Hot water on the go, 12v kettle or camping stove

khampson

Hi, because I spend all day in my van and would like a cuppa now and then, I don't know which to buy, a 12v kettle or a stove that uses small butane gas cans, I think the cheapest option is a 12v kettle, I am prepared to wait 15 minutes for it to boil as I am often in the same place for hours, also I have a spare battery but I am unsure how many times I can boil it before the battery becomes flat, or I can just buy a camping stove and use that but i don't know how expensive the gases are, what are your thoughts?

Thank you

mattyprice4004

Can't you leave the engine running, surely between boils your battery would be recharged by using the van anyway?

Joe_Horner

There's far less fire risk with a kettle than using a camping stove inside your van

fwor

That sort of use is going to be fairly tough on any battery.

Possibly the cheapest method is something like a Trangia meths-based stove. I still use mine in preference to a gas one that I also have, because it's cheaper to run.

ManAtHome

What about a vacuum flask (I used to take one into work as an alternative to the machine stuff).

Notmyrealname

Many truck drivers use gas cookers. Don't want to be using meths because the flame is almost invisible.

forgotmyname

Gas inside the van needs proper ventilation.

I would just take a flask. If you dont like stewed tea, Fill it with boiling water and make the tea freshly.

Small packets of milk and sugar are great.

khampson

Trangia meths-based stove, how much are these to run? Flask no good because I only have a limited hot water, its tastes different as it cools.

Strider590

You can get 12v heating elements that you drop into a container, this is a nice compact way of heating water. Put the water in your cup, drop the element inside, wait 10mins, remove element and make your cuppa.

Cheap as chips on Ebay too......

khampson

Strider590 wrote: »

You can get 12v heating elements that you drop into a container, this is a nice compact way of heating water. Put the water in your cup, drop the element inside, wait 10mins, remove element and make your cuppa.

Cheap as chips on Ebay too......

Do these actually reach boiling point or just make it hot?

Jo_F

Jetboil, made to just heat up water, nice small but effective flame, and nice and sturdy.

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/270928448542?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla