Don't dismiss this just because it doesn't take a gas bottle, it's a canny piece of kit used for many years by real outdooorsman who simply gather fuel on the go to quench their thirst with a decent cup of something hot along the way.
possibly understand this better than most as I also run a wood gasifier campstove which operates on the same principle, pick your fuel as you travel.
This runs exquisitely on, pine cones, mosses, bit's of bark small twigs & lolly wrappers, i've never failed to get either my kelly kettle nor my gasifier going with any hardship.
(why do i have both) ..power outs, car camping, just to have more versatility without relying on cannisters.
Brings water to a rolling boil in around 5 minutes, conducting the flame heat in a most efficient manner.
The new silicone stopper is an improvement upon the old version.
When camping I can leave this in the hands of my young daughter to tend whilst I deal with other things, & if you need space & time alone, send a child off for a nearby fuel scavenging hunt (or go yourself) a small handful of fuel will have our complete party hydrated & happy whilst i'm cooking on my gasifier elsewhere without being crowded or covering my camp party with cooking smells.
& of course as you can use it as a complete camp cook & drink system (with a bit of modification) you can be good to go as a solo traveller.
If I've got room this is a piece of kit that will always travel with me.
Folk are drawn to the kelly kettle due to it's old-school design & lack of reliance on anything other than a bit of forethought.
The bag supplied makes for a good tinder collector bag, & let's face it a small handful of twigs are easily grabbed & placed in your pocket when on the move & the Kelly kettle is packed out of the way.
Easy to use & adaptable, whether on a boat, in a mountain refuge, or woodland scenario, (i've even used dried dung to boil up a brew).
In the park for a more genteel picnic has often meant looking no further than afew feet away to supply us with discarded lolly sticks , moss covering & bark chippings.
Used in non powered bothy's & behind drystone walls over the years now this has never let me down.
classic kit, class kit that when demonstrated you'll be keen to buy.
Every base camp should have one, keeps "kids of all ages" quiet & busy.
thoroughly recommended.