The Thermette — Bushcraft’s Original Hot-Water Machine Built for the outdoors and made to last, the Thermette turns a small fire into hot water surprisingly fast. Simply fill it with water, light a small fire in the base and let the chimney effect do the work. Made from durable copper, it’s equally at home beside a backcountry stream, around a campfire or in an emergency situation. No gas bottle, no electricity and no complicated setup — just fire, water and a beautifully simple piece of Kiwi outdoor engineering. A timeless bit of bushcraft kit that earns its place in every camp.

During the Second World War, the Thermette provided a quick and easy way to boil water and cook outdoors in the desert. During this era a New Zealand made Thermette was considered a vital piece of equipment for NZ Army Soldiers. During this time of war the Thermette acquired the nick name of ‘Benghazi Boiler’. Today the Thermette continues to be used by the New Zealand Defence Forces in training and exercise programmes.

How a Thermette works:

Thermette’s unique Kiwi design has a cone shaped cylinder to hold water that heats up to boiling point very quickly. From a small fire at its base, heat is distributed fast to all the surfaces that surrounds the water. Then the heat generated funnels out the top of the cylinder chimney. Add the stainless cooking ring and you have a mini stove top.

Thermette includes
• 1 x Solid Copper Thermette
• 1 x Cooking ring
• 1 x Galvanised fire ring

Thermette dimensions
• Height – 38cm tall
• Weight – 1.7kg
• Water volume – 2.2 litre