Just got my colador filters recommended by
@Road and it does as advertised. As a kid, I never knew coffee was anything but instant! I'll have to look for that Jacobs. I'll try anything once. Time and place for anything. Just been trying a dark roast from the Charleston Brewing Co. Threw the bag out...pretty sure it was Charleston.
Cool - hope you like them. I'm sure it may not the purest (or a purist's) way to make coffee, especially after the Colador has been used well and drains a bit slower, though it sure is the simplest and easiest for me both on the road and wherever I'm staying. I just got my new
six pack of Coladors yesterday. They end up at a little over two bucks apiece, and for as long as I use them, that's a good deal.
I see a lot here saying Jet Boil. I use my
Jet Boil Flash for heating water everyday when adventuring, but don't like to make coffee IN it, as I also use it for heating water for other things like backpacker meals, oatmeal, and hot chocolate, etc. I heat water in the Jet Boil to almost boiling, pour it over the Colador in my insulated travel mug, and heat more in the Jet Boil for whatever else while coffee's brewing. If I were to brew coffee in it, I would use it for only coffee.
Another product, and company, I like is Coffee Gator, which I first heard about three years ago from
@theBROFESSOR in his coffee thread post about his
travel mug and pour over. I bought one on his recommendation and still use the mug every day (same one in my images), though the stainless pour over is too limiting for me in that you have to tend it more than a colador and can only pour in a little water at a time, then wait, pour more, etc. It also holds enough grounds for only one mug, not multiple.
The mug though, is rugged and has a great sealing lid. I'll make a full mug of coffee, close it up, stick it in a saddlebag on my bike, and go riding. I've dropped it several times, bounced it out once onto pavement when going up over a curb and had to go back to find it. Still sealed, no spills, a bit dinged, but still in use hard after almost three years. It may be the same or similar travel mug bottom used by other companies and private-labeled, no idea, but I like the one I have more than other travel mugs I've had in past. It goes canoeing, biking, day hiking, and driving with me. I never use it for anything but coffee. Got one for my kid so mine wouldn't disappear.
Coffee Gator also makes a bunch of
other great products for storing, making, and drinking coffee, including French Presses and grindes. I have their
stainless steel canister for storing beans and grounds, though it usually stays home. It has a "degassing" valve to let out CO2 (even coffee in bags have a vent; that's what it's for) and a convenient magnetic, stainless steel scoop. Also a calendar dial on top for those who are fussy enough to want to know how long their coffee has been stored.
Two CoffeeGator travel mugs and a CoffeeGator storage canister.
If you go to the
Coffee Gator site, you often get 10% off first orders, and always get free shipping over $50. He also runs an informative insta page and has a bunch of good articles on coffee, brewing, storage, etc if you poke around links on his site.
Not affiliated or sponsored by him; I just like his products and like the way he runs his company.
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