Best camp coffee maker?
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Well coffee is such a subjective thing. We all have our preferences. We prepare it in different ways, and it is as individual as each of us reading this fo,rum. That said, since I carry the Jetboil anyway, I also carry the Jetboil coffee press. |
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car camping I just use my normal home press. Got the jet boil too, and for lighter backpacking etc. I have a small snowpeak press. Drinking lots of grounds with that one, but whatever. |
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Ed L wrote:Do you aeropress fans utilize the stainless reusable filter, and if so, are you happy with it?.Yes, and yes. You can also reuse the paper filters for a second cup. |
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+1 for Medaglia D'oro Instant Espresso - the tastiest I have found. |
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+1 for the Aeropress. |
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I use this puppy like a French press. Use a super rough grind, rougher than most grocery store grinders can produce. Pulsing a small handheld grinder does the trick, but camping I use whole beans and crush them with a stick/knife handle/hammer right in the pot. Pull from heat right before a rolling boil, and let sit for 5 min. Strain through the lid which has holes. Rough grind means you really don't need a filter, and it doesn't require any specialized equipment/supplies. I drink my morning coffee basically the same way, and I'm a bit of a coffee snob. |
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Aeropress for single cups |
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I've always just used an Ibrik to make Turkish Coffee. All you need is a heat source, don't even need a separate boiling pot. |
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Vietnamese drip coffee filter. $3 at any Asian market. |
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Whiskey. |
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erik wellborn wrote:Whiskey.This |
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Bialetti |
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I feel your pain. I've messed around with various coffee makers myself. My own requirements were: |
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Backpacking is not a priority. |
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wfscot wrote:Whatever your method of choice, having fresh grounds can improve things dramatically. We pickup up an epic little Japanese crank-powered adjustable burr grinder and absolutely love it. It's perfectly sized for our 1L french press and takes about a minute to crank through a full hopper of beans. Hard to beat at $25. amazon.com/gp/product/B0018…Credited - this thing is also super durable. I drop it on rocks all the time and it gets these minuscule hairlines in the outer wall but the inner wall is completely bomber |
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The way to avoid bitter coffee in a french press with longer steep times (I pour at 4min, then let the rest sit in the press in an insulated sleeve until my second cup), is to use coffee that has relatively low acidity. |
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This thread got me inspired to pick up a new press. I was using one of those little GSI french presses (originally bought for backpacking), but making two pots in the morning was annoying. I've broken a glass french press on camping trips (damnit). So now I got this bad boy and I'm excited: |
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We like coffee! since its been a thread for over a year... When I'm camping, and not backpacking lightly, I use a Turkish coffee grinder-mine had nutmeg in it before, and my coffee is just losing its silk road character... |