BUSH KETTLES

No....but each cuppa will be worth $10 - those things cost (or the ones I've seen did)....came in a fancy wooden box. Price made it more a collectible than a practical thing to me.....but that's me.I need red sand under me.

you can get them at National Geographic shops, got 2 sizes and were from memory about $60 for the small, bought one for a mates bday years back, only thing that had me concerned was it had a soldered seam which i didnt think was quite good enough when you consider the heat.

Glenn

Ranger Camping, in Patterson Rd Rockingham has one fo sale.

http://www.australiangeographic.com/index.cfm?ProductID=781201374&fuseaction=Detail

thanks a lot

will visit the national geo this week for one

gra

Seen the stainless steel ecobilly in action, and it works nicely. They can sometimes get a bit smokey.

Snowy's in Adelaide have some tin alternatives in two sizes, but they come in two pieces (billy + bottom) but have the same conical shape inside the billy. They cost about the same as stainless ones from Westprint or Australian Geographic.

The Eco Billy is a very old idea. I can remember them in NZ as a kid the rail Gangs had them, they were called "Thermet" (spelling?) and were made out of copper.
Aparently they are still widly available in NZ and are not that expensive!
I have the Large Stainless Eco Billy and find it good, The only time that you would have problems with the solder joins is if you boiled it dry.

Brian

I have seen one of these in operation when everything around (ie: twigs etc) was VERY WET due to heavy rain. The bloke had a small dish supplied as an optioonal extra, into which he poured some metho and boiled the billy quite well with it.
My question is, can you still use them in time of a TOTAL FIRE BAN ?
My wife gave me a HOT2GO kettle a year or so ago and it is pretty good, but a little on the slow side. But, it can be used even in times of Total Fire Ban.

Cheers,

Roachie

I have the Lge one from Australian Geographic Shop. I've had it for almost 3 yrs. It is fantastic. I also have a stailess dish to sit it on that I add Metho when it is wet. Thoroughly recommend.

Dave

seen a decent sized one at Wandin but as i got a billy(aluminium) for my 10 th anniversary i didnt get it or who made it but they were $45 .

10th anniversary was tin (traditional) or tin or art for old .
we both got a bit of each (insert this into useless knowledge book).1999 NISSAN NAVARA DUALCAB
DIESEL 3.2 & SPRINGY CARLTON TOY
2 awestruck kids (dads driving!)

Hillbilly have them! http://www.campingwithhillbilly.com