Lets talk coffee on the trail...

[shocwav3]

Whats everyone's preferred method of making coffee while out? I have pretty much stuck to instant...but I am looking at a french press so I can start making real coffee.
Any other suggestions? Best bang for the buck on presses?

 

[velo47]

Whats everyone's preferred method of making coffee while out? I have pretty much stuck to instant...but I am looking at a french press so I can start making real coffee.
Any other suggestions? Best bang for the buck on presses?

Never liked cleaning up french presses, so I just use a pourover with paper filters. No mess, no fuss, just boil water and get and great coffee. Takes no longer than ony other method. I like it so much I use it at home now too.

Just make sure you use good coffee,

 

[Louiston]

I use a percolator as I can make 3 or 4 cups at once.

When finished, just dump the grinds in the trash, rinse the basket with a bit of water and wipe it dry with a paper towel. Easiest method for me.

 

[Justin Forrest]

French press!!!!!!!! I have one made from l
Polycarbonate or something. Had it for 20 years of coffee making in the woods, power outages, work trips, fire camps .............

 

[Rath]

Never liked cleaning up french presses, so I just use a pourover with paper filters. No mess, no fuss, just boil water and get and great coffee. Takes no longer than ony other method. I like it so much I use it at home now too.

Just make sure you use good coffee,

My Go-To as well! Super easy, tastes the same as making at home in a coffee maker. Simple and effective. Not sure why people try and get all complicated with camping coffee.

 

[Shakes355]

I know this won't answer your question and I'm sure others will chime in. I personally prefer cold brew. We've found that cold brew can be purchased at most grocery stores in 48oz containers with or without cream.

Its loaded with caffeine, lives in the cooler, and saves me from having to carry the hardware to brew my own.

Also helps when you need a quick get out of camp in the AM to keep a tight schedule.

 

[Bama_Kiwi]

I have one of these - Commuter JavaPress

Makes a decent brew and stays warm for a reasonably long time. I used to grind my own beans and do a pourover with a Hario dripper but that was too much of a faff. I still do that at home, but not on the trail.

 

[SquishBang]

Whats everyone's preferred method of making coffee while out? I have pretty much stuck to instant...but I am looking at a french press so I can start making real coffee.
Any other suggestions? Best bang for the buck on presses?

Starbuck's Via when I camp. It's the only time I drink instant.

 

[MMc]

PERK! I don't perk at home, but I do love the taste of a percolator cup it is just the best. In Mexico, they use a cloth bag set inside a boiling pot of water it works well too, just invert the bag with a splash of water to clean.

How to make coffee using the coffee sock method.

The simple coffee sock has been a traditional way to brew coffee in many countries around the world.

www.coffeedetective.com

 

[cambur7855]

A 3 Cup small Italian Greca like Bialetti is fast and makes a traditional tasty coffee!

 

[Things]

Pour overs are so convenient, no waste of water and super quick. Built a fold down coffee station, holes hold my coffee cup and catch cup. Nice when its single digits out, just lean over and fire it up. Feet never touch the floor.

Owned a coffee shop for years, loved french presses but perks are good also. Just need a timer for that perfect cup.

Lucky I like it bitter and black.

 

[shocwav3]

A 3 Cup small Italian Greca like Bialetti is fast and makes a traditional tasty coffee!

Ahhh! Didnt even think of a espresso pot! Ive had this in my pantry forever...its the first thing an italian mother gives to her son when he moves out

 

[shocwav3]

Pour overs are so convenient, no waste of water and super quick. Built a fold down coffee station, holes hold my coffee cup and catch cup. Nice when its single digits out, just lean over and fire it up. Feet never touch the floor.

Owned a coffee shop for years, loved french presses but perks are good also. Just need a timer for that perfect cup.

Lucky I like it bitter and black.

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Love that set up

 

[Sneaks]

My Go-To as well! Super easy, tastes the same as making at home in a coffee maker. Simple and effective. Not sure why people try and get all complicated with camping coffee.

Add me to the pour over clan. We lose power up here frequently in the winter, tried the french press for exactly one outage and put it away. Cleaning it is a colossal PITA. Beauty of the pour over is it fits on a pot or a mug, make only as much as you want using one device. Brought it and the propane burner in just the other day when we got 8" of heavy wet stuff and lost power.



I also have a small Mr Coffee when there's shore power. I can run it off the inverter but that''s really a waste of electrons when the pour over is just as fast and makes more at one shot.

 

[Stormcrow]

My Coleman coffee maker is my one "luxury" item I pack for myself. I know there are set ups that pack down into smaller packages, but I like multiple cups of coffee in the morning and don't want to be tied to a percolator trying to get the timing right. My Coleman is just like my drip maker at home.

 

[shocwav3]

Im a little embarrassed to say I didnt even know the pour over was a thing... glad I asked the question!

 

[grubworm]

there's a coffee thread on here already that is huge and quite a few folks were loving the Aeropress. I didn't think much of it until I saw one at Marshalls marked down to $9, so of course I bought it. Its basically a giant syringe with a filter on the end, but it made a surprisingly good cup of coffee. amazon has them for $30+ but for whatever reason, Marshalls had them for $9 and for that price, I'd say its a decent piece of kit. i have a stainless french press that i take camping and both seem to work equally well. i drink coffee for the caffeine and not so much for taste, so i really dont care how its made as long as i get that kick from it. if it somehow tastes like ass, ill just add cream and sugar until its drinkable. the aeropress is easy, push the plunger and then twist and remove the filter and toss it and it does seem to remove the bitterness better than french press.

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[MOAK]

I really enjoy a mug of hot black coffee in the morning. Not so much for the kick, but for the flavor of a really fine mug of strong coffee. We have tried old fashioned percolators, first a large one , then a small one. Percolated, in my humble opinion, makes the very best coffee. It's how I brew my coffee at home. However, packing percolators with our gear just didn't work and believe me we tried all kinds of different ways. Cleaning percolators in remote camps is a complete pita. We tried Instant, which was horrible and expensive and now we have settled in on our second french press. We do/have camped in some pretty cold weather so the first plastic french press didn't keep the coffee hot for very long at all. Two years ago I picked up the Stanley french press/travel mug. Its easy to clean and packs easily. At camp I'll pour off enough to fill my cup and the remainder stays hot for a second cup, for after breakfast.

 

[Roam Bearded]

Use to be perk people, we now have the Aeropress Go and love the flavor that comes form that. Usually hand grind our beans but we bring a bag of pre ground as well, just for convenience sake.

 

[Louiston]

Percolater's don't require perfect timing if you use the proper amount of coffee.