My wife went yard saleing . She was looking for a fire pit for the backyard. She saw a brake drum from a semi sitting in the the guys yard and asked if it was for sale and the fellow told her is she could haul it away she could have it free. She walks over and grabs her shopping partner ex-collegiat basketball player and journeyman bricklayer. SHE walked over picked it up and put it into my wifes trunk. My wife said the guys jaw was still hanging open when they drove out of the yard. Fast forward a few months, I drilled some holes around the sides of the drum to let air in and stacked brick around it and we roasted alot of hotdogs and marshmellows around it.
My gas grill died and I was too short of funds (my wife says too cheap) to get a new one. I found an old Weber 22.5" lid and grill and set them over the firepit, a perfect fit. The iron drum holds heat very well making it a very even fire and the Weber lid controls the fire to perfection. Steaks come out to perfection, large chicken breast get cooked all the way through with out burning the outside.
This is the very best grill I've ever used, whish it were more portable.