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

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  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Just a thought, put forward by a colleague.... You could always use the little hexamine cooker they used to supply in Army ration packs many years ago, they effectively run of BBQ lighting bricks, which are dirt cheap in Lidl/Aldi. Each lasts around 10mins and is (IIRC) enough to boil a pot of water.
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  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,170 Forumite
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    Another option is a multi fuel stove these run on pressurised petrol etc. They are expensive to buy but run on cheap fuel compared with gas canisters but have the performance of a gas stove.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSR-WhisperLite-International-Multi-fuel-cooker/dp/B000BBS49C
  • Lithian
    Lithian Posts: 85 Forumite
    A word of warning, the gas cans can leak and in a van you have plenty of ignition sources and erm, fireballs of death do make a bit of a mess!

    The travel kettles tend to be a bit naff and the 12v socket will be limited to 100W or so which would take 10-12 mins to boil 1 litre of water.

    Another option is an inverter which you can hardwire to the battery and just use a proper kettle, perhaps even a little electric hotplate as well and you could have a bacon roll with your tea! Just leave the engine idling while you do it and the battery should be fine
  • Norman_Castle
    Norman_Castle Posts: 11,871 Forumite
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    Another option is an inverter which you can hardwire to the battery and just use a proper kettle, perhaps even a little electric hotplate as well
    Houshold kettle uses over 2000 watts. The inverter would cost £100s
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Houshold kettle uses over 2000 watts. The inverter would cost £100s

    More like 3000w, unless you get one of those piddly little things you get in hotel rooms.
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  • Padz_2
    Padz_2 Posts: 281 Forumite
    Thermos work series flask keeps water hot all day. Best flask I've ever had.
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