Fires & Firewood

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Top 5 Types of Wood to Burn in Your Firepit
backyard firepit

Top 5 Types of Wood to Burn in Your Firepit

Campfires are great for two things: cooking and keeping warm. When you’re planning some nights outside with your firepit, you want to use the best possible wood. With so many different types out th...

backyardCan You Mix Wood and Charcoal?

Can You Mix Wood and Charcoal?

One of the greatest pleasures in life is cooking an incredible meal over a firepit in the backyard. If it's a crisp fall night or early spring evening, the promise of tasty food over an open fire i...

backyard firepitCan You Use Charcoal in a Fire Pit?

Can You Use Charcoal in a Fire Pit?

It takes plenty of heat and a method for building and maintaining a fire to camp, cook outside, or survive a long winter in a cabin. You may wonder if you can burn charcoal directly in the firepit ...

BBQStack of firewood in the yard

The 4 S's of Managing Firewood

You may have heard of the 4 C's of diamond buying, Walden Backyards has the 4 S's of managing the firewood for fire pits. Those four S's include: splitting, schlepping, stacking and storing. Here a...