Friday, 20 February 2009

Everything stops for tea.





A Christmas gift from Mr. Combo turned out to be far more useful that he probably ever imagined. The ‘Leicester Coffee Shop’ has enjoyed an unrivalled reputation for producing expresso coffee in far flung reaches of the Sahara for a number of years, but for 2009 the Coffee Shop was able to broaden the menu to include tea. This 1 pint Kelly Kettle boiled water in under five minutes thanks to a plentiful supply of dry twigs and a stiff prevailing wind. It’s design is similar to a Thermos flask, but with fire replacing hot water. The water jacket is around the centre, therefore getting most value from the fire within. With both gas rings covered by expresso machines this proved to be faster and easier and gave various people something to do. Mustafa, seen here transfixed by the machine wants to order 20 to sell in the Tripoli Scout Shop, that he runs. Thanks Ron.

Pictures show Steve Baker with the first brew up in Libya, Professor Mustafa Selem transfixed by the smoke, Dr Kevin White on the edge of Lake Gabrun and Ian Reeds stoking the fire heading North in Tunisia.

5 comments:

Affer said...
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Affer said...

(I left a boring comment...so I deleted it) This looks fantastic fun - and better than brewing up on a Primus stove alongside the A303, as we did when I was a kid!

Peter Ashley said...

Ooh it all makes me want to get my Optimus out.

Diplomate said...

Marvelous bit of kit - well done Ron for that. If you need more, they're made just down the road in Daventry I think. The first time we fired ours up it boiled a litre of water in less than a minute ! So good to see one being used in real adventurer mode.

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