Patio heating ideas?

[MarkCO]

That at would be cool. That is kind of what I had in mind but I am concerned about burning down my deck (which is attached to my house).

If you use one of the raised metal stands like the pink one, you won't get enough conduction to cause any worries. Always keep a bed of old ash in the bottom and you will also kill the radiation to the deck. All you would need is something to close off the front so that you choke out the fire when you are done. The ones I have seen have a damper on the top.

I'd actually be less concerned with that than using some of the propane heaters. Amazon carries fire resistant pads for Chimineas by the way.