Kelly Kettle Scout Basic Kit (Medium) - Stainless Steel

this is a great replacement for all of my kitchen camp cooking. It's easy to light and wind proof.

The only thing I don't care for in this particular Kelly Kettle is that I wish I had gotten a bigger model. That, however, does not reflect on the design and manufacturer quality of the kettle. This is a super tough product and great for camping. I think it really shines for winter use. Just stuff twigs in the bottom and literally in minutes you have boiling water. The double wall construction rocket chimney is so efficient that is where the value comes in. No adding log after log. Just pick up the twigs and small branches at a campsite and wah-lah! This particular model is really for single hikers/campers, in my opinion.

This little camp stove is all it promised to be, and even more impressive when in use in difficult conditions. Able to get hot water in just a few minutes using 1 match and dry pine needle duff and a few small sticks in the burn chamber. Wish I had found out about this many years earlier. I'm keeping mine in the car as part of our emergency preparedness once winter arrives here in Minnesota.

This gets hot pretty quickly, but keep a pile of tinder close at hand...pinecones, twigs, pieces of paper. It burns up fast and needs to be constantly fed to get the water boiling or to cook something up. Will be perfect when the power goes out for a quick cup of tea or to fill the hot water bag on a cold night.

Gave to my husband as a birthday gift and worked exactly how he expected it would. With only a few twigs, some pine cones, and a match he was able to almost immediately start a decent fire inside and bring our water to a boil in minutes. Perfect size for making water for coffee for two or three people.

Just received it a few days ago and tested it in the back yard. was able to heat up a kettle full of water from start to boiling hot it 10 minutes. That was just using a few small pieces of broken branches that had fallen from my trees. It burns fast and hot! Haven't tried cooking over the top yet while I am boiling the water, but by how hot the air felt coming out of the top I can easily see it working fine. Will try that out in a couple of weeks when I go out camping.

Let me start by saying that Kelley Kettles have a learning curve... They are phenomenal products, but you may find yourself frustrated the first few times you use it. First off, make sure that the kettle is on a very stable surface; I spilled about a liter of boiling water on me and my bedroll because I wasn't paying attention. Secondly, only feed it twigs, pine cones, shavings, basically nothing near the size of a pencil. Lastly, feed it constantly: you can't step away from it for too long because it will die out. Now, the upside is that with 1 match and a handful of tinder you can boil water in under 4 minutes, and that's pretty awesome. Its a good cooking station as well, but be prepared for a good bit of your water to boil out before your food is done, as the water will be ready long before the food is cooked.

I even let the small ones add tinder (pine needles and small sticks) to keep the tea water hot and boiling. I had to place a strategic rock to keep the "littles" from adding pine needles to the water by accident. Once I'd done that, all was well. God bless the Irishman for inventing this kettle. Excellent, easily carried, addition to my pack. I love the scout.

It is great for what it is. I would not use this for backpacking. Kayak camping maybe as a good alternative to always using my Whisperlite if there is room in the boat. There is definitely something more aesthetic about tending a small, efficient fire while making tea.

I love this kettle. We had a camp out in the plains of Wyoming and it was my favorite stove. Having tried a variety of contraptions, this is the best if you don't mind strapping it to your backpack and have twigs around for fuel. There was only a little bit of kindling available where we camped but it took barely a handful of twigs and we had boiling water for coffee and amazingly fast!The Etekcity Ultralight Portable Outdoor Backpacking Camping Stove with Piezo Ignition is small and lightweight in comparison but you have to carry fuel cans with you. sometimes the piezos take some patience to get lit.What I love about the Kelly Kettle is that you don't have to carry fuel, if you're camping where small twigs, pine cones, or other kindlings are found.I love my Jetboil MiniMo Camping Stove too but there again you have to carry fuel cans and your cooking is limited to what fuel you carry in and have to carry those cans back out. The Kelly Kettle can be used over and over with just twigs off the ground and you can impulsively heat up an extra tea, coffee, snack without worrying if you'll have enough fuel left over to cook dinner.