Car kettle

goldspanners

the kettles are rubbish, i popped 2 fuses and melted the plug trying to heat enough water for a small coffee when camping.

tell him to try ice tea. problem solved!

MrsE_2

goldspanners wrote: »

the kettles are rubbish, i popped 2 fuses and melted the plug trying to heat enough water for a small coffee when camping.

tell him to try ice tea. problem solved!

Yeah, its just not very warming:rotfl:

MrsE_2

Hintza wrote: »

Metal ones never keep the heat as well either. When I was young you used to be able to buy a small coil gadget that went into a mug (was 240V) might find one of those?

Just had a look but theya re slow too:-

http://www.the12voltshop.co.uk/Shop/index.php?target=products&product_id=29816&utm_source=GoogleBase&utm_medium=ProductSearch

http://www.speeding.co.uk/acatalog/Travel_Section.html

Maybe "another" flask is a better idea.

Thermos are best, aren't they?

harveybobbles

Or go to a drive thru McDirtys for a brew?

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

MrsE wrote: »

Don't think carrying gas around with passengers would go down to well with the PCO either:D

Have you seen a can of gas for a portable stove? It isn't a calorgas bottle, its a tin about the size of a big tin of dogfood.

They're perfectly safe, in fact I'd bet safer than a fuel tank.

ahenry

The problem with electric 12V kettles is that cigarette lighter sockets are only designed for about 10A of current, which means that they supply at most 120W. A kettle at home is more likely to be 2400W. Even if you start with water that is at 60C instead of 15C, and if you try to boil 500ml instead of a few litres, its going to take a long time.

However, with a car, using an engine to burn fuel, to be converted into electricity, to be turned back into heat is a bit of a waste. You could plumb in a heat exchanger to pass drinking water through a coil around the exhaust manifold and have piping hot water on tap :rolleyes:

A Kelly Kettle works well if you need to boil water quickly and cheaply, although they may not be suitable for a taxi in London!

Thomas99

MrsE wrote: »

Maybe "another" flask is a better idea.

Thermos are best, aren't they?

Not really, Aladdin or Vango are just as good (or better). Don't buy one where you can pour through the stopper with a push button, these let the heat escape. I used to work in my brothers outdoor shop

Mutter_2

A Kelly Kettle works well if you need to boil water quickly and cheaply, although they may not be suitable for a taxi in London!
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Sounds ideal, as it only needs dry material for the fire under it. MrsE's husband could use some of the hay bale that's carried on all hackney carriages. Best not used outside the American Embassy however.:D

vikingaero

Just noticed that my Tesco Extra has a heated/insulated travel mug which you plug into the ciggy lighter for £13. It has a spillproof lid and fits into a cupholder. Mr E could decant hot liquid from the flask into one to warm it up/keep it warm.

MrsE_2

vikingaero wrote: »

Just noticed that my Tesco Extra has a heated/insulated travel mug which you plug into the ciggy lighter for £13. It has a spillproof lid and fits into a cupholder. Mr E could decant hot liquid from the flask into one to warm it up/keep it warm.

Will go & look at that:beer:

Thank you:D