The Camping Forum

[shazbo]

can you take a normal kettle or is there to much wattage on them. tesco do cheap kettle at £4 .95 2200w but a lot of travel kettles £9.99 upwards and 600w just thought be cheaper to get normal one but will the wattage be to high

[in-a-tent]

Why not get a whistling kettle and boil it on the stove, it wouldn't feel like camping without our whistling kettle.

[Andy]

Why not get a whistling kettle and boil it on the stove, it wouldn't feel like camping without our whistling kettle.

Agreed on that one! although we have looked at the alternative just because its quicker and easier.. but you gotta love the whistle.. we got ours from Go Outdoors i think?

[Gillsfan]

I use a stainless stel teapot that is years old, it takes no time at all to boil.
I also bought a travell kettle that you plug in the car, to use when we need hot water bottles, but it takes so long, i just stick to my teapot now.

[merlin1973]

We just use our whistley kettle ....feels more campy somehow

[Wayne]

We use a 2kw kettle (2000w). A 2.2kw kettle or 2200w is equal to about 9Amps. So even if your on a 10A EHU it would be OK as long as your not using a heater or anything at the same time. We have never tripped the EHU yet.

Because kettles boil in a couple of minutes its not sustained on the circuit, so its OK.