepage Hero Name Dropper
    Forumite
    edited 12 November 2023 at 2:30PM
    Slightly different approach, but I've got something like this for summer evenings in the garden (and a tripod that allows it to be used as a bbq), but it also works for burning garden waste. Lasted me 4ish years so far. 

    https://www.rinkit.com/products/100cm-cast-iron-fire-pit-by-harbour-housewares?
    I'm not an early bird or a night owl; I’m some form of permanently exhausted pigeon.
  • twopenny
    twopenny Posts: 9,362
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Forumite
    It's been a while bu I used to have an ordinary galvanised one bought from the garden centre.
    Lasted a good 15yrs. Stored under trees.
    When the bottom fell out i put a cake grid thing you use for cooling them in the bottom and that kept it going for a few more years.

    I can rise and shine - just not at the same time!

    viral kindness .....kindness is contageous pass it on

    The only normal people you know are the ones you don’t know very well


★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 355.7K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.9K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 456.1K Spending & Discounts
  • 248.3K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 605.8K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 179K Life & Family
  • 263.6K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.