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Title: Fire Pit conversion - Euro Weber?
Post by: PayBack on May 04, 2017, 09:45:18 AM
Don't know if this is the right area to post it, if it's not please move it. My fiancé bought me another weber charcoal grill. I was talking to her about converting one into a fire pit as it would be great to have one for camping and music festivals. So she found one on Craigslist and bought it for $25. When I arrived home she showed me the grilled and was left confused. I couldn't find much info on it but I think it may be a euro weber. Can anyone confirm?

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170504/963630ffef202692820fd3783ca58d61.jpg)

I don't like the look of it but I will roll with it anyway. Are there any threads that show how it's done? I have a general idea but would like to go through the thread for reference. If not, no big deal. I'll still post pictures of what I did. Thanks in advanced!


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Title: Re: Fire Pit conversion - Euro Weber?
Post by: MacEggs on May 04, 2017, 09:51:16 AM

Yeah, that's the econo / Euro POS Weber kettle.  A good candidate for a fire-pit.

A made a stand for my kettle fire-pit.  Works great!  @Shaun   8) ;)


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Title: Re: Fire Pit conversion - Euro Weber?
Post by: Scott Zee on May 04, 2017, 10:00:23 AM
also known as the Walmart Jumbo Joe POS. $68 retail and yes....very VERY firepit eligible
Title: Re: Fire Pit conversion - Euro Weber?
Post by: johnny 2 shack on May 04, 2017, 10:12:56 AM
poor little cooker , the rodney dangerfield of webers . still better than the painted crap in most stores lol .
Title: Re: Fire Pit conversion - Euro Weber?
Post by: LiquidOcelot on May 04, 2017, 11:11:58 AM
lol just went to walmart and one was on display who ever put it together didn't really , took the lid off and it just about collapsed
Title: Re: Fire Pit conversion - Euro Weber?
Post by: vwengguy on May 04, 2017, 11:58:03 AM
Hang on to your hat... that fugly thing costs around $119.00 here in Holland(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170504/2a310b5339c919425f97f171ce41e13d.jpg)


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Title: Re: Fire Pit conversion - Euro Weber?
Post by: Homerdog on May 04, 2017, 04:42:46 PM
The best part is that your Fiance is a great, she's a Weber Hunter!
Title: Re: Fire Pit conversion - Euro Weber?
Post by: swamprb on May 05, 2017, 03:49:23 AM
Quote from: Scott Zee on May 04, 2017, 10:00:23 AM
also known as the Walmart Jumbo Joe POS. $68 retail and yes....very VERY firepit eligible

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Ugly%20Drum%20Smoker/Weber/IMG_2831.jpg)

I preferred to go to the extreme and chop the bowl and use it on a 15 gallon drum and Mini Cajun Bandito. Known far and wide as the "Larry Beercan Fischer Mod!"

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Ugly%20Drum%20Smoker/IMG_0877.jpg)

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Ugly%20Drum%20Smoker/IMG_0434.jpg)

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Ugly%20Drum%20Smoker/IMG_0854.jpg)

Personally I think it would make an awesome pizza oven - chop -top the lid and the cook grate sits right at the lip of the bowl and the charcoal grate is @ 1.5-2" closer to the top grate and the squat bowl make it even more attractive for pie cooking.

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Pizza%20Kettle/IMG_2696.jpg)

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Ugly%20Drum%20Smoker/Weber/IMG_2832.jpg)

YMMV
Title: Re: Fire Pit conversion - Euro Weber?
Post by: PayBack on May 08, 2017, 08:47:20 AM
@swamprb that is cool. Don't think I can do that. Not skilled enough.