Best Camp/Trail Coffee??

[dtrain]

I french press every morning.

Use this when camping... remove handle, boil water, add grounds, add handle. Can also save you pan on the trail.

Coleman - French Press -

 

[donjuanmiguel]

You guys are nuts...I like it. If power is available, I take along a mini burr grinder, tea kettle, and a french press. I there is power plus more people, I drop the press and go for the drip. Perk is wonderful but drip is fast and clean.

Aint nothing like a shot of wiskey in the evening and fresh coffee in the morning.

 

[IBCRUSN]

You guys are nuts...I like it. If power is available, I take along a mini burr grinder, tea kettle, and a french press. I there is power plus more people, I drop the press and go for the drip. Perk is wonderful but drip is fast and clean.

Amen!! I have a spare drip just for those campgrounds that have powered sites. I have one of the Lexan french presses the guys above mentioned which has treated me well. I think I paid $16 for the same one as below.

Amazon.com: GSI Outdoors Lexan JavaPress: Sports & Outdoors

I roast and grind my own.

With home roasted coffee, you can control the type and darkness of the roast which yields some good stuff. My roaster cost about $90.00 which I feel was a bargain.

I haven't reached that stage yet. Not to get too off topic but after you purchased the roaster or equivalent what does a pound of good coffee cost you?

 

[donjuanmiguel]

I don't want to hijack Doug's answer, his may be different, but on average a lb of green will run $5.5. Roasting your own beans is way cool and easier than you might think given the list of roaters available.

 

[EOE_overland]

I certainly don't mind the hijack, but I have a terrible coffee craving now. Every time I check the thread and there's something new about roasting and pressing, I can smell it in my head! I think I'll dig the press out of the back of the cabinet and make some in the morning. Mmmmmm. Coofffffeeeee.

 

[EOE_overland]

I french press every morning.

Use this when camping... remove handle, boil water, add grounds, add handle. Can also save you pan on the trail.

Coleman - French Press -

I like the Coleman Press; it's all-in-one. Just like my percolator, only without the disappointing ending.

 

[kennyfj40]

I've been using the coleman drip coffee maker that fits on the coleman stove. Works great and works just like the drip coffee maker at home, plus don't have to have power to run it!;p

 

[mcewan13]

coarse ground flav of the moment + lexan french press + 16oz Contigo thermos mug.

Damn mug will not leak no matter how many times i drop it and it keeps the coffee hot for hours. Too hot actually. I've now begun a routine where I fill the Contigo, drink a cup out of a normal ceramic mug, and then come back for the contigo. 10 bones at Costco.

 

[valentine]

My wife watches a couple of kids who's mom works at Starbucks.

She got us the employee discount on a french press exactly like this one.

Stainless steel. Works Awesome!

We also have a couple Starbucks "single serving" french press cups. They work great also, but are kind of hard to figure out the right amount of coffee to put in them.

 

[Scott_sFZJ80]

I use a percolator whenever I go camping and I use fine ground. I just take the regular filter that I use in the mr. coffee machine. Just push the filter in at the center of the percolator until you poke a small hole in it. It works like a charm.

But yet I can never stop singing "it's time for the percolator..." when I'm setting it up.

 

[Dan2722]

French Press and "Cowboy Coffee" from Ryan Bros roasters is the the best camp coffee I have ever made.

San Diego Coffee Blends

Check out the savings on a 5lb bag. I drink a lot of coffee and will go through the 5lb bag in a month easy.

 

[Milkwagon]

If you want a stout and the best cup of coffee, then try a "cafetera greca" / italian mocha pot. They come in 2 to 6 cup configurations, made of aluminum alloy. I make my coffee in one of these and use a little evaporated milk and sugar in the raw. This makes the perfect cup of "cortao." Puerto Rican/Cuban expresso with milk and sugar!

When my cowboy friends are around camp I use the percolator and egg method. They are somewhat terrorized by a cup of coffee that makes their heart jump a few beats. Otherwise I use my "greca."

I love girls in French maid outfits, however, I am yet to have a remarkable cup of coffee (latino style) out of a french press. Maybe, maybe... if it was percolated by a French maid?

Oui, oui, madamme Fifí more café mercí.

 

[zornff]

We use these Big Sky Bistro Coffee Press for a great cup of coffee. Just add 1 tbls Starbucks columbian, fill with hot water, wait about 4 minutes, push the plunger down and enjoy. They hold up really well to the elements, and it makes 2 cups (16 oz) at a shot. Enjoy.

 

[bigndn]

Have you ever heard of "cowboy coffee?" Well, use the same coffee you use or like. Percolate it. When done, crack an egg and drop it in the percolator after taking out your coffee "filter/percolator unit." The egg will cook and while doing so, will take all the remaining grinds to the bottom.

No egg taste and no grinds.

You ever made poached eggs? That water still tastes 'eggy'. YUCK.

I roast and grind my own. My dad made "cowboy coffee" by boiling the water and coffee together and then, at the end, he dumped in cold water which made the grounds drop to the bottom. It seemed to work find.

With home roasted coffee, you can control the type and darkness of the roast which yields some good stuff. My roaster cost about $90.00 which I feel was a bargain.

Since I've been making perc coffee for over 20 years, this is the method of choice. Surprisingly, it doesn't take much cold water to settle the grounds, maybe a cup in a 12 C pot.

 

[Milkwagon]

"You ever made poached eggs? That water still tastes 'eggy'. YUCK."

Contempt before investigation.... Mrs bigndn. Try it and let me know what you think.

 

[spotcruiser]

I carry one of these now and it works pretty well. It limits the number of separate things I need to carry.
REI French Press Mug at REI.com

 

[yooper]

Use the most freshly roasted whole bean coffee. Roasted coffee is at its best two to three days after roasting. After a week it has lost half of the flavors. Vacuum packing and freezing helps stretch out the life a bit. Most store bought coffee is weeks old at best. If you can find a small roaster local to you go to them and ask them which of their beans are freshest. If they can't answer that then find another roaster. Personally I roast my own but this is not for everyone.

Grind immediately before you brew - this is the single most important thing you can do to improve your coffee. I use a manual Zassenhaus™ grinder. It only takes a minute or two to hand grind enough coffee for a pot. Zassenhaus Conical Burr Coffee Mills

French Press is an excellent method and great for the trail because you don't need any separate filters and you only need to use as much stove fuel as it take to boil water, which most camping stoves are designed for in terms of efficiency. There are lots of metal and plastic presses out there.

However, an insulated French Press is not a good idea if you plan to use it as a thermos - after about 5 or 6 minutes the cofee needs to be decanted off the grounds or it will start to become bitter. After 15 minutes of sitting on the grounds your coffee will taste like gas station coffee.

I would strongly recommend having a thermos or insulated carafe and decanting the coffee out of the French press after 4 to 6 minutes of steeping. This coffee will still taste good 24 hours later.

I buy 90% of my coffee paraphernalia and all my green coffee beans from Home Coffee Roasting Supplies - Sweet Maria's

 

[photogod]

I don't drink much coffee but when I feel the need I grab a box of Folgers coffee singles classic roast. They come in a tea bag config and are easy, quick and clean.

 

[yooper]

I don't drink much coffee but when I feel the need I grab a box of Folgers coffee singles classic roast. They come in a tea bag config and are easy, quick and clean.

I wouldn't drink any coffee if that was all that was available.

 

[inthewall]

I pour a cup of cold water in pot after it is done. If I have a filter I will poke a hole in it and use it like a home coffee maker. MJB is my coffee of choice. I would not use an egg if you paid me.