Is boiling a pot on the fire history as well.......
Submitted: Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 18:53
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Member - Lionel A (WA)
Popped into the city this morning with a simple task to complete.
Nope, not that simple at all !
All I wanted was a good old fashioned coffee pot/kettle that I could use on the
camp fire. Visited 3 camping stores and the only ones I found were light duty chinese made units whose metal would have been so thin they would'nt have registered on my micrometer.
Someone please tell me that heavier more robust units are available please and where I may source one.
Cheers.....Lionel.
Reply By: Hairy (NT) - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:00
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:00
Gday,
Those lightweight stainless steel billies with the spout last forever.
Most camping shops should have them.
Otherwise...whats wrong with a
Milo tin with a wire handle?
Cheers
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Follow Up By: TD100 - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 20:24
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 20:24
Yeh last forever----hahaha until the spout falls off like
mine !
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Reply By: Member - Phillip S (WA) - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:04
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:04
Hello Lionel...........Go to one of those boutique kitchen appliance stores and you will confounded by the range of top quality imported "on the stove coffee pots" in stainless steel and in a range of cup sizes....thats where I go for all my stuff...knives, pots, pans, etc etc....expect to pay though.
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Reply By: tam16 - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:06
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:06
Hi there
We got an absolute ripper of a kettle from a camping
shop in Vic Park, I don't remember the name of the
shop but it was quite small, when I speak to my husband I will find out if he remembers the name of it.
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Follow Up By: Member - shane (SA) - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 21:10
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 21:10
your not speaking to your husband, wish my wife would give my ears a rest.
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Follow Up By: tam16 - Monday, May 19, 2008 at 09:26
Monday, May 19, 2008 at 09:26
Ha ha ha...!! he works away from
home.
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Reply By: Kev & Darkie - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:12
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:12
Try the one from
Hill Billy camping gear
They have a 3 and a 4 litre one almost at the bottom of the page.
Cheers Kev
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Reply By: On Patrol (East Coast) - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:24
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:24
Lionel
I get a lot of that sort of gear from the local Salvation Army store or any Op
Shop, money goes to a good cause and the gear is cheap. In fact i picked up a heavy enamel kettle just a few weeks ago. Worth a look mate, old kitchen items work ewll in a fire if you dont have to worry about the black stains, just dont get modern stuff with plastic bits, the smell might spoil the brew.
Colin.
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Follow Up By: Member - Dennis P (Scotland) - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:53
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 19:53
Found this on Ebay,
Item number, 190222757883
Nice enamel coffee pot.
Mind you I got one of those one's Hairy mentioned in a
Coolgardie shop six weeks ago. Does the job for me.
The one on Ebay looks good though.
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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 20:34
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 20:34
Party trick, grab the billy off the fire and straight away grab the bottom and pour your cuppa.
Theory is the boiling bubbles carry the heat away from the bottom leving it touchable.
Must do it straight awayas the heat quickly redistrubutes after being taken off the boil
+++ Disclaimer+++
I was too chicken to verify the story
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Follow Up By: geocacher (djcache) - Monday, May 19, 2008 at 00:24
Monday, May 19, 2008 at 00:24
Wasn't it the fact that the bottom of the billy was exceeding 100°C in the first place that caused the water to boil?
Good luck to those that want to try it.
Cold water for more than 10 mins is the best treatment for burns...
Dave
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Follow Up By: traveller2 - Monday, May 19, 2008 at 10:44
Monday, May 19, 2008 at 10:44
It works, that's my around the campfire trick, gets hot quickly as soon as the water stops bubbling though. don't delay!
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Follow Up By: geocacher (djcache) - Monday, May 19, 2008 at 12:02
Monday, May 19, 2008 at 12:02
I'll take your word for it.
Too chicken to try it myself just to prove the theory...
Dave
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Reply By: Member - Kim M (VIC) - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 20:58
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 20:58
Lionel
I might be missing the point, but a tin Billy set on the coals is still around.
Regards
Kim
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Reply By: DesF - Monday, May 19, 2008 at 13:09
Monday, May 19, 2008 at 13:09
Hi Have just rounded up a couple of the old type aluminium whistling kettles with thick base from the S/h shops , usually about $3.00, you just have to watch the plastic handle , great for coals but keep the flames down , original one lasted about 10years , untill some one got carried away stoking the fire. Also great on gas cooker as
well, very light also.
Cheers Des.
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Reply By: Member - Lionel A (WA) - Monday, May 19, 2008 at 21:32
Monday, May 19, 2008 at 21:32
Thanks for all the replies. Given me heaps more options.
Always been a billy man but the 'boss' has been trying to refine me a little, next thing she'll want is fold up chairs.
Nuttin' wrong with a sturdy milk crate.....hehehe.
Cheers....Lionel.
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