Rectangular kettle

[Pseudonym]

I bought a 1 gallon, tin-plated steel jug from McMaster Carr in the hopes that it might serve as a rectangular kettle. It cost $19, free of any chemical residue, and I hoped it might nestle well in a wannigan.



Unfortunately, the threaded spout and handle seem to be attached with adhesive, and so I’m wary about high temperature failure and something nasty leeching into my water.

My fuel and chemical cans are all the same. Does anyone have a lead on something similar that is entirely crimped/pressed without adhesives?

 

[MyKneesHurt]

You're smart to worry about contaminants with something like that. What about the tried-and-true USGI canteen/cup combo? A lot of companies have remade it in titanium, and they're hugely popular with the bushcraft crowd.

I don't know if they were entirely crimped, but there was a flash-in-the-pan company in the UK years ago called Ridge Monkey that made a square kettle. I never used one, they didn't look too handy.
A quick google search shows me the Core 77 rectangular kettle, but it's so surrounded by marketing-jingo internet flotsam that I wouldn't trust it. I'm not even sure it's a real product, rather than some sort of student webpage/sales pitch project.

 

[MJones]

RidgeMonkey Square Kettle XL Paracord Edition

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www.carpkit.com

 

[Pseudonym]

@MyKneesHurt and @MJones, thank you

I've continued my search and since found this Japanese option: https://www.amazon.com/Belmont-Fire-Square-Kettle-BM/dp/B08K2RCCGN?th=1. It looks promising, albeit expensive and heavy.


Finding another F-type can without any adhesive used in the assembly seems like a matter of trial and error: order and inspect. Many empty cans are only sold in large quantities.

This is an unusual use case in that it will be used for large group trips, so the volume matters, but I'm hoping to pack it into a box efficiently. The kettle we bring now is a 20 cup unit that looks like this. It's too unwieldy and space inefficient to pack nicely in a box. I'll admit to having a persnickety set of parameters!

 

[kahel]

There is a brand called Ridgemonkey (UK) that offers different sizes...

Ridgemonkey Rectangular kettle

Square Kettle – Paracord Edition – RidgeMonkey®

ridgemonkey.co.uk

 

[scoutergriz]

there are a ton of problems with using cans designed for chemical containment, they often have linings containing BPA to resist the corrosive effects of solvents, and top and bottom seams as well as the handle and spout are often soldered in place, even if they're crimped solder is often used as a sealant, and as they're not food- certified, that solder can contain lead, there's also the issue of possible toxic residue from various lubricants and solvents used in the manufacturing process
I wouldn't want to be drinking burnt plastics or lead, never mind MEK or toluene used in final cleaning...

 

[ppine]

too big.

 

[lowangle al]

This is not a recommendation, but FWIW, I used to stay at a campsite where a previous user, probably a moose hunter, used empty gallon gas cans to boil water I assume. With the can laying on it's side he cut open the big side panel, which is now the top, on three sides. Whatever he did with them must have worked as there were a couple of them in different stages of deterioration.

 

[Odyssey]

Olive oil also comes in cans. True, the can is vertically oriented with the handle and spout at the top. (smaller end)
Despite being food grade I have no idea if the interior is necessarily heat stable to boiling.