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plaid wool

02/27/2009 11:55PM

Guys and Gals-

The discussion on coffee pots has me thinking about how some people recommend tea kettles instead of coffee pots. Where can you get a decent sized tea kettle that would be ok to take to the BWCA. I have backpacking sized .75 liter kettle, but I would like something bigger.

Thanks,

PW

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butthead

02/28/2009 08:35AM

I have a 'MSR Alpine Gourmet' cook set, that includes this one,
pot
Mostly this stays at home though. I just keep a covered pot of water on the fire grate when camping.

butthead

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silverback

02/28/2009 11:11AM

I'm thinking you'd want a little tea pot, short and stout. One with a good handle and a nice spout, that you could tip over and pour it out. ;^)

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kennk

02/28/2009 11:37AM

I use a GSI Hae tea kettle when I'm just boiling water for meals. I like it a lot. Eventually I'd like to make a Reflectex cozie for it, to help keep the water hot - and save fuel.

http://www.rei.com/product/768513

It has a handle, a spout, and is really quite stout.

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Mongo65

02/28/2009 12:39PM

Once again, Cabin Fever infects another thread.

Sit back, relax, have a home brew.

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troutbreath

02/28/2009 01:45PM

We tried two different brands of kettles and found them wanting. The lids on both of them were all but impossible to lift when the kettle was hot, had handles that heated up and both dribbled water more than poured.

In the end I gave up on finding a tea kettle and use an aluminum coffee pot instead. It was very cheap (50 cents at a garage sale as I recall) pours well and I can get the lid off. The only thing I would caution is that if you make coffee in it, clean it well or you will have coffee flavored tea.

It has been several years since we tried a tea kettle so they may have improved since then.

tb

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L.T.sully

02/28/2009 04:14PM

You could even try your local supermarket like Target, and see what they carry.

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plaid wool

02/28/2009 06:04PM

Thanks for the answers, I will snoop around some more and will check the REI link. I agree, I think we are all starting to get a little loopy.

PW

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fraxinus

02/28/2009 06:43PM

This may not have the capacity you need. I use a similar style by Primus for solo trips that is only .9 liters, and I find the capacity a little small, I like to have some hot water sitting around for whatever. I like the "squat" compact design of both. This one is 1.4 liters, I should probably order one of these.

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gutmon

02/28/2009 10:21PM

For short (3 nights or less) solo canoe and backpacking trips I use this 600cc mug for my entire cook set. I can fit my stove and 1 110g fuel canister perfectly inside of it. I made a lid from an aluminum pie pan by cutting a circle just slightly bigger than the top of the mug so I can fold over all around to form a tight-fitting lid. Very light.
Would work as a tea pot.

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