The Storm-Kettle

 

This one is the smaller MKettle which makes around 2 cups of tea or coffee; the Kelly-Kettle is a bit larger. This one is smaller and can be put in a small pack, and it has a rubber outer cover which allows handling it when hot. Another advantage of this one is that it has a rubber plug and can be filled with water and carried thus, having the water at hand.

***Note - those are not my finger-nails!!!

This is the kettle in its bag, and extras can be packed in the base of the kettle and in the bag itself. 

The advantage of the Kelly Kettle and MKettle is that they work by having two outer layers which are thin and when filled with water heat up quickly. The chimney in the middle provides the heat as well as from below.

Small pieces of fire-starter were put in the base to start off with; then small sticks are put on. After the kettle is put on the base small sticks are fed through the chimney, keeping it going. It burns quickly so have a supply of sticks ready before starting.

The great advantage over camping-gaz stoves is that the gas tends to freeze up in the canisters in cold weather, whereas the Storm-Kettle, using solid fuel, has no such problems, and heats a good deal quicker. And once bought the fuel is free since it is wood collected from the site.