The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: 2dogs1cat on May 22, 2012, 09:48:00 PM
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My kettle arrived last week:
The stainless steel Trekker arrived last week from Kelly Kettle USA by USPS.
What a hoot! Brilliant idea. Don't know who was more excited, me or Mum. Pretty happy with it, carried out a test boil of local tap water at Mum's this past May long weekend:
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi285.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fll56%2F2dogs1cat_album%2FKelly%2520Kettle%2Fkellykettle4.jpg&hash=1bd9261a9bfbd9884aab8fa47ac94ed92c40b196)
Really need a lot of small tinder to get the flames going to burn bigger twigs and small pine cones - and have lots of bits on hand to keep the miniature fire pit going. Did boil water in 3 to 4 minutes. Advertised as a .500 L kettle, that's not much water but as a solo rider I'll be the only one using it. It does hold that amount but will boil out the spout. The biggest plus for me was I don't have to carry fuel on my bike and it doesn't feel that heavy - under 1 kilo (0.771 g)
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi285.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fll56%2F2dogs1cat_album%2FKelly%2520Kettle%2Fkellykettle5.jpg&hash=20590294f73c11309aa6bca087f36f382e0931b8)
I did buy the kit which includes a small (very small) pot with lid, pot holder, grill and pot support that sits at the top of the chimney.
Very cool.
Next step, see what I can cook in the wee little pot ;)
:^)
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Could you explain how it works? It doesn't make much sense just looking at it.
I just checked out the website - pretty clever item!
It's got a pot-like base that you start the fire in. Then the chimney sets on top of that. It's a double wall construction that holds water.
Check out the website! http://www.kellykettleusa.com/
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This pretty much explains the theory of operation behind the device .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_kettle