When it is cold and dark in winter some people like to gather, light a fire and denaturate junks of proteins together w/ the help of its heat once it burned down a bit. To do so a sucture is necessary, that gives room for, but also can contain the cheering flames, on the one side. On the other side the setup needs to allow to hold a grill grate once it is time to broil that tasty spareribs. Another important requirement is, that the arrangement can hold a beer, because, it is reasonable to become a little thirsty when cooking over an open fire, that brings the sweat to your face. Of course, it is also convenient to be able to place an empty bord, barbecue cutlery or spices directly next to where the meat is being cooked. Everybody can buy a grill. Everybody can grill with gas. Not everybody can use a scrap barrel and give it a new purpose. I was really trying to get my head arround this complex, but important problem for some time and this is the design I came up with:
Two Xes hold together by three threaded rods make up for the basic structure. The legs are fitted with pads welded onto them so that the grill stands propely and does for instance not get tilted by one leg sinking into the snow. Also it features a stop to be able to get the right angle with each X. With an angle grinder a barrel of brake cleaner was cut in half, that is where wood and/or charcoal can be burned. On one side two arms are attached in a way, that wodden planks could be mounted to form a small surface.
Lesson learned: The grate could be a bit bigger. It is dimensioned to be only slightly bigger than the barrel. If it ended up being just a little misaligned in the heat of the battle, it could easily happen to fall down into the embers.