Thread: Eco-billy

Originally Posted by p38arover

I've been tossing up whether or not to buy one of these and I need to make up my mind today if I'm gunna take adbvantage of the Kelly Kettles promotion.

But which?

• The Aussie-made Eco-Billy (I can't find any in a store to have a good look at them. I haven't seen one for a while. Australian Geographic have discontinued them as a stock line but they have one in stock that my local store can get in)
• The NZ Thermette
• Kelly Kettle

I like the folding handles of the Eco-Billy and the Thermette vs the chain and handle of the Kelly
The Eco-Billy is about $25 cheaper than the Thermette or Kelly (virtually identically priced) and there are no shipping charges - say another $25 - to get it in.
The Thermette comes with the stove top - it's an option on the Kelly. I don't know if anything like that can be used on the Eco-Billy.
The Thermette and Kelly have separate firebases. I think the Eco's base is part of the kettle.
The Kelly has a large fill hole. The Thermette's looks small. Dunno about the Eco.

The Kelly gets a bit of rubbishing on this motorcycling site: Volcano Kettles - The HUBB



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Oh dear, what to do?

Doesn't really matter Ron, whichever one you get probably will have a hole in it (knowing your luck).


Martyn

as far as I know they (eco-billies) are still available through Opposite Lock stores.
Unit 2, 411 West Botany Street
Rockdale, 2216

Contact Name: Gordon Shaw

Phone: (02) 9597 5702
Fax: (02) 9597 5427

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

The Kelly has a large fill hole. The Thermette's looks small. Dunno about the Eco.

The Eco-Billy hole is amply big enough. You can't burn HUGE lumps of stuff in them so why make the hole bigger than necessary...at a guess, 1 1/2 - 2 in diameter hole

Actually, I was referring to the water fill hole, not the chimney

Originally Posted by Bushie

Doesn't really matter Ron, whichever one you get probably will have a hole in it (knowing your luck).

I just received my new RovaCom diagnostic system. I can't get it to talk to either of my laptops.

Happy New year

From memory, I got my eco billy for my 30th birthday from mum and dad some 15 years ago. Stainless steel from nat geo, Greatest thing since sliced bread, whatever you want to put in the centre for heating works even on the gas stove. Well worth the money.

Dearest Ron

May I suggest you make yourself a cuppa tea and think about your dillemma.

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Someone mentioned in another thread that the kelly boils enough water for 2 mugs of tea. Maybe that is a smaller size?

The Eco-Billy (larger size) will do 4 mugs

Nah not my kelly
I did 4 large mugs of coffee the other day with my Kelly easy with some left over

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Someone mentioned in another thread that the kelly boils enough water for 2 mugs of tea. Maybe that is a smaller size?

The Eco-Billy (larger size) will do 4 mugs

My Kelly Kettle is sold as the 2.5 pint model.
I can fit 1.4 litres in but would lose about 100 or 200 ml of that if I let it boil for more than a few seconds.
If I put in 1.2 litres I probably wouldn't lose more than a few teaspoons and is what I would consider to be a sensible level.

2.5 UK pints is about 1.4 litres.
6 cups or 4.5 coffee mugs is about 1.4 litres.
The larger Eco Billy is about 1.4 litres.
So the larger Kelly Kettle and the Eco Billy are very close to the same size.

I may have mislead you by mentioning in another post that I had enough for two very large mugs and enough to wash them up afterwards. Because of the size of my camping mugs and the amount of water I use to wash them up, that amounts to about 1.2 litres.

Originally Posted by Reads90

Nah not my kelly
I did 4 large mugs of coffee the other day with my Kelly easy with some left over

Gee I hate it when I spend ages typing a response and when I finally post it I find that someone else has made the same point in fewer words and less time.