I got the Base camp Kelly kettle and all the equipment to it. And i love it! I use it on a weekly basis. First off, you're making a big mistake by keeping the cap in while using it, always, ALWAYS! take the orange cap out when you use it. Second, never fill it up more then 2/3 up, or else the water boils out of it.

hey Nut,, just something I carry with me is a piece of clear tubing about .500 O.D.like 2 feet long,, for blowing on fire.. you don't have to kiss the ground to blow on your fire, and its far more comfortable.. rolls up and packs easily and weighs practically nothing….can also be used in first aid situations. and for syphoning liquids if need be…hope this helps,,, keep up the good work on the vids….

I bought the Hobo Stove attachment last year for my 3 year old KK and now I don't pack UL anymore. I go slow & easy and the 4lb 4oz of the SS Base Camp Kit w/Hobo is worth every pound. That and my Sawyer (Squeeze) water filters are indispensable. Great Review Nutnfancy

Kelly Kettle is coming out with a "Hobo Stove" accessory in March 2014, that makes it easier to cook with the Kettle. Looks cool. Thanks for the review.

Nutnfancy, PLEASE stop boiling water with the stopper in. You're making my brain hurt. The teacher and scout leader in me is SCREAMING at you on the inside.

Another upside, if your water filtration system has a problem, you can purify your drinking water with quick boiling. 1 minute of boil will wipe out virtually all viruses and bacteria below 6500 feet. 3 minutes of boil time will get the job done above 6500

Love the classic gear reviews, hope you never stop doing these.

Why are you about to blow up the kelly stove with the rubber stopper on?

Stokin' on all the new videos man. I always look forward to them, whatever the topic. Backpacking and gear reviews are my favorite, followed closely by tactical/gun vids. Keep up the good work brother!

I was hoping we would get a full review. I can't wait to check this one out. Thanks brother.

Love my KKs. Look into thermos cooking. A KK is great combined with a small big mouth food thermos. You may need to preheat the thermos. Boil water, mix dried ingredients and boiling water in the thermos. Walk another half hour, and the food is done.

Glad to see some quality review videos again. Its been a while.

Hi NutnFancy, I've had a KK "Base Camp" model for about 4 years now and Love it! I make coffee for everybody when we're camping; I use the KK to boil the water, and a French press camping mug. I use coarsely ground coffee. Green Mountain sells good-sized insulated French presses for camping. I am everybody's hero in the morning! It's also nice to have hot water around for taking a "bird bath"! Thanks, Lee

Loving the new camera. Lot's of your adventures are beautiful, and that new cam brings us double owls even closer to experiencing what you have.

A Kelly Kettle Base Camp Stainless just arrived at my door! Thanks again NutN

That guy was so nervous when he showed you this thing it was funny lol. keep up the great vids man I love them! All of them!

On cleaning - boil distilled water to remove mineralization. Simple.

On a serious note...love the camping/hiking gear reviews. Keep 'em comin'!

Having had one and used it for a long time, Nutn hit all the high and low points. I highly recommend it.

Nutin, thanks for doing this review. Was contemplating buying this at Honeyville Farms. Will now be my next purchase

on my wish list. Thanks Nutn for another great vid.

I ran into a couple years ago that used one of these - they loved it. They liked it mostly for car camping. They also had a canister fuel stove for cooking but preferred the kelly kettle for just boiling water.

Been thinking about this since you talked about it at that show. Thanks for following up with use. Will get one soon based on this

I also like the TI Solo Stove, for a UL wood burning stove. It's great to never worry about refueling!

Looks to be a very nice practical system for especially the freeze-dried way of cooking. I hope you have a video of the fun time testing this system out with your son.

It's my under standing that you don't keep the plug in it while you heat water up?

