PREP Kelly Kettles

theberkeyguy

theberkeyguy

Contributing Member
We now offer Kelly Kettles:

http://www.directive21.com/product-category/kelly-kettles/

Suitable for Base Camps, Car Camping, Scout Camps, Picnics, Hunters, Outfitters Outposts, Emergency Preparedness Kits, Humanitarian Aid Stations, or anyone working in the Forests or the Great Outdoors.

The Kelly Kettle works in harsh weather conditions bringing water to boil within a matter of minutes using whatever solid fuel is naturally occuring in the area – sticks, grass, pine cones, bark etc. No need to carry fuel. Ever!

theberkeyguy
 
Dex

Dex

Constitutional Patriot
I have one that I bought at a surplus store for about $8 I believe. It's Swiss or Swede mil, can't remember which I always get those two mixed up. It's not as nice but looks almost exactly the same. I used it a couple of times and ended up with a ton of lime deposits in it but some lime away will get rid of that. They make good MRE boilers.

I couldn't see paying that much for something like that but that's just me.
 
Flippper

Flippper

Time Traveler
I need one, missed out on the copper version, apparently that company went out of business, and I refuse to use an aluminum Kelly. That leaves stainless steel, which is fine with me. Cost is what has prevented me from purchasing one so far, but it's something I really need to do soon so will take the plunge.

What material is your kettle made of Dex?
 
Dex

Dex

Constitutional Patriot
Flippper said:
I need one, missed out on the copper version, apparently that company went out of business, and I refuse to use an aluminum Kelly. That leaves stainless steel, which is fine with me. Cost is what has prevented me from purchasing one so far, but it's something I really need to do soon so will take the plunge.

What material is your kettle made of Dex?
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It's aluminum which is why it has mineral deposits I believe. It's got these white crystaline deposits all over inside it after using it and storing it for a long time. It's still fine for boiling water in, I would even drink it if I had to but I need to clean it out now.

Here is a link for it. Turns out it's Swiss Army.

http://www.expeditionportal.com/equipment-testing/959-feature-the-swiss-army-stove.html
 
L.A.B.

L.A.B.

Goodness before greatness.
theberkeyguy said:
We now offer Kelly Kettles:

http://www.directive21.com/product-category/kelly-kettles/

Suitable for Base Camps, Car Camping, Scout Camps, Picnics, Hunters, Outfitters Outposts, Emergency Preparedness Kits, Humanitarian Aid Stations, or anyone working in the Forests or the Great Outdoors.

The Kelly Kettle works in harsh weather conditions bringing water to boil within a matter of minutes using whatever solid fuel is naturally occuring in the area – sticks, grass, pine cones, bark etc. No need to carry fuel. Ever!

theberkeyguy
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I'm contemplating something along these lines with an added feature. The kettles are so close but miss the mark I'm aiming for.
 
W

Witness

Deceased
When my neighbor saw my stainless Kelly Kettle she bought one.
I had wanted one for many years, finally bought one.
 
M

mostlyharmless

Veteran Member
I've had one for about a year, in stainless. Great item. I ran an experiment with it for about a week. I used the kettle to heat water for my french press coffee and it worked splendidly on just pine cones and needles.
 
Rastech

Rastech

Veteran Member
I've used an aluminium KK for years now, absolutely brilliant and indispensible. I don't worry about aluminium (the metal), it isn't water soluble, and family members have used aluminium pots and pans for 70+ years without problems (only one family member has ever had alzheimers, and she was in her late 80's when she got it).

It IS worth carrying some dry kindling with a KK, and the chimney and firebox space is plenty of room for dry twigs and solid fuel firelighters (really handy when it is day after day of torrential rain).

I have the full cooking set with mine (it's a 2.5 pint one), and it's had very heavy use too. I partner it now with a small Vango folding gas ring that I have fitted a resealable butane cannister adapter to, for quick (and cheap - resealable butane cannisters are a fraction of the price of 'camping' stuff) brews on the go so I don't have to wait for everything to cool down or waste travel water on dousing and cooling.

At some point I'll get one of the smallest KK's as well (the 2.5 pint is great for long trips, short trips it'd be nice to have less volume on the motorbike).

Your prices look fine, when people get to know what they are, you should do well with them. For perspective, just what they have saved me in autobahn coffee prices on one trip, easily covered the cost of mine (hot meals in vacuum flasks for on the autobahn's easily paid for the KK on their own as well).

PS as an insight, about a half a newspaper will boil the 2.5 pints in roughly 3 minutes (lots of shops give out free newspapers around the World *grins*).

PPS in an emergency, if it is really cold and you are in a tent, boil 2.5 pints of water, and stand the kettle on a safe heatproof base (leave the firebox outside the tent). The heat from the kettle really takes the chill off (worked really well with a Vango Zetes 300 small tent).
 
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straightstreet

straightstreet

Life is better in flip flops
Dex said:
I couldn't see paying that much for something like that but that's just me.
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we purchased ours from the scratch and dent section direct from the manufacturers website last year at quite a savings! I can't remember the exact price now.
 
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