Eco Billy

[oztruckdriver]

Can Bushie or any body else tell me what a " ECO BILLY " is ???????????????????????

:eek:

[Hoges]

Eco billy - YouTube


There's another version called the "Kelly Kettle" , I've got a KK and it's excellent!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMCR-ie9H_w

[Collins]

An Eco-Billy is a Billy Can which incorparates a small fire box and a flue. The fire box and flue are surounded by a water jacket.
You place leaves and small twigs in the fire box and ignite them, The heat generated in the fire box & flue transfers to the water.

[gromit]

There's another Australian version, the Aussie Bush Kettle.
It was made in Drouin, VIC but I think the guy died and the business was sold on some years ago.

Aussie Dingo Bush Kettle - for camping & outdoors (http://www.bushkettle.com.au/)

I have a basic version of the original and found an original in it's wooden box with 4 mugs, water container, tea, coffee & sugar containers etc. at a trash & treasure market a while ago.

The Kelly Kettle seems to the original kettle of this design dating back to 1890
http://kellykettle.com/history-of-the-kelly-kettle.html


Colin

[Bushie]

What ever you do - Don't forget to put the water in. :D:D:D:D:D

Martyn

[newhue]

Great little billy. A mate and I have goes at who can get theirs to smoke the most. Even if fuel is wet, by using a 1/4 of a hexamine tablet there is enough heat to get the twigs on there way.
It makes stopping for a stretch an ideal length of time, and provides some movement collecting twigs and leaves.

[Bushie]

Great little billy. A mate and I have goes at who can get theirs to smoke the most. Even if fuel is wet, by using a 1/4 of a hexamine tablet there is enough heat to get the twigs on there way.
It makes stopping for a stretch an ideal length of time, and provides some movement collecting twigs and leaves.

Yep, just about the perfect stop time, collect some twig boil a couple of billies, tea/coffee, chunk of fruit cake and then on your way again.

Once the billy has boiled a size 9 on the embers fixes them up nicely.


Martyn

[101RRS]

They also smoke out the whole area so need to be set up away from campers etc.

I had hoped the guy demonstrating the billy would have put on a shirt at some stage - was not a pretty sight :eek:

[vnx205]

They also smoke out the whole area so need to be set up away from campers etc.


That depends on the fuel you use. Dry twigs don't smoke much. Maybe the reason they are so often seen smoking so much is that they are capable of sustaining a fire with pretty awful fuel that wouldn't be suitable for an open fire.

It is easy to make them smoke a lot, but it isn't all that difficult to have a fairly clean fire.

[101RRS]

That depends on the fuel you use.

I agree - and I don't have one but have been away with people who have them and almost all smoked the area out particularly with variable breezes.

[Bushie]

I agree - and I don't have one but have been away with people who have them and almost all smoked the area out particularly with variable breezes.

They tend to get packed with fuel, and then can't breathe properly.
Guilty your honour :D:D


Martyn

[LowRanger]

I am interested in what size everyone carries,whether Eco Billy or Kelly Kettle.
I know that I have both a 1.1 ltr Kelly Kettle and the larger 1.5 ltr model,and I tend to always be carrying the smaller of the two for some reason.Mine tends to live in the back of the truck and just rolls around until I go somewhere where I need a cuppa.Wouldn't be without one nowdays:)

[numpty]

I have an Eco billy, the 1.5 litre version and wouldn't bother with the smaller one (750ml I believe).

3 or 4 operating together.........now that's smokey :D

[newhue]

yep, 1.5 for me. 4 or 5 mugs easy. I guess if there is only two of you the smaller would suffice.

[numpty]

yep, 1.5 for me. 4 or 5 mugs easy. I guess if there is only two of you the smaller would suffice.

Easier with the large one as the little one is too finicky to fire up, being smaller in diameter.

[LowRanger]

Funny that,as the Kelly Kettle is the same diameter in the 1.1lt and 1.5lt models,ust the height that is different.So I asked Santa to bring me a 1.5lt Eco Billy :DI will leave it in the back of the other Defender,so will always be on hand:p