How many different ways to boil water

[Bionic]

As a result of our enforced bout of home schooling my daughter and I have set ourselves the challenge of boiling the water for her nightly hot chocolate in a different outdoorsy way (although I’ll admit some nights when I’m knackered it’s been indoors ) each night. A fortnight in this is starting to become more challenging so I’m open to suggestions folks (nothing too time consuming though as I’m still fortunate enough to be flat out at work). I’ve attached some pics of a few of our recent efforts

 

[Ark79]

Can’t think of any mate .. but blooming good idea

 

[Bam]

Nice one mate, not sure I can help on the variety of ways to boil water, I get there are different mediums like gas/wood/alcohol but you're gonna run out at some point.

 

[saxonaxe]

You could gain a few extra nights by using different methods to hang the pot. Two Y sticks and a cross bar, natural pot hanger if you can find a suitable one, a carved pot hanger, a simple Crane style, one end of stick rammed into the ground pot hanging on the other end. It's cheating a bit perhaps but it's still ways of boiling water..

 

[Ystranc]

Do you have any opportunities to collect and dry a few cow pats on your way to or from work or during your exercise. You'll need to dry them and turn them in the sun for a few days.
Extra brownie points for her if she drinks the hot chocolate...

 

[Bionic]

Thanks guys. I think if I’m honest Sax’s method of varying the ways of hanging the pot is probably my best bet for extending the game as long as possible. The cow pat idea is one I’d thought of (cat litter in the solo stove was a big hit ) but living in Lincolnshire cattle are a bit thin on the ground. At a push my cousin lives next door to my drs surgery and her husband’s a stock man so I could combine a trip but I’m struggling to think of a way to ask him to collect a few of his herds droppings without making him think I’m any stranger than he already does. Thanks all for your suggestions and I’ll try and post up a few more pics if I get inventive.

 

[Ystranc]

I've also always wanted to try boiling water in leather, supposedly it needs to be porous enough to allow enough water through to protect the lower surface of leather while retaining enough water to boil.

 

[Bionic]

I've also always wanted to try boiling water in leather, supposedly it needs to be porous enough to allow enough water through to protect the lower surface of leather while retaining enough water to boil.

Do you reckon the wife’s handbag would suffice?

 

[Bopdude]

A Swedish Torch would be a good one imho

 

[Joecole]

As a result of our enforced bout of home schooling my daughter and I have set ourselves the challenge of boiling the water for her nightly hot chocolate in a different outdoorsy way (although I’ll admit some nights when I’m knackered it’s been indoors ) each night. A fortnight in this is starting to become more challenging so I’m open to suggestions folks (nothing too time consuming though as I’m still fortunate enough to be flat out at work). I’ve attached some pics of a few of our recent effortsView attachment 20949View attachment 20951View attachment 20952View attachment 20953

Hot stones or a few red hot pokers for when your container has to be made out of birch bark or bamboo

 

[Bionic]

Thanks chaps. The Swedish torch looks like a promising idea for when I’ve got a bit more time (I’ll confess I had to look it up), the hot rocks are in the pipeline as well so hopefully we’ll get a few more days out of this.
Thanks again. James

 

[Bionic]

The last couple of nights efforts