Car Kettle - any advice?

[Stasher]

This has all been fantastically helpful and has confirmed that car kettles are not that brilliant in that a) they take a while to heat the water and b) they drain the battery if the engine isn't running

I had already rejected the idea of a stove because as other people have said firing up a stove on the hard shoulder is not a great idea and chances are that if I'm going to be stuck it will be on a motorway

I LOVE Mortblancs road pro (see http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_nos ... BH-012+12V) but at 56 quid exceeds my budget. But I will certainly be keeping an eye out for it or similar 'element' products hopefully at a cheaper price........

I've thought about the longlife self heating drinks before but reckoned they were a lot of money for what they are plus they go out of date

I like the thermos idea, but it's poss that I may be stranded even if not on a long journey

Thanks for all the advice. it's been great

I'm going for a combo approach I think - cheap kettle anyway - and a thermos on longer journeys to reduce the boil time if needed. Plus I think I'm going to start a road pro specific fund because it does look great.

Nah, I've reread this and I know full well that what I want is the road pro, 56 quid or not. I will wait til after Christmas after having dropped large hints.........

And in the meantime I'll be sensible and get the thermos out...............

Thanks everyone, the advice has been fab (even tho it means I'll be spending 56 quid and not 24 )

[Brambles]

There's loads of the immersion drinks heaters on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_nos ... nks+heater

[Mortblanc]

Yes the price on the link is not correct and that was not the amount I saw when I posted.

Those small immersion heaters are only 4-6 pounds your money at most places.

I have kept one in the glove box of the car for years.

[sniper 55]

I've done some checking and you need to watch the loading. Most cars have the lighter socket rated at 15A (the fuse) thats 120w max loading, (some cars have it at 10A) I'm told by the main dealer for my car that the socket power supply also supplies the car computer in some models, and even the radio and dashboard lights and heater on other makes.
They advise fitting a seperate wired and fused socket if I wanted to use a lot of power off it for safety,

[Stasher]

Oh wow, thanks for these updates. Seems I will not have to wait for Christmas after all. And I will def check out

I've done some checking and you need to watch the loading. Most cars have the lighter socket rated at 15A (the fuse) thats 120w max loading, (some cars have it at 10A) I'm told by the main dealer for my car that the socket power supply also supplies the car computer in some models, and even the radio and dashboard lights and heater on other makes.
They advise fitting a seperate wired and fused socket if I wanted to use a lot of power off it for safety,

as this was something that had not even crossed my mind

Thank you so much for the help

[ForgeCorvus]

Some Volvos (both the ones I've seen are estates) have a socket in the back.

Having seen Sniper's post, I don't know if anything else is on that bit of the loom but I'd of thought that its there as a kettle(or other high drain device) point

[sniper 55]

Some Volvos (both the ones I've seen are estates) have a socket in the back.

Having seen Sniper's post, I don't know if anything else is on that bit of the loom but I'd of thought that its there as a kettle(or other high drain device) point

Apparently it's assumed they are used for things like satnav, charging phones and other low powered stuff, the 10/15 amp bit is left over from when they were real cigarette lighters. Very few people use any real loading on them these days, even the plug in beacons are only about 35w.
As I mentioned in an earlier post my mate used one of those drink heater mug things with no problems (cant remember what vehicle it was now) but he never had any issues, chances are it'd be fine, I just thought I'd mention what my dealer told me when I asked, and the dealer is family so no hidden agenda to get a few quid off me.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Double halogen highway spec beacons are about 120w..

2x 55w bulbs plus motor



Unless your off led my britax a100 mini bar only takes 2a

So 12x 2 = 24watt

[munchh]

I had already rejected the idea of a stove because as other people have said firing up a stove on the hard shoulder is not a great idea and chances are that if I'm going to be stuck it will be on the motorway)

I am confussed by your thinking? If you break down on the motorway you are supposed to get out of the vehicle and get to the other side of the barrier, im not sure why using a stove would be a problem, the thing plugged in in the car is more of a problem as you wont be in it?

just thinking out load, but if you have to leave the car, worse case senario it bursts into flames, how good will a thing you plug in the lighter socket be?

i think the plug in eliment is worth having, but i would want a stove too.

[Yorkshire Andy]

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