The Kelly kettle owners thread

[18 stoner]

Great thread this Adam, Ive been gaining interest in these for a while now, hoping Santa would bring me one but to no avail!

 

What size kellys have you guys got, I mean whats most handy? Trekker, scout, or has anyone got the monster base camp?

[hedgesparrow]

i have the gillie version will take 2 pints of water. get the bigger one once you have one word will get round and they will all be turning up for a brew. friend got one when getting wood after a few weeks coppicer gamkeeper plus a few others where turning up for breakfast and a brew. like a smoke signal with smell:biggrin:

[Andy Collins]

Great thread this Adam, Ive been gaining interest in these for a while now, hoping Santa would bring me one but to no avail!

 

What size kellys have you guys got, I mean whats most handy? Trekker, scout, or has anyone got the monster base camp?

 

Mines about a litre and a half, always go bigger than you think you need, everyone wants a brew when you're making. Plus if you're only making for yourself, you have plenty for brews later in the day.

[marsonpee]

I have the base camp. Excellent piece of gear for producing a lot of boiling water very quickly. You do end up becoming slightly obsessed with collecting tumble drier lint as tinder though...

[Adam Bourne]

Still out on the job, late ish dinner Kelly's on the boil

[Adam Bourne]

I've got the scout kettle Peter its about a litre and half and does 3 travel mugs with some rinsing water left over

[Typsey]

Have a Ghillie kettle. Same as but with a whistling top which is great if, like me, you tend to get waffling and forget it's on!

 

Have none of the add-ons that can be bought but as a kettle it is fantastic.

[rovers90]

One thing always puzzled me - my Kelly has a cork on a chain and the instructions say do not boil with cork in place (even though it has a hole in). So what's the difference to having a whistle on???

[amc]

One thing always puzzled me - my Kelly has a cork on a chain and the instructions say do not boil with cork in place (even though it has a hole in). So what's the difference to having a whistle on???

 

A whistle has a small hole in and when it lets steam out it, well it whistles:biggrin: whereas with a cork in the steam builds up and bang, you've got a steam powered pop gun.

 

I've the large one, 1.5litres, and I love it. Can't see the point of the stove kit, I tried holding a small pan of soup over the fire hole the other day - took ages to get the soup even slighlty warm.

[Lee Winger]

I prefer my Coleman