Hi Colin, @Colin Geer my troop prefers coffee! (and lots of it...) Also useful for those poor souls on dishwashing duty..... Best regards, Wim
Wow, @teckguy_58 that's a beautiful kettle! The only stove I posses that I will hold my Simplex safely is my Enders 9061D.
@Colin Geer Hi Colin, If I remember correctly you have a Monitor stove and the Simplex should setting down on the trivet, but I may be wrong. If you come across a British No12 or a No2 stove both of these would work out very well also. A T&W Safety Stove will also do the job. Cheers, Norman
I do indeed have a Monitor stove and I've tried the Simplex on it but I only used this combo once - it was very top heavy and felt too unstable to use again - not the sort of set-up I'd walk away from for fear of the whole thing toppling over. The Enders is great though, like it was made for it. I wish my 111 was OK but the fast-boil ring is just the wrong size and the kettle slides off unless I balance it very very carefully. That's the problem with the fast-boil style kettles, the big hole underneath - it doesn't matter on most domestic cookers but on camping stoves it's a different matter. That's why I'm looking for a non-fast-boil Simplex and it's a good reason to buy another copper kettle!
This is the kettle I use on my single burners.It is just some small no name kettle I found in a cooking utensil supply shop.It holsd about two cups for coffee or tea.
Good Morning, All, Okie Dokie, here are a few of my stoves, with various favorite tea kettles: First up is my wonderful little Annby 505 (Korea), with a Trangia kettle. On one of my usual day hikes around our local lake, I paired one of my Borde stoves with the excellent, and lovely, Red Trangia kettle, for a quick brew. A few years back, two fantastic items came into our hands, both from very good CCS Mates!! The Clayton and Lambert #3 is now lovingly cared for by SB and Himself, and it's proud we are to own and use it! And, as SB cooks up some bacon for breakfast, she's using a stunning G.W. S.&S. copper kettle, sent by a dear UK friend, to boil up our tea water. The pairing worked a treat!! I got this little Garrison set from the bay of Evil, and it's a neat little bit of kit! Burner came from another CCS Mate! Many years ago, when I found our (so far) one-of-a-kind Glenwood Camp Cooker, with it's unbeatable Blue Bird oven, both dating to the time around 1910, the set also came with the kettle you see in this photo. It's badly dented, and leaks around the circumference seam, but it's what the Mother of the seller used, and what HER Mother used, so I keep it "in the family", so to speak! Interesting, indeed, that this entire kit was found in a very small, local antique store!! See?!!? The "grass is not always greener"....! At CASG #1, we used this neat little Homestrand 126 Meths stove, for cooking, and for boiling up our tea water. Worked very well, indeed, and the Primus Lite kettle, and cookset are favorites of ours! At CASG #9, I got to test my then brand new Manaslu 96 stove, and it worked wonderfully! A Trangia kettle was used to boil up a cuppa, and worked a treat!! Some years ago, @hikin_jim , @Jim Henderson , and Himself, met for breakfast, and then enjoyed a great day hike up Ice House Canyon. Our planned turn-around spot was where we found the first snow on the trail, at a chosen trail junction. So, before heading back down, we rested and enjoy hot soup, jerky, nuts and fruit, and a much-needed cuppa, or two!! Here, my beloved, and well used Trangia 27, gifted by a very old CCS Mate, did what it does best, and in very quick fashion, too!! I love this little stove/kettle combo! Years ago, after we had a nice snowfall, I decided to have a good cuppa before tackling the shoveling of our deck and carport roof. My long-time "friend", an Optimus 45 R boiled up quickly, despite the cold, snowy day! Got this stove, complete, (minus the windscreen) for only $20, at a very old antique store in El Cajon, CA. It's been a faithful friend, ever since! And, there's that Red Trangia kettle again!! See a pattern taking shape, Mates??!! Some years ago, after a day of harvesting wood from the local forest, I used a favorite bit of kit to provide hot water for my brewup: A Primus 41 (from an old friend here at CCS), and the kettle that, I'm sure you've already guessed, is our most favorite, the Red Trangia!! Even though we have quite a few others, it seems we always grab this lovely Trangia first, when out and about! I hope you enjoyed my walk down Kettle Memory Lane! Fun topic! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
Great thread! I use the Trangia 27 kettle the most. Perfect for one, and good pourability. Trangia 25, when making coffee 2-3 people. This Ilovan is my campfire kettle. This is also Ilovan. Love the retro look on this one. Høyang 0.7 liter, great one man stove to. I have many more, but these are the ones I rotate the most. Vidar
I'm loving this thread so much and it's made me realise I love kettles almost as much as I do stoves! (Naaahh, not really, but sort of!)
Looks very pretty indeed Colin @Colin Geer ! So you bought one? Are you happy with it? Might get one myself next time we visit IKEA. Best regards, Wim
I resisted the temptation as I had my wife with me .... but it's only £19!I think I might weaken in time and get one as they look so pretty!!!
I recently found this one. It is identical to a Simplex model I saw on ebay and it says made in England on the bottom. Hmmmm
Almost forgot this little beauty. Høyang 30 liters. Next to a more normal 2,4 and 0,7 for size comparison. Can't say I use it a lot.
I found what might be another Simplex kettle on Gumtree (anyone else use it?) so of course I had to buy it as it was such a bargain. Here's what it looks like currently (sellers photo, not mine). I'll post more pictures when I've polished it up a bit and maybe a few action shots too!
By the way, the handle on the IKEA kettle folds down making it very handy when packing it away for trips. It's called a Metallisk if anyone is thinking of buying one.
