5 Gallon Copper Kelly Kettle .

[Reality Jones]

I have recently come into posession of what can only be described as a 5 gallon, copper kelly kettle. It sits on a tripod about a foot high and has a copper tap.
It was used by my girlfriends mum when she was a child in Zanzibar and was their only way of getting hot water .
I have tried it out a couple of times now and it can boil the 5 gallons in a couple of minutes when its internal fire is burning well.
You can't drink the water because the 'Kettle' no longer has a lining and it needs to be 'tinned?' ( I think that's right)
If I can work out how to upload a photo I'll put a couple on.

I was wondering if any one else has ways of heating a large amount of water, post SHTF?