I love your setup, especially you washing machine grill. My question is how do you put wood in with the flat plate on top? And how do you keep it from sliding off? We have one for camping without the round plate on top. I made a expanded metal grate that fits over 3/4 of the top with two handles and bent down to keep it from sliding off. best grill . We take the grate off and use it for our fire pit at salmon camp.Our washing machine drum is stainless steel, and has 3 legs that are 13 inches high so when we sit around it the heat radiates out and keeps our legs warm.