On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Joe P. <jpylka_at_earthlink.net> wrote: > > > RE Kelly Kettle -- a friend has one. Ostensibly developed by & for Irish > fishing guides to supply a hot cuppa to their clients during lulls in the > fishing. It's good for wet stuff like tea, soup, or stew. You can't fry > eggs in it. Nonetheless he very often carries it along on trips... > > When I think about it, almost all of the food I eat while camping only needs boiling water. Ramen, Cup'o'Noodles, oatmeal in packets, tea, coffee-press, freeze-dried, etc. I'm not all that big on cooking so even in the muthah-ship or the Princess I often just do ramen or noodles. Or sandwiches. So a Kelly Kettle would work pretty well for me. (Maybe not on the Mutha-Ship.) I don't like alcohol fuel. I'm sensitive to the fumes that fuel gives off when it's burning, the BTU value is low, and you can't see the flame well in bright sunshine. In fact, the worst burn I ever saw was while we were cruising in the Sea of Cortez in our sailboat. A gal was in a bikini and primed her kerosine stove (very common in those days) then thought the prime had gone out so squirted more alcohol into the burner cup. The sudden flash (the flame, it turns out, had not gone out) made her jump and she ended up with burns all over her stomach and chest and had to be rushed to La Paz and flown up to the States for treatmen So my ancient Optimus doesn't need alcohol for priming (you arm the fuel tank with your palm and then light the little puddle of fuel that squirts into the priming pan); only one fuel. But I do like the idea of using twigs and pine cones for fuel and not carrying any extra fuel at all. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Mar 10 2010 - 08:51:02 PST
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