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Posted by Ashley Cawley

I would like to thank my friend Matt who kindly gave me the gift of a new kettle! I have been without one for sometime now having lost my old trusty kettle somewhere on the trail.

These past few weeks Matt and I, have had a habit of gift-giving; it first started with him giving me eggs, next I brought him road-kill pheasant then he sent me away with two fish (Pollock) & more eggs, then I gave him a book and then he gave me a kettle! 

The new kettle is a Optimus Terra Kettle and looks to be just what I was after. It's small & lightweight, at a glance & a feel you'd think it was Titanium but it is infact Anodised Aluminium, here's the info on it:

Lightweight anodised aluminium
0.7 L capacity
Weight: 153 g
Dimensions: 151 x 64 mm
Designed to fit inside Optimus Terra cookset.
Includes mesh bag

There's no whistle like my old kettle had, but then again that only ended up eventually popping off and going into the fire, so maybe it's for the best? I will put my new kettle through it's paces with hopefully many camps, when it's proven it's worth I'll report back here on the blog.

Thanks again Matt!