Hobo stove attachment is a must for cooking.

hi dude. what about the red plastic cap geting hot for days?. Is it a good cap? or is going to be a problem soon or later. Thanks and hello from Spain.

nutn...have you tried the biolite camp stove with the fan and the usb charger...the fire charges the unit to charge your phone or other devices

awesome review, this looks a great system and something I could easily use myself. Thanks for talking about your views on stainless steel over aluminium as it is something I would have contemplated also. Thanks for showing the wood chopping that great knife, using the log to bang down on the other end is not something I've done before but will definitely remember that. I have arthritis and it's actually hard to put pressure on certain things like that were I'd normally just use my palm, so great tip. And the use of the glove for fire stoking is well worth the investment. I can see this being a present for many people in my family who will never have ever seen it, thanks :)

Very informative, thanks. You ever use or test the Biolite stove? I wonder how well it'd work in conjunction with. Just a thought.

Emergency, reusable water purification tool. It also rocks for all the reasons you said. Great video! Keep them coming.

You're absolutely right. Here on the East coast we are always looking for way to maximize the POU in each product. Last year in central VA we were without power for almost ten days in the smothering heat after a huge Deracho storm came through. Sure glad we had multiple options fore cooking, cleaning and sanitation.

How do you clean the water compartment? No snow here in South East Florida, thank goodness!

I had my Kelly Kettle out for its maiden voyage last weekend and had very similar results. I have the LG Base Camp in aluminum and found that it boils water like nobody's business, but lacks somewhat when trying to cook with a pan. I realize however that I mismatched what I attempted to cook with the setup I chose. The Kelly Kettle (in terms of cooking) is suited for dehydrated meals, rice, oatmeal, etc. and not the bacon and eggs that I attempted. It's a welcome addition to my camping gear!

Regarding the bulk, you can carry water in it, so it replaces your water bottle, doesn't it?

Been looking at the Kelly Kettle for a while, bought one on your recommendation. Took it out and it works as advertised... nothing fancy, no moving parts, simple and reliable

Great video Nutn.

You can also fit a trangia burner into the firepot and get better performance with the Kelly kettle than with the trangia alone or the tangia in the sweedish mess kit. I've done this a number of times and if you are careful with your alcohol fill you can boil the water and the fire will be out when you are done.

Great video Nutn. What are your thoughts on this stove? Emberlit Stove

dibt you boil water without the stopper in place?

Question nutn, would using coal make it more efficient to cooking? That's if your just using the cook set and not the actual kelly kettle?

Thanks for the awesome review (again). I was very interested in the kettle after your first video. I completely 100% agree with it being a long range stove. For short trips I like the isobutane stoves or white gas stoves. I could totally see myself using this stove on my 10 day elk hunts. Again thanks for the awesome review! It's on the wish list.

Some people use a tin can with lots of holes to line the Kelly Kettle fire pan. They prop it up about half an inch off the bottom. You can even fill it with wood chips left over from carving, if you are into it.

I purchased and used A basecamp model this summer in Colorado. I took it about 25 miles and over the divide twice in six days. It worked great for boiling water. I did have some problems finding dry fuel for it (it rained every day). I purchased it for car camping and emergency use but had to try it out backpacking. A+ for boiling water Did not even buy the cook kit. Steve

Just curious, Nutnfancy- have you ever tried a Trangia or Etowah Spirit Stove? I find them much lighter and more compact than canisters. I

Got one (base camp size) in the house and one in the truck to get home on. Local cabinet shop is happy to have me come up and clean up his offcuts so I get plenty of hardwood fuel to cut to lunchbox length. Boils water in moments but will boil out the spout. Mine have the cork spout cover which must be out to use. Is the silicone stopper vented?

love seeing the outdoor reviews again

Damn dude. Lots of videos going up. Loving it! (Need some more riding and shooting in the desert before it starts getting cold)

You could also use this system to carry water as you hike. The ability to carry more water in addition to whatever other water containers you have gives you more options.

Great Idea Chris!

It's got aluminum rivets touching steel, YT Kelly kettle fail, the 2015 replacement will be spot welded instead, the 2 metals don't mix!

