CeeJay Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I am getting fed up with waiting at least a half hour whilst at rest in an Aire for my stupid cigar lighter operated kettle to even warm up let alone boil.Has anyone found a decent one that actually works fairly quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jc Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 For a kettle to boil reasonably quickly you need about1,000/1200 watts.(hi-speed mains kettles are 3000 watts);on a 12v system this would need 100 amps which would burn out any wiring on the car other than the starter circuit.You will not find a fast boiling 12v. kettle.A Camping Gaz single burner and kettle would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deimos Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 One of the small Camping Gaz burner things would probably be the same sort of size as a 12V kettle (I got one that comes with a couple of small saucepans and they all fit together, saucepans sort of fit together to form a container for the whole thing.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 I also have a great little camping gaz stove where the flame is completely enclosed and it has a ceramic top - very safe and not affected by the wind, and doesn't need matches etc to light. Pricey but well worth it compared to the standard ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alane Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 If you have cupholder or the like that will hold the kettle you can always start it off while you are going along - we used to do that without any problem if we were on a motorway. Obviously not a viable option on a mountain pass! Our kettle was quite small so could be well secured, a larger one might be more of a problem. It sounds crazy but is no more dangerous than having a hot drink in the holder although we would turn the kettle off if we mistimed it and it was getting too hot before we got to a stopping place. A kettle of boiling water in a moving car obviously wouldn't be a good idea. The other advantage of this is that the voltage at the socket is higher with the engine running and the kettle doesn't take so long to heat up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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