Something like the photo in post number 9 here

[Link: expeditionportal.com]

Except bigger and sturdier. It could function as a backyard fire pit, and also cook over it. I want to dig the pit out, the lay the sides up in brick. Keeping the fire below, or mostly below ground level reduces the wind from lowing fire around. And, when cooking over open fire like that, heat is controlled a lot through height. Dropping the fire down is easier than moving the cooking area up more. I would like to have it large enough to have a grilling area and a Dutch oven going at the same time.

I also recently found a couple old fuel tanks. I want to convert at least one of them into a cooker that I can put at least a 150lb pig on it. Although, if I end up finding a big enough spit to put over a fire, I may lose interest in this project.