johndogs 7 Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 any one useing the kelly kettle been thinking of getting one seen them in 3 sizes they look ok any info greatfull for cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldTrapCollector 377 Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 any one useing the kelly kettle been thinking of getting one seen them in 3 sizes they look ok any info greatfull for cheers I have had one for years and is still working fine, you can get allsorts of additions to them now, mine is the old original one. Try Ronnie Sunshines online if you want one - I think they make and sell the better ones OTC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johndogs 7 Posted December 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 cheers mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paddybarr 77 Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 wouldnt be without mine, only problem is a went to big should have got a smaller one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johndogs 7 Posted December 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 yes i seen them in 3 sizes cant make my mind up what one to get been told the smallest one is a bit hard to light due to the size of fire base Quote Link to post Share on other sites
engineer 0 Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 i have a pint one which is the smallest when out on my own and the pint and a half when two of us out both boil really quickly extra water is no prob just keep topping them up usefull tip collect fuel on this trip for the next one dry it keep in bag makes for easy lighting engineer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johndogs 7 Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 i have a pint one which is the smallest when out on my own and the pint and a half when two of us out both boil really quickly extra water is no prob just keep topping them up usefull tip collect fuel on this trip for the next one dry it keep in bag makes for easy lighting engineer cheers mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shepp 2,285 Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Looks like the pint and half is good if you only buy one. I have used one a few times and couldn't believe how little fuel they need to boil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lugsy 1 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 whats a kelly kettle,?????? :icon_redface: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dux 5 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Basically it's a pot that's built like a donut. Smoke and flame go up the middle, additional fuel goes down. The liquid is in a ring, kinda like a bundt cake pan or an angel food cake pan. http://duckduckgo.com/?q=kelly+kettle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Kettle http://www.ghillie-kettle.co.uk/ 2nd review is the Ghillie-Kettle: http://ronniesunshines.wordpress.com/ Hope that helps! ATB, Dux Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jf1970 328 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 hi mate i bought one of these about 3 yrs ago after using a thermos flask for years, the water only takes about 3 mins to come to the boil, they are light and small enough to stick into a backpack, buy one and you will never regret it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fishfish 17 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 great things the kelly kettle,search under storm kettle theres a few makes out there,all good quality but some cheaper. i go for the big one and take a flask to put the excess hot water in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 yea got one in the shed,its a great piece of kit.boils in no time with very little effort.served us well on many a night shift at loch earn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr.H Doofenshmirtz 0 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Was lucky enough to be given one of these as a kid and took it everywhere. (Except School). Lit it once and carried on with other things. After 2 mins turned around to check it and found a small heap of molten aluminium..... Yes forgot to put any water in it! Lesson learned. Was given another one recently, as a Christmas present. Smaller than the last one. But brilliant. I work as a riverkeeper, and take it everywhere. We were building a small pedestrian bridge once, and my colleague decided to have a cuppa with the cork stopper in place. Having not read the warnings on the side regarding this. Unfortunately the cork blew off, even removing itself from the chain, that secures it. He just watched it, floating off down stream..... Luckly I had waders on and managed to catch up! The bridge is now known as Kelly's Bridge! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleachtastesnice 4 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Never heard of one before, sounds good to me. I know if you want a kellys kettle, YOU WANT a kellys kettle, but I have always used a 'jet boil' looks a fair bit smaller and runs off gas, fill it up and you can get 2 brews in about 3 minutes, clean and no messing about, just a thought lads and it might save you some space Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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