Boiling water with a Kelly Kettle
We fired up our Kelly
Kettle for the first time
today.
It's like a rocket stove with
a double-walled chamber for heating water.
Handy to have around during a
power outage. You can boil water in about 3 to 5 minutes with a few
pages of junk mail and some sticks.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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This kettle might profit from some insulation on the outside. It would prevent heat loss and keep you from burning yourself on the outside.
A couple of layers of fiberglass exhaust wrap might do the trick, I think. Although stone wool overwrapped with aforementioned wrap or plain fiberglass strands would probably insulate even better. Both materials are inflammable.