Really quick boiling , easy to use .briliant bit of kit . Keep it in the back of the car with a small bundle of tender and can make a cups anywhere.

Ghillie kettles are simply fantastic. Just look at the reviews everywhere.

Only down side is that they can be tricky to get going sometimes, can need a lot of supervision if yore boiling multiple batches and it can sometimes be tricky to find sufficient dry fuel in wet weather. In dry and even windy conditions though they can boil up as fast as an electric kettle.

we are a family of 3, well 4 with the Ghillie Kettle, with 3 dogs, The GK goes everywhere with us from the beach hut, beach, in the middle of no where, high up in the mountains, nature reserves and of course the forest whilst collecting pine cones for fuel, come rain or shine the GK works fantastically! We have had numerous cups of hot chocolate, coffees and teas our newest member of our family has never let us down. we decided to add to the collection and purchase a cook set and yet again works perfectly cooking bacon, sausages, beans and hot dogs it amazes all of our friends

We are a family of 6 living in rural Suffolk. This Ghillie Kettle has only recently become a member of our family, but is now an essential part of our kit when we go out geocaching, which we frequently do at weekends. Very easy to use, it quickly provides easily enough hot water for six steaming mugs of hot chocolate - revitalising four little people and two big ones after an afternoon's hiking through the Suffolk countryside.
It will undoubtably also become essential equipment for our summertime camping & festival adventures, and road-trip holidays.

Neil at Landylubber recommended pine cones...and always carrying a firesteel with it. Great advice. Firesteel works every time, and pine cones pop through the chimney nicely to keep the fire ticking along.

And as for the whistle.....
....a blissful sound!

:)