Reviews & Ratings for Kelly Kettle Stainless Steel Trekker — 11 reviews — Page 1

Larger than expected, books water in two (2) minutes. @ 65*F, using a few small sticks! Keep your hand away from chimney!If back packing, chimney could be used for storage. I have run out of good things tosay.

This review is based only one the visual aspects of the product as I have not yet had the opportunity to try it out. Overall the Trekker looks to be pretty well made. Seems to be of a thick enough gauge of stainless to be fairly durable, however I do think that the finish could be better. The stainless looks to be more of a brushed rather than polished type, and is especially evident on the underside where the fire will be. Would be easier too keep clean of soot with polished stainless.The other areas that I see that looks like it could use some improvement is the wire bail and the tabs that hold the bale, which are both pretty small gauge of wire/sheet and needed to be straightened as they were both a bit crooked. Cosmetic only on the bail and would not have effected the operation but I question the longevity of the tabs. Other than that the unit looks to be as advertised and I am looking forward to trying it out.

Everything I ordered came, all is well. Can't ask for anything more.

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I took this kettle on a couple of snow shoe adventures so far. A fantastic addition to your camping supplies. Heats up water super fast and is easy to use. The additional weight over a lightweight cook-set is offset by the speed and ease of the Kelly Kettle. I'm glad I bought it. Thanks Campsaver for a great deal on a great product.

My husband hasn't used his yet. His friend had shown him his small Kelly Kettle and said he uses it all the time when he goes hiking. My husband can hardly wait for good weather to try his out!

I use the trekker for backpacking. It would also work for primitive camping where there is no electricity available. You don't have to worry about running out of fuel. For longer hikes it would work too, especially in those areas where campfires aren't allowed. Even on backpacking trips where you can have a campfire, it is still useful in areas wheel wood is not as plentiful because it will burn j

I was looking for a camp stove that burns wood and the Kelly Kettle seems like the most tried and true one. I use it for car camping, and I like that I will never have to worry about buying fuel. I'm not the most experienced camper and I'm pretty slow at getting a wood fire started. I can see how this would potentially be really frustrating, especially if it is cold and raining and you want your t

We took this on a 4-day backpacking trip with 9 people and it was plenty fast to provide boiling water for all of us within a reasonable amount of time.
It cools off fast and is nice and light to carry in your backpack.
Lighting a fire is a sinch and very quick.

Useful for water purification. Very frugal use of fuel/kindling.

Great prod. Produces a cup of boiling water really fast and with little effort.