How are you making coffee?

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Skrapmetal

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I've never really bothered with coffee on my hiking and/or camping trips, but lately it is getting more appealing to me. I've looked at a few options, but I can't decide what I want to try first.

Simplicity and ease of use is key for me. I want a good strong cup of coffee, but I don't want to have to carry a seperate pack just to carry the coffee-making gear. :cool:
 
You can buy a metal perculator(spelling?) that screws together (fill the bottom section with water, add to fire/stove, the boiling water filters up to the top section through the coffe grounds). You can make it as strong as you like. Mine is super old, however, I'm sure somebody still makes them. Campfire coffee is the best coffee.
 
I usually just bring instant coffee - not the best taste, but it's a hot beverage and it's sooo much easier to make & clean.

Alternatively, you can make cowboy coffee. More stuff to clean but the results might be worth it for you?
 
Have you tried the starbucks via? It is THE simplest option to getting a decent cup IMO. I generally don't bother with any other form.
 
French press :) I forget which brand, they're all kinda the same tho... Or man up and drink it cowboy style :barf:
 
I've always used instant. But it sucks. My buddy just gave me a little aluminum coffee maker from Thailand. He said that it was the ONLY way to make coffee, I have yet to try it though. Maybe I'll do a little review of it whenever I get a new USB cord for my camera.
 
Bodum Chambord French press will give you the best coffee. You can get smaller 1 cup models on amazon so you don't have to haul a big press in. Really good coffee, too!
 
defaultuser said:
I usually just bring instant coffee - not the best taste, but it's a hot beverage and it's sooo much easier to make & clean.
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I'm with ya. For backpacking I'll endure drinking instant coffee for the ease and lack of need for any special equipment. For car camping I use an enamelled steel percolator.
 
Just bring some water to a boil, throw in a heaping tablespoon or so per mug, and remove from heat (cover if possible). Let it sit for a few minutes and toss in a small splash of cold water - this makes the grounds settle out. Slowly pour off into your mug. No extra gear needed. FWIW, the quality of your water makes a huge difference in how good your coffee tastes. Rainwater (filtered or just boil as needed) makes the best stuff - stream and pond water usually have too many tannins.
 
Got a 1qt graniteware boiler. No more room than a large drinking bottle. Throw a palmful of coffee in and bring it to a boil put in a 1/2 cup cold water, to settle the grounds! And let 'er rip! If the coffee doesn't slap you from out of the cup, it ain't strong enough!!
 
defaultuser said:
Alternatively, you can make cowboy coffee. More stuff to clean but the results might be worth it for you?
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I always do Cowboy coffee. Real simple: put your preferred amount of coffee in water. Boil. Skim the coffee. Last cup usually sucks though. haha

Shotgun said:
Have you tried the starbucks via? It is THE simplest option to getting a decent cup IMO. I generally don't bother with any other form.
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This would great if they would make that Via thing better. I like Starbucks Colombian, but the Via is gross.
 
I still use a classic style aluminum coffee pot. I store my coffee, cream, and sugar inside the pot. I have a stuff sack just for it which I keep handy for any time I feel like a break. Never weighed my 6-cup pot but the value is worth the little extra weight. You can usually pick one up at a flea market or yard-sale in decent shape for a couple dollars.
 
I have a small aluminum perculater pot - that I use for everything else too, boiling water, cooking spagetti-o's - just remove the pipe and filter cup and you are good to go.

If I was traveling Ultra light I would just make cowboy coffee & forgo the pot (single pot ti system). Coffee is essential & too light not to pack - grind it right before you hit the trail, and seal in an air tight freezer quart baggy for best results!
 
This is how I make coffee while on the trail. MSR MugMate it is the best thing I have come up with. Not much to carry and very easy to use, plus you get to use your favorite coffee with it. I just put a couple of spoonfuls of coffee in it, drop it into my cup, there are little wings to keep it from falling in, and pour my hot water over it, wait a few min and you have coffee. It is the best light weight option that I have found for making coffee on the trail.
 
That Mug Mate is the best thing since sliced light bread! i drink a lot of coffee and that thing will work into my photopack perfectly! There's an REI 10 mi. frome here. Thanks for posting it!
 
I generally use my JetBoil, MSR Pocket Rocket, or Esbit stove to make coffee in the woods (or on my back porch...:D)

 
I normally don't like instant but this is very good.
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I use it when I camp.
 
Wanderlust said:
This is how I make coffee while on the trail. MSR MugMate it is the best thing I have come up with. Not much to carry and very easy to use, plus you get to use your favorite coffee with it. I just put a couple of spoonfuls of coffee in it, drop it into my cup, there are little wings to keep it from falling in, and pour my hot water over it, wait a few min and you have coffee. It is the best light weight option that I have found for making coffee on the trail.
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I have one of those that just arrived. Unfortunately my GSI nesting cup is just slightly too wide so it doesn't work with it. I am replacing my steel cookware with titanium though, so I'm hoping to give it a shot with a Snow Peak 450.
 
I used to have a French Press that was also a double walled insulated mug. It was okay, you had to drink it fast, because the coffee grounds were still in the bottom while you drank, it kept getting stronger.
It's always something else to pack in, I have switched to tea bags for backpacking, but I do love my coffee. I've wanted to find a metal mesh "bag" that I can re-use on the trail. I've got some folgers from a hotel room, the grounds are already in a filtered bag, pre-measured for their small pot. It's okay coffee, maybe there's a better brand that's already in a disposable filter, IDK?
 
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