12 volt kettle

You cannot beat one of the little single burner gas cooktops and a kettle for boiling water. I looked at the Waeco and decided against it for that very reason.

Cheers

Merv

28 minutes is nothing, according to Waeco :-o)..... "boils in no time at all". Have to agree with Merv.... the small black camping stoves are a dead set industrial design classic... cheap as chips, highly effective and fast.....28 minutes for 750ml is of little use to campers....not safe to have on in advance, while mobile..... refund ?

Hi Guys
Try one of these



See here for more. There are others brands around Eco- billy and Dingo from memory.

cheers

I find no reason to own a 12v kettle. I do own a couple of the little butane stoves..
great bit of kit. I wouldn't consider a Royce type kettle either..too expensive & fiddly.
So what about the "on the road morning Cuppa" ?? I didn't invent this solution but
use it all the time. No quicker way either..???
Yep, that's right...the old fashioned Thermos flask..filled at breakfast time when time
isn't an issue. Not many households don't have one in the cupboard. If not..go & buy
one & have that brew in an instant...no gas..no fire..no problem..all at minimum cost.
cheers....oldbaz.

hi mike2
yes I bought one and used it twice
pain in the butt slow and heavy draw of current even just boiling 2 cups of water instead of filling it up
ditched it for the little gas canister single burner
they are a gem of an invention and much quicker
and cheap to buy now and run
in 2005 when they first came on the market
it cost me $64 you can buy 3 for that now with bonus cans of gas
cheers

Have a look here if you want a specific quick boil.
http://www.wildearth.com.au/buy/jetboil-sol-titanium-premium-cooking-pot-system/jsol-ti?kpid=7215&gclid=COSJle6Fi7kCFQMwpAodAUEADQ

2 minutes 15 seconds for 0.5 litre.
I just use a small kettle on my camper trailer stove.
Regard sPhilip A

Over the years there have been various gadgets that tried to boil/water/make coffee while you were on the go. The better ones tended to be self contained so you didn't spill them. As far as I recall, none were ever any good. All took too long. Attempts to get faster ones drew too much current and caused electrical wiring problems.

I got a 12v from Anaconda for $40 , took ages to warm, never boiled. Got a $15 one from super cheap and it boils 750mls in 5 minutes . Seldom use it . Little gas stoves are good but sometimes the 12 v is good while you on the go on a smooth sealed road and dont want to stop to boil water

Yep, the reason why I dont use mine. Maybe nice in a Campervan in a secure spot in the back or so.

At a practical level re-wiring the input cable and taking it direct to battery will reduce the time by around 30%.

If you like to play with stuff then there is something else you can do Mike but I don't reccomend it unless you know the issues.

You can simply use a voltage converter to run the unit off higher voltage.

In practise you will only be getting some 11v into the heating element but if you up the volts to 16v at the element then you will get around twice the heat.

Unless you fix the cable plugs etc in the whole chain you will probably burn something out though.
So as I said I don't reccomend it but then some switch there dual batteries to 24v to power the winch for 10 seconds and turn it off just before it burns out.

Hi Team

We boil the billy either on the camp fire or on the gas each morning while we are standing around gaving brekky. We then filll the thermy (2ltrs) with the piping hot water. Instant hot water for smoko and lunch. Even in cold weather the water is hot at around 4pm.

Cheers

Paul T

Mike, your experience demonstrated the futility of trying to use 12 V power in heating applications. Generally we can not carry large enough battery banks to use electric power to heat things. This includes the heating element in 3 way fridges (which does not need nearly as much power as boiling water.)