If you have just got yourself a campervan or motorhome then you may be wondering what is the best way to sort yourself out with a cup of tea when you are on the move. So, there are a few options to the question of which kettle can you use in a campervan.

To start this off, I am a relative newbie myself to the campervan life. Having hired one a few times, I have now got myself a Nissan Elgrand camper conversion which I am really enjoying taking out whenever I can and am learning as I go along.

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So the options for a kettle are as follows (just through my experience):

Gas Hob

Using the gas hob in the campervan/motorhome. This could be the best option if you are not connected to electric hook up (EHU), As long as you have a gas connection then you can just boil a kettle on the hob. Best option is to get a whistle kettle so that you can hear when it boils. These are available in all camping shops and obviously online too and can be relatively cheap.

Electric Hook Up

Using a standard kettle when you are on electric hook up. If you are on electric hook up then it is possible that you can use a standard kettle. However, this is not guaranteed as it depends on the amperage of the hook up. For example, if you have a 2000w kettle, then dividing that by 230V gives you nearly 9amps which could be nearly all of the possible 10amp allowance of the campsite (some campsites offer higher or lower amperage so it’s worth checking). So it is possible but if you are running other appliances at the same time this could trip the breaker. For this you would plug in the kettle to your 3 pin socket installed in your campervan.

Standalone Power Supply

If you are not on electric hook up and don’t want to or can’t use your gas then there is a third option which I quite often use. This is to buy an external power supply and a lower watt kettle. There are many external power supplies that you can buy. Jackery is a make that is often mentioned in forums. The one I have linked to here is a low to mid range one, basically the more you pay the higher wattage it can cope with. Personally I have an Allpowers R600 which has so far been fine for me but I may want to upgrade at some point if I go on longer trips.

With my Allpowers, I have a low watt kettle which uses only 300w so is well within the range of the 600w power supply. This kettle has a 500ml capacity which does 2 small cups or one large. There are quite a few low watt kettles to choose from and I went for this one as it had a slightly bigger capacity than a lot of them and it can also be used to heat soup or stews although I haven’t tried this yet. For me it is just really useful to be able to make a cup of tea on a day out or something.

So, as I said, I am no seasoned expert but thought I would share what I have found out in case it is useful for others who are just starting out on their campervan journey.