I like the big basecamp model. It's perfect for wilderness camp sites (car to park, hike in) where you don't have far to walk, and it allows you to have a small fire at dusk into twilight without having to gather 25 armfulls of wood. Great equipment, invented for a reason. Don't get me wrong, I never go willingly into the wilderness without a cartridge, or alcohol stove system, but the kelly kettle is just too cool. A marvel of human ingenuity.

Did boiling it with the stopper in kill it? Or did the seam just leak due to pressure?

I LOVE the Kelly Kettle. I hike UL, so i cant often take mine, but whenever im backpacking with friends, family, etc, we tale it along and its worth its weight in gold!

Is there an adventure video for where you used the kelly kettle?

Awesome review as always! I think you will love the EmberLit-UL Camp Stove even more!

They are awesome I have had one for years. I had to get mine from the other side of the pond because there was no distributor here back then.

What a great way to boil water. Most of the time that I go camping we have mountain springs near by, this will be a perfect gift for my wife to get me.

Hey Nutn, since the kelly kettle is basically a specialized rocket stove, this subject transfers nicely into related gear that I think is worth pursuing: general purpose rocket stoves for long-term emergency cooking capability. Grover, Silver fire, Stovetec and Deadwood, all come to mind as starting points.

Good review. Wondering , since you do a wide gamut of reviews, if you could do a review on the Wicked Edge Sharpening system. Thanks

how can you even compare a burner with something like this? the burner is useless when you run out of fuel. this kettle can be used INDEFINITELY. that alone means it is in a completely different category. this is survival gear. the burner is camping/hiking gear.

That would be pretty kewl for the outdoors/ camping sessions we do. Nice review.

I think the Kelly Kettle has been around longer than the ghillie kettle. And you are correct about the plug, it says right on the box to never boil water with the plug in.

I love my kelly kettle, I ordered mine from England way before they were available in the U.S.

Dumb question: Just out of curiosity, if you set the base of a Kelly Kettle onto a steady, solid fireplace grate, with the chimney flue opened-up, so that the smoke could escape upwards, safely out of the house, could a person boil-up water inside a house, as opposed to having to take it outside onto the patio, porch, or driveway, to boil? Even though the tiny cooking pan and holder is, admittedly, kind of silly, people who only need to whip up some instant coffee or a meal in a pouch need it.

Nutn, when you do the footage from expeditions, could you have the tabletop footage playing in the corner still(PictureInPicture). that way it will be easier to know what you are pointing at, but we can still see the awesome places and funtion of the product easily.

Thanks for the review - I LOVE my KK. Sorry if this question has already been answered, but where are you camping? Those mountains are spectacular!

Hey Nutnfancy, also check out the Backcountry Boiler. I know it's made of aluminum that you don't like but it weighs in at 8 oz and holds about the same volume. It was based on the Kelly Kettle but for lightweight hikers.

Although it may not be the best cooker it would also be a great backup if a regular backpacking stove were to break on a trip, or if you were to run out of butane.

Awesome review as always brother! I was looking at these a while ago and ALMOST got one. Then I found a little thing called the " Emberlit" have you looked at those before? I can't find a review on your page for it.

Great Review of the Kelly Kettle. Please do a review of the BioLite CampStove. I'm interested in what your opinion might be.

Love my kettle. Didn't like the bag that it come with so I built a multifunction carrying base that I posted 3 videos on. The kettle gets a 10 but the bag got 0. Only problem with kettle is not enough accessories available unless you make your own. That isn't much problem though, I have the ability to make anything I need. As for the aluminum rivet problem, not much of a problem if one will spend a few bucks on a rivet gun and new rivets. I did stop storing water in mine but I keep plenty other water containers on hand.

