The Storm Kettle is an astonishingly efficient & ecologically acceptable means of making a pot of tea. Invented in Ireland around a hundred years ago, it has given faithful service in situations as diverse as the Somme trenches, countless sporting riverbanks & moors, remote beaches, camp-sites, mountains, jungles, barbecues, & even recently, Bosnia. It is made entirely of aluminium & stands 38cm tall. The water (1.5 litres or just under 3 pints) goes NOT in the centre of the kettle, but inside its hollow walls. A few twigs or pieces of dried grass are placed in the base, the hole is turned towards the wind & the thing is lit. The funnelling effect concentrates the heat against the inside walls of the kettle, & within just a few minutes the water is boiling. If in the meanwhile more fuel is needed, it is simply dropped in through the top. It comes boxed with full instructions.