A while back I asked on the forum where I may find a large kettle. Some kind soul suggested an Indian Emporium. Attached is what we finished up with for $49 - the kettle holds approx 17 litres and takes about half a hour to boil. Money well spent I thought. The stubbie is only there for comparison.. lol
Just a suggestion to anyone travelling through Wondai in Qld. There is a Trading post- second hand store in that little town that has lots of camping "stuff". I know there's a couple like yours, Petengail, and thought it would take too long to boil so didn't buy it. I will next time we go out to our "block". 1/2 an hour's not bad is it.
Cheers Dellie
petengail said
04:19 PM Oct 9, 2010
DellieMay wrote:
Just a suggestion to anyone travelling through Wondai in Qld. There is a Trading post- second hand store in that little town that has lots of camping "stuff". I know there's a couple like yours, Petengail, and thought it would take too long to boil so didn't buy it. I will next time we go out to our "block". 1/2 an hour's not bad is it. Cheers Dellie
We thought half a hour fine, one and half stybbie wait only delliemay - and more water than management and i can use in a good camp shower (bucket and dipper - the whole kettle fits nicely into a milk crate with a slot cut in one side for the spout..
-- Edited by petengail on Saturday 9th of October 2010 04:20:36 PM
goinsoon said
01:29 PM Oct 10, 2010
petengail wrote:
A while back I asked on the forum where I may find a large kettle. Some kind soul suggested an Indian Emporium. Attached is what we finished up with for $49 - the kettle holds approx 17 litres and takes about half a hour to boil. Money well spent I thought. The stubbie is only there for comparison.. lol
Did you make the fireplace pete, I like that. Does it fold up
petengail said
02:10 PM Oct 10, 2010
goinsoon wrote:
petengail wrote:
A while back I asked on the forum where I may find a large kettle. Some kind soul suggested an Indian Emporium. Attached is what we finished up with for $49 - the kettle holds approx 17 litres and takes about half a hour to boil. Money well spent I thought. The stubbie is only there for comparison.. lol
Did you make the fireplace pete, I like that. Does it fold up
Yeah I made the fireplace - I was going past a bottle shop which was being demolished (cant resist a dumpster) and the top was a stainless steel shelf, the sides were some other sort of steel shelving which I angle grinded down to size then drilled holes for the wires so it all comes apart and goes into a spud bag
Ma said
02:48 PM Oct 10, 2010
I'll have white and 1 thanks Pete
Beth54 said
03:53 PM Oct 10, 2010
petengail wrote:
A while back I asked on the forum where I may find a large kettle. Some kind soul suggested an Indian Emporium. Attached is what we finished up with for $49 - the kettle holds approx 17 litres and takes about half a hour to boil. Money well spent I thought. The stubbie is only there for comparison.. lol
I remember one of those from my Grandma's house out west. It would have been a necessary size when the shearers arrived, as well as for her own brood of eleven.
Thanks for the memory.
goinsoon said
05:54 PM Oct 10, 2010
petengail wrote:
goinsoon wrote:
petengail wrote:
A while back I asked on the forum where I may find a large kettle. Some kind soul suggested an Indian Emporium. Attached is what we finished up with for $49 - the kettle holds approx 17 litres and takes about half a hour to boil. Money well spent I thought. The stubbie is only there for comparison.. lol
Did you make the fireplace pete, I like that. Does it fold up
Yeah I made the fireplace - I was going past a bottle shop which was being demolished (cant resist a dumpster) and the top was a stainless steel shelf, the sides were some other sort of steel shelving which I angle grinded down to size then drilled holes for the wires so it all comes apart and goes into a spud bag
Looks like you have just set an old boilermaker a task, thanks I will pinch your idea
petengail said
05:57 PM Oct 10, 2010
Ma wrote:
I'll have white and 1 thanks Pete
not a problem ma but can you "be mother" lol
Ma said
08:37 PM Oct 10, 2010
How about me being Pete, goes better with the grey hair
Cruising Granny said
09:56 PM Oct 10, 2010
Sure the stubby is there for comparison. I believe you, but I bet most of the guys on this forum don't.
Of course you don't have to fill the kettle if you're in hurry.
White'n none for me, please.
Happywanderer said
10:24 PM Oct 10, 2010
Black with honey for me please Pete. Just to complicate it.
-- Edited by petengail on Saturday 9th of October 2010 04:20:36 PM