0:28 - 0:31 A great, immediate answer to a very puzzling question: How do you pour this thing without burning yourself!? :P Thanks for reviewing this product. This looks like a very useful and efficient boiler for emergencies. Even though it'll put out the fire, I love how that water gushes out in approval to this system. ^_^

I picked up the Base Camp model just from your show intro! I think it's a really good piece of kit!

I love the kettle, but the fire base is crap. if you're getting that much soot and tar build up its not getting enough oxygen through those tiny air holes. look to the emberlit to see it done right. thinking about it now, I wonder how well the kettle would fit on my emberlit... it would be a lot taller and more top heavy, but would burn cleaner, hotter, and need less fuel.

Love the HD nutn KEEP IT COMING!!!

Hey Nutn i dont know if you will see this but i watch your videos all the time and you can use a small amount of white vinegar to clean containers such as the kelly kettle or bladders for hydration packs if you happen to leave moisture in them hope this helps some people

Agreed, it's best to give all new information a fair examination. (:

I mentioned this in another TNP video on the KK, I bought from the Cutlery Shoppe on the 22nd of Dec. and received it before the 25th. No, I didn't order it to be a present but the speed of delivery just blew me away. I'm going to give it to my sweety as a V-Day gift. She loves hot beverages. Jeff ROCKS.

Hey Nutn, what knife were you using throughout the video?

Great video. I guess the shipping box mentions how many ounces of water you can boil as compared to a regular pot.

I like the idea, and would love to try it out. But having pretty much a 100% cook anytime anywhere stove like the pocket rocket, that I can use in a vestibule if I have to, can stop cook and eat for 10-15min and get back on the trail, and dont have to worry about finding dry fuel is hard to get away from.

Has the video where you use it on a trek been uploaded yet?

i watched the original vid when you were introduced to the kettle, thanks for doing a full review on it. was looking to see how fast it really heated the water and it looks pretty darn good. waking up to some honeyville hot chocolate in my future camps!

What do you cook with when outdoors?

It was mentioned that these get hot so they want to melt down into the snow. If you were in a snowy environment, wouldn't it be pretty hard to find stuff that will burn well?

These are the best product for boiling water. I haven't had a lot of luck cooking on the fire bowl.

I ordered the Base Camp (largest version) last week. It arrived yesterday. Much lighter than I thought. Filled it witch water and performed optest on gas stove; got the water up to 190 Deg F. Now I need to stockpile pinecones; at least California doesn't restrict the amount of pine cones I can hoard.

Dammit Nutn! You keep making me want to buy things. On another note, do I see a Espada G10 Black L review coming soon, as far as viability as a batoning blade?

Hi Nutn Have you seen the Kelly Kettle Hobo Stove??

What kind of paint are you using? It's not toxic?

It seems like an interesting pot.. I am on the fence about it though. Thanks for the great review.

I think the kelly is a great system for on the go, lightweight backpacking. You dont have to worry about those canisters.

One thing I like about this system is that it has built in emergency survival potential. If lost or stranded in the wild a good efficient system for boiling water can be a life saver. Boil water to purify it for drinking as well as keep you warm. Using sticks for fuel could make a huge difference compared to a fuel canister if help is far away or took a long time to find you. Most people lost in the wild die from dehydration or exposure and this helps to prevent both.

I saw nutn sneak in footage of the new Cold Steel Recon 1 XL in this review. Looking forward to the review. I already own one and i look forward to his response to its performance.

Seems like an interesting system.

Nice review especially the length. Spot on. Thx.

We used the Kelly Kettle for our National Geographic appearance on Preppers UK 2 and really liked it we ours exploded as we left the stopper in. more or less got in on camera. You need to check the Folding FireBox too bro its very cool, its a heavy enough item but very slim when packed and can be used with multi fuel systems. I have a vid on it. Thanks for the vid.

I like the KK a lot, but I will not use aluminum to cook with, so I did the stainless steel version which is way too heavy. They are supposed to be making a titanium version, but have yet to do that. Still, I hate how bulky it is. For bicycle camping it is useless unless you use a trailer. Great video though....