Camp Coffee
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Subjective input:
French press
I love the taste
I hate the residual coffee grinds
I'm not comfortable having a glass container in my car while going off road
Aero press
I think it's is almost as tasty as the French press, very close (weird cause the principle is the same)
No residue
I got 2 steel discs and paper filters (options...)
Less prone to brake (plastic vs glass), or if it does... it's just plastic.
Moka pot
Strange taste (again subjective)
Too strong for me (I need to water it down)
Sturdy
@Brentbba
Maybe a little more expensive, maybe snobby, Snow Peak has a titanium collapsible coffee drip for you to check out.
French press
I love the taste
I hate the residual coffee grinds
I'm not comfortable having a glass container in my car while going off road
Aero press
I think it's is almost as tasty as the French press, very close (weird cause the principle is the same)
No residue
I got 2 steel discs and paper filters (options...)
Less prone to brake (plastic vs glass), or if it does... it's just plastic.
Moka pot
Strange taste (again subjective)
Too strong for me (I need to water it down)
Sturdy
@Brentbba
Maybe a little more expensive, maybe snobby, Snow Peak has a titanium collapsible coffee drip for you to check out.
Nice read. Hario and Kalita are smillar enough to the cheap Melita pour over I have. The Clever Dripper is intriguing tho!
I'm less interested in the french presses based on reading a lot as I despise residue in my coffee! I've seen the Snow Peak and while well made, a bit pricey!
So many make it so complicated. The answer is, and has been for years, brew pourover using a Melitta single cup filter holder with #4 filters into the container of your choice. The Yeti style mugs make it easy peasy. At home, I'm a fan of the moka pot but it's a nuisance to clean. Anything camping that's a nuisance to clean stays home. That would include percolators, French presses, Aeropress, etc. The Melitta paper filter can be burned or disposed of otherwise and the filter holder requires a light rinse. That's it. When I travel, seeing as though the trips are usually less than a week, I pre-grind my coffee beans at home. That's the price I'm willing to pay.
sammybones
Study in Moppishness
Get a Chemex. Put filter on top. Put coffee in filter. Pour boiling water on top.
surfpig
The Anti-Tech
This. Almost 100% of the time.
I went on a backpacking trip last week and I chose to bring this StarBucks (Bodin) french press travel mug. It worked great. I still prefer the drip, but the group I was with like to get early starts in the morning so it was a good grab-n-go option.
Arabic coffee w cardamom. Boil water, add the coffee grinds (and sugar if you desire), allow to boil over a few times, then pour into cup and enjoy.
Empty the grounds out of the pot and rinse with a little water. Simple.
If you try it, you may not drink normal drip coffee again. Yes, some ground coffee will be at the bottom of each cup. It settles, though and won’t bother you until you are near the end.
Empty the grounds out of the pot and rinse with a little water. Simple.
If you try it, you may not drink normal drip coffee again. Yes, some ground coffee will be at the bottom of each cup. It settles, though and won’t bother you until you are near the end.
A few drops of cold water helps the coffee grounds settle.
reddog90
SILVER Star
Or a rock. Cowboy coffee.
For our larger groups or if I'm going to be in camp for the better part of the morning, I use the Stanley 48oz insulated french press:
When I'm making for myself and the wife , I use the Stanley all-in-one system
Tried and true french press style coffee is my preference. I've also recently to using a scale to measure out my coffee. It has drastically improved the flavor and consistency of my brews, both at home and in camp.
When I'm making for myself and the wife , I use the Stanley all-in-one system
Tried and true french press style coffee is my preference. I've also recently to using a scale to measure out my coffee. It has drastically improved the flavor and consistency of my brews, both at home and in camp.
Yup.....!!
It's small enough to fit in my kitchen box without taking up very much space at all. It's about the of a notepad and is rechargeable via USB, which is a nice touch, especially if it sits in the box for a while between trips.
I'll happily share my FP coffee with you at FC...
These days I use the Malita pour over with a #2 filter at home and camping. At home I weigh it but it's pretty easy to guesstimate it for camping. For camping I use a Porlex hand grinder, a full canister is 30g... 2 small cups or 1 extra large cup.
Back when I wasn't so civilized it was spoonful of instant grounds directly into your mouth, crunch it it up a little, make a funny face, take in a swig of cold water, swish around for a few seconds and swallow. One more swig of cold water to rinse out any residual grounds between your teeth and move on with your day.
Back when I wasn't so civilized it was spoonful of instant grounds directly into your mouth, crunch it it up a little, make a funny face, take in a swig of cold water, swish around for a few seconds and swallow. One more swig of cold water to rinse out any residual grounds between your teeth and move on with your day.
If all you want is caffeine man, there are so many other sources better than a mouthful of instant powder (but I get that it was probably out of desperation). For me, the point of coffee is more than just the caffeine boost.
Feel the same about beer.
Feel the same about beer.
Yeah but they weren’t to be found in an MRE packet. There’s not much I enjoy more than a quality cup of coffee in the morning these days. I’m such a snob about it now, I carry my own mug when I travel for work because I don’t like drinking it from a paper to-go cup.
I do agree that French press with a glass container isn't suitable for a trip. But there are travel coffee kits with a steel jar.
I guess I'm just old, outdated and simplistic, LOL
