The Kelly kettle owners thread

[teepeeat]

I prefer my Coleman

 

:lol: party pooper

[Adam Bourne]

I prefer my Coleman

 

Yeah! We don't want your kind in here

[Daniël Bos]

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???

 

The cork is just there to be able to carry water in it when cold.

If you leave the cork in when boiling water, the steam will heat and expand the cork, it will get stuck ( even if it is in very loose ) and will come out with a pop if you're lucky.

If you're not that lucky the kettle will pop, boiling water/steam explosion, lots of scope for pain....

 

Don't ask me how I know this.....

[Adam Bourne]

Daniel! How do you know this?

[growforest]

At least you had the decency to admit that you were wrong to diss the kk....

I blew one up once on a very hot pine fire. Cork stuck tight. We retreated until it burst at the seams. Nice bang to go with it! Welcome to the kk clan (that can't be right?)

[Daniël Bos]

Well..... This guy I know..... Ahem, "a friend" did that once,

 

Or twice.....

 

The first time, the cork got stuck and shot out, tipping over the kettle but no more damage done.

 

The second time, the kettle popped its seems along the bottom edge...

 

Just from what "my friend" told me......

[Chris Sheppard]

I've got the 1pt ali Kelly kettle and one of the bigger ones too (don't know how big but think it could be 2 - 2.5pt) and only ever seem to use the smaller one. Fits nicely behind the cubby box in the 90 and does enough for two cups.

 

The bigger kettle has the cook kit with it but I've never had chance to try it out. Not convinced it would be that much cop.

[dellwood33]

I prefer my Coleman

I have a preference for my wood burning range, but don't tend to take it into the field due to it's weight

[growforest]

Well..... This guy I know..... Ahem, "a friend" did that once,

 

Or twice.....

 

The first time, the cork got stuck and shot out, tipping over the kettle but no more damage done.

 

The second time, the kettle popped its seems along the bottom edge...

 

Just from what "my friend" told me......

 

don't suppose he ever forgot one while on the fire and got on with felling till he felt like tea at about four-ish, only to find a puddle of aluminium where the kettle once was? No, me neither....

[Andy Collins]

I know of someone who also boiled his KK with the cork in, it went bang. He hasn't got one now.