Cordless Kettle/Boiling Water

  • John Yang
    Posts: 23
    November 30, 2017 at 9:14 am #1731451

    Hi All,

    Any good recommendations on a cordless kettle or a good method of boiling water while on the ice? I was looking at getting a cordless electric kettle but I’m not sure how durable those items would be. I just want the option of boiling up some water for coffee or for a nice hot bowl of soup.

    luttes
    Maplewood/WBL
    Posts: 542
    November 30, 2017 at 9:18 am #1731454

    What are your requirements? How much do you want to spend? How big or small do you want it to be? Do you want to be able cook other things with it?

    blank
    Posts: 1776
    November 30, 2017 at 9:26 am #1731458

    Mr. Heater Cooker. Flip er over and start cooking.

    John Yang
    Posts: 23
    November 30, 2017 at 9:27 am #1731460

    Preferably something that is light and under $50. I don’t want it to be too big. Something that is under 2 liters and doesn’t weigh a ton. Really just looking to boil water. Cooking in it would be a plus but wasn’t my initial thought.

    Dave maze
    Isanti
    Posts: 980
    November 30, 2017 at 10:13 am #1731472

    I looked into battery and 12v. Looks like they both have issues with slow boil times and small capacity. I would use a propane powered heater. I saw a jetboil branded heater that looks good. It’s speedy tho. When I’m out and about I use a propane torch and stainless percolator to boil water.

    slipbob_nick
    Princeton, MN
    Posts: 1297
    November 30, 2017 at 10:26 am #1731474

    would it work to build a small fire on the ice? never really understood the rules of having a campfire on the ice.

    jld
    Holmen
    Posts: 813
    November 30, 2017 at 10:29 am #1731476
    blank wrote:

    Mr. Heater Cooker. Flip er over and start cooking.

    X2

    patk
    Nisswa, MN
    Posts: 1997
    November 30, 2017 at 2:32 pm #1731570
    jld wrote:

    blank wrote:
    Mr. Heater Cooker. Flip er over and start cooking.
    X2

    X3

    Alternate is a small propane stove in the camping depts. I have all three. Mr. Heater, MSR white gas, and cheaper propane. Depends on the day for me

    BigWerm
    SW Metro
    Posts: 11624
    November 30, 2017 at 2:41 pm #1731574

    Percolating Coffee Pot and whatever your heater of choice is. Mr Heater cooker, sunflower etc.

    shockers
    Rochester
    Posts: 1040
    November 30, 2017 at 2:47 pm #1731577

    Google something called JetBoil. My son has one he uses/has used for Scouts. He also brought it with us on our ice fishing trip to N.D. last winter. Aside from the fact he eventually dropped the burner through a hole and spent 2 hours trying to fish it back out, it works/worked great. Very light. Boils fast. About $50 or $60 I think on Amazon etc.

    tswoboda
    Posts: 8503
    November 30, 2017 at 3:05 pm #1731584

    Get a simple 2 qt aluminum pot and a single burner stove. The coleman stoves are pretty popular for ice fishing, but I run the Kovea because I already had it for backpacking. It’s a way nicer stove but only good down to around 0 degrees unless you buy a $20 adapter to run it with propane. The Kovea stove fits in my jacket pocket while ice fishing and I don’t even notice it’s there.

    Jetboils, pocket rockets, and other upright canister stoves that run off isobutane canisters will not work well under 30 degrees.

    2 qt pot – https://www.amazon.com/Open-Country-4368-0085-30-Non-Stick-Covered/dp/B0018MIZG0

    Propane stove – https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-Bottle-Top-Propane-Stove/dp/B0009PUR5E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1512075162&sr=8-3&keywords=coleman+bottle+top+propane+stove

    Isobutane stove – https://www.amazon.com/Kovea-Spider-Stove-Small-Silver/dp/B00CFPIPKA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1512075227&sr=8-4&keywords=kovea

    Propane adapter – https://www.amazon.com/Kovea-LPG-Adaptor-Small-Silver/dp/B00CFPISZW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1512075227&sr=8-3&keywords=kovea

    slipperybob
    Lil'Can, MN
    Posts: 1414
    December 1, 2017 at 2:07 am #1731743

    Now where did I put that camping tea kettle?

    I might want to boil water for some instant ramen noodles too.

    John Yang
    Posts: 23
    December 1, 2017 at 8:19 am #1731794

    Thanks for all the suggestions fellas. That’s why I love this community!

    gotalunker
    Zimmerman, MN
    Posts: 153
    December 1, 2017 at 9:26 am #1731839

    Did ya’ll know you can put a paper bowl with water in it directly in a fire and it will boil, not burning the cup? Kind of a fun little thing to show the kids.
    I wonder if I could fill a paper bag with water and it would boil? lol

    TheFamousGrouse
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 11626
    December 1, 2017 at 10:32 am #1731861

    I have a single burner Coleman stove from the 1970s. Cheap, compact, simple to use, bulletproof. All parts that make it work are easily available even now.

    I use it for tea and hot chocolate making all winter for trips to my hunting property. One fill of Coleman fuel lasts for many boiled pots of water. In fact, I have to fill it only once or maybe twice per winter.

    Add a stainless steel pot and you’re good to go. Wouldn’t surprise me if you could pick up one cheap on Craigslist and be in business.

    Grouse

    tindall
    Minneapolis MN
    Posts: 1104
    December 1, 2017 at 2:42 pm #1731970

    I did a self support kayak trip in idaho this fall and we used a jet boil. Very small and light, instant setup, very fast, and very good on fuel becuase it is so fast. If you just want to boil water there is nothing better imo. I have a few other stoves that can cook, but they require more setup and lose lots of heat out the sides compared to jet boil.

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