Jump to full article: Fox News, 2009-10-03
Intro: Two enterprising men think they have a good solution to a new state law prohibiting smoking inside public places.
The two are partnering to build metal smoking dugouts that can be placed outside businesses so smokers have a place to puff without violating the law and without exposing themselves to the weather.
"I call it the Butt Hut, but it's a dugout," welder Dave Golden said.
He and partner Jim Bell have built just one Butt Hut, which is now behind the Rhino Bar in downtown Missoula. But they believe other bars may soon come calling for their own.
The Butt Huts are about 4-by-8-foot and open on both ends, with a solid roof and a Plexiglas front window. It has a bench seat wide enough for five or six people.
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