Acme Trail Kettle

About this kettle

The Acme Trail Kettle is a one liter camp kettle made from hard anodized aluminum, built for people who would rather carry less and boil faster. The wide base sits steady on most canister and liquid fuel stoves, and the heat exchanger ring around the bottom catches flame that would otherwise roll up the sides and go to waste. On a calm evening it brings a full liter of cold stream water to a rolling boil in a little over four minutes.

The folding handle locks open with a firm click and stays cool enough to hold without a glove for the first few minutes off the flame. When you are done, it swings back over the lid and holds everything together in your pack, so the kettle, a small fuel canister and a nesting mug travel as one tidy bundle. The lid has a pour spout with a strainer for loose tea, a steam vent that keeps it from rattling, and a silicone knob you can grab straight from the stove.

Inside the base you will find etched measuring lines for a quarter, half and three quarter liter, which makes rehydrating a freeze dried dinner a lot less of a guessing game. The anodized finish resists scratches and does not pick up the taste of last night's coffee, and a quick rinse with warm water is usually all the cleaning it needs. The kettle weighs about two hundred grams and comes with a mesh storage sack that doubles as a dish bag.

Every Trail Kettle is covered by a lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. Shipping is free on orders over the usual threshold, and returns are accepted for thirty days in original condition. Questions about fit with a particular stove or fuel canister are welcome; the store team answers most messages within one business day.