Storm kettle

[Andrew Richardson]

Hi everyone I've just bought a storm kettle thinking it would save me a bit of weight in the ruck sack instead of the flask and then realised I would have to take water with me which defeats the object. So the question is can we use river water in the kettle?. Good luck for the new season everyone

 

[John Walker]

andrew last time i used water straight from a lake i spent the next 30 odd hours stuck in a bush with terrific stomach pains and the runs, i know some guys took water bottles that purify water but its far from being infallible,
good thing with kelly kettles are you can cook on em, warm pies and stuff up on em and they keep your hands warm in winter and cost little or nothing to run, remember on wet days or periods take some finely chopped up wood to start you off and i use the gel what the army use to cook with

 

[John Newman]

Not worth the risk I would say.

 

[Derek Funcks]

the only gadget you,ll ever need, costs nothing to make, a bottle of water for tea/coffee, you could even heat a tin of soup/stew etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui8t3pivqtk

 

[Neil Smart]

Use purification tablets, one tablet makes safe two litres of suspect water.Amazon sell at about £2.50 for three tablets.

 

[John Walker]

Neil, not being contraversial but most purifying tablets wont purify rats pee or a lot of other contamination, best way is to take fresh water with you, leave a largish container in the car boot and just replenish with 2 or 3 litres when or if needed.

 

[Neil Smart]

Neil, not being contraversial but most purifying tablets wont purify rats pee or a lot of other contamination, best way is to take fresh water with you, leave a largish container in the car boot and just replenish with 2 or 3 litres when or if needed.

Oh! gawd now you tell me

You can collect water the commando way by wrapping a plastic bag around tree branches, in leaf, tie open end with twine and the sun plus condensation will do the rest, or as you suggest you can take tap water, but hardly bush craft

 

[Robert Linwood]

Stick with the Evian & volvic water or if your feeling flush Peckham spring

 

[Anthony Pearson]

Drink several litres of water before setting off to the river. On arrival urinate into your storm kettle and heat. Add teabags/milk/sugar and you're sorted. You've saved the weight of carrying it and if done properly you'll be able to repeat the feat after a couple of drinks. It has to be better than river water!!!

If you have any doubts...read this:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s.../urine-the-bodys-own-health-drink-467303.html

 

[Neil Depledge]

If you don't want to carry water then this could be a solution - https://www.facebook.com/WatertoGoEU

 

[John Walker]

anthony if ever we meet up on the bank at a bfw bash or something PLEASE! dont offer me a tea lol

 

[Andrew Richardson]

very intrested in the watertogo thing do you use one neil

 

[David Gauntlett]

Well Anthony has water to go, but John apparently doesn't fancy it

How very ungrateful

Cheers, Dave.