Bec17h ago

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

Show threadGemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐16h ago
@teadrinker A small backpacking or tabletop burner that uses canned butane is very effective.
Show threadBec16h ago
@gcvsa Unfortunately it's the butane/gas I'm trying to avoid (I'm sure other people are completely capable of not blowing their houses up, but I can't vouch for me...)
Show threadGemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐16h ago
@teadrinker Well, then. There are certainly small twig burners, but they really are quite messy. Would a meths burner do?
Show threadBec13h ago
@gcvsa Yeah, I think that would work too -- especially as a back up if/when it's too wet for twigs. Most likely we'd use any of these things out of the house anyway
Show threadGemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐7h ago
@teadrinker You can make an alcohol stove out of found bits for very cheap, and they work very well for occasional use. Here's one I made out of an aluminium water bottle some years ago:
Show threadGemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐
@teadrinker And here's me cooking in the back of my overlander using my ancient MSR Rapidfire remote canister stove, when I was between homes. They are quite safe, and I've used mine for months at a time indoors, as well, when my big tank of LP gas ran out and I couldn't afford to fill it. But I understand if it makes you nervous.
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Show threadBec7h ago
@gcvsa I do like how efficient they are. But yeah, it's the risk – admittedly very small! – and also the ongoing cost of having to buy the canisters. Maybe I'll work up to it, given the state of everything