'Base Camp' (1.6 liter)

Its simplicity and functionality, just a few sticks to light without firelighters and with a small kettle on top boiling water in just a few minutes. Great for camping and just making a brew in the garden.. Well made and should last for many years

Brilliant item

I first heard & saw one of these kettles from a couple of friends of mine who produce firewood from a wood they own. I was impressed as to how easy it was to use,any old scraps of timber or dried grass will do & a match & away you go. Very quick as well, no messing about with stoves any more, less to carry. All you have to remember is to take some water with you. They have been around for about 100 years so it must be good. Isaw a documentry about the Royal family & I noticed they had one on a picnic at Balmoral.

Great bit of kit still havent used mine

This kelly kettle can hold enough water for about 6 big mugs of tea. Mine has only been used in the garden. I bought it for a back up when the electricity goes down as we have been left kettleless a couple of time before for that reason. It consists of a double walled chimney with a separate base for fuel. To use it, you first need to fill the inner chamber which is the whole outer body of the kettle, with water. Then you must set a fire going in the base pan and sit the kettle on top of it. The base pan has a hole to allow air in and can be moved around to get the best draught. Anything can be used as fuel providing it will burn . Dried leaves and grass work but can be a bit smokey. Sticks and waste paper make a good fire. Once the fire is going and the kettle on top, you can drop things down the chimney to add more fuel. There is a cork that fits the water filling hole. It is only for use when carrying or storing the kettle. When boiling water, it should hang on its chain . The handle is stiff wire and when the kettle is boiled, holding both sides of the handle and carefully lifting it off the fire is the safest way . It needs a bit of practice with a cold kettle . It takes about 3 minutes to get boiling water once the fire is set in. There is a further cooking accessory that can be bought to make use of the heat rising out of the kettle which makes it more useful and one can cook on just the base part by adding a grid to sit pans on.

Loving my new Kelly Kettle!

Recently purchased this Kelly Kettle to take to a music festival. Allowing us a morning cuppa (and washing up water) without the need to take gas with us. It really is a fantastic piece of equipment, boiling 2.5 pints of water in about 5 minutes. Very cleverly designed and well made. We found that pine cones made excellant fuel once the fire has caught. As long as they were not too large to fit down the KK chimney. Highly recommended.

Excellent use it for camping