We had an unexpected power outage this morning, along with pretty much everyone along the south coast, apparently.

We have a gas stove for now, which meant we could make tea, but for both health reasons and the fact that reticulated gas is being phased out in our town soon, we want to replace the stove with an electric one.

Which means power cuts will have to be endured without tea.

Not sure I can cope with that. Does anyone have any good recommendations for a billy or quick boil pot that just uses wood/twigs? Something like this would be good but I'm hoping for less expensive:

https://kellykettle.com.au/collections/kelly-kettles

#power #BackToBasics #camping

Kelly Kettles

@teadrinker hey Bec 🥰 We use these gas ones because we don't have 240v power. From memory they were a sale item at Bunnings. Can also be used to prep food in an emergency. Not sure about electrical or 12v options but if you do happen to find a USB powered one please let me know 😁

Edit: I checked the retail and they're about $60 for the single burner from what I could see. From memory we got them maybe $10-20 off?

@captainvellalives Ah, this would be a good backup -- and I've been hiking with the little gas canisters for boiling water and I've used the stoves at barbies but I really want something that is designed just for twigs or wood fuel (I am a scaredy cat when it comes to gas canisters, full disclosure)
@teadrinker that is totally fair, gas canisters give me pause too 😬 Hopefully you find something that does the trick ❤️

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I have a couple of good suggestions already. All hail the good people of the Fedi