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After locating the Deal gun case featured in another posting when I opened it a long forgotten hunting associated object fell out bringing back some memories of now long past wild fowling days. Its name is a Hunters Kettle used in the field to provide a hunter with that quintessential of British things a cup of tea or any other drink requiring hot water for that matter. This unbranded Edwardian version is approximately 5 X 2 inches just small enough to fit in your pocket with all its essential parts packed neatly inside its cup, it is manufactured from Electro Plated Nickel Silver so belonging lower down the social ladder. And of course it came from a time when here in Britland the water in rivers and streams was clean and safe enough to drink after boiling. The small box will hold enough Tea and Sugar mix for two cups of hot sweet black tea the Victorians cure for every thing with the water heated using the double wicked spirit burner. Now I have only seen one other of these objects it was manufactured from silver with a rather hefty price tag though it did have a crest engraved on it belonging to some member of the upper classes. I was wondering are there other items along the same lines out there?
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Very nifty - and certainly much lighter and more compact than a thermos flask!
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That is very slick! I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like the "Hunter's Kettle". However, I've seen others use, myself included, an aluminum coffee pot, about a quart or thereabout in size, stuffed with matches, tea bags, sugar, small containers of ground coffee, etc and stowed away with the other hunting gear.
I guess a more crude Yank version of the Hunters Kettle.
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I imagine this WWII Army stove is about as close as you'll get here in the US I used to have one, but for backpacking it was heavy and easy to tip over. For car camping, where weight didn't matter, there were far better stoves available. I finally sold it to a collector. Steve PS I like the Brit version better!
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Clever devices are a gas. I have not seen this particular system before, glad I looked!
I got a Kelly Kettle, a veritable portable blast furnace that can boil a liter and half of water in one minute, and it will singe your eyebrows if you stand over it. Efficient, but lacks the charm of portability and that sense of self reliance of this one. And you got to love those turned pillars!
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The smallest I've seen used was a soda can alcohol stove. Held 8 oz liquid. I use a Jetboil pretty regularly, no panache, but it has saved my life a couple times. They work at altitude. Boils 1qt in about 2 min from snow.
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Or you can do like we did in 'Nam- use an empty C rats can and ablue heat tab to boil up water for whatever- Not quite "Downtown Abbie" grade, and of course, not a pound of sterling, but what da hey!!
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For those that must have traditional British sporting goods-- The Pre-war JetBoil. I can imagine it in sheep camp.
Really cool.
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They made similar devises that were designed to fit the frame of a Raleigh (or, Rudge, or, whatever) traditional English three speed bicycle. I have seen a few of them on the Lake Pepin three speed tour. Folks still use 'em.
Best, Ted
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Nice kit to look at, recalls bygone days I guess. But I'll take my old Thermos bottle, thanks. I can have a cup of hot coffee and be back to killing ducks while you're getting that thing assembled.
When I go hunting I go to hunt, not cook tea.
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