Coffee - how do you do it

[number9]

I was reading a thread on Coffee on the ADVrider forum and thought it'd be a good one to start here.

So, how do you fix your coffee at the campsite?

I was thinking of getting coffee in bags (like tea bags) or maybe in the little packages for the one-cup coffee makers - I seen these once at Target, they are about the diameter of a coke can and about 1/2" thick.

[Alan]

I boil water and use tea bags. I would prefer coffee but am not interested in the work and cleanup required to actually brew coffee. I used to use instant coffee years ago, but they all tasted crappy so I switched to tea.

[motomac]

I have an old aluminum 8 cup coffee pot I use on my stove. I just had to do a JB Weld repair after our trip to AZ. Good as new. Well there are a few dents in it, but it makes great coffee.

[mongo]

I have always used instant mixed to my taste, But am considering buying an old fashioned percolator. The only down side is I would still have to boil warter in another pot for pasta/soups. I am really not much into cleaning (read LAZY) on the road. All considered I will probably stay with instant (even if I can't get the taste right) for convience.

[STeveGray]

In the morning I have too much blood in my caffine system. I need coffee. I have a coffee press that doubles as a mug with a little insulation jacket to keep it warm. Heat water for whatever you want then pour some of it in the press. You can fix the rest of breakfast while it's steeping.

[wengland]

Easy - JetBoil stove with French Press. $80, and you can use it to fix food, too!

Makes pretty damn good coffee.

Will

[Gold Rush]

I've used nearly all of the previously mentioned methods. I far prefer the perked brew!! ;) ;) ;)

Taster's Choice instant is the only brand I can stand. All the others just get my gut rolling... :mad: :mad: :mad:

I have used the Folgers "tea bag" dip coffee pouches and they make pretty darn good coffee. Lot of mess though. If I'm gonna go to all that, I'll break out the grounds and 8 cup aluminum pot. Besides, it makes a really good alarm clock for the rest of the camp!!!! :D :D :D

[Blues Traveler]

I too have tried the coffee T-bags and those worked great until I found this expresso pot at of all places IKEA. Its suppose to make 6 cups (little tiny cups) but for me its one pot (almost fils my REI mug) all to myself. All the pieces are stainless, requires nothing but coffee and water and 3 minutes on the camp stove for a GREAT! cup of coffee.

179 180

The coffee press shown here ( 2nd picture) was something I bought with my REI dividend check. It went back last weekend after just one trip. 20 minutes with a mess that follows compared to my 3 minute expresso maker that just needs to be rinsed out before making the next pot for the next inline.

So.........This little expresso maker that seems to be bullet proff and has already made 100's of pots of coffee for everyone on past camping trips was a GREAT deal, only $15-$16 at IKEA.

:) I'll never go camping without it:)

[mageerc]

Ditto on the French press... I have a small press that doubles as a coffee mug. Coleman Peak 1 stove for the heat...

[sandman]

Has anyone tried these: http://www.wpgourmetlattes.com/index.cfm?p=13&q=1

Gordon

[number9]

I made some "cowboy coffee" yesterday just to see how it worked out. I added coffe grounds (right out of the can) and water to my cook pan, brought it to a boil and poured it through a regular coffee filter into my cup. Didn't taste half bad. Some sugar and it would have been good to go. This still leaves me with finding a clean/secure way of carrying coffe grounds on the bike (and sugar too).

I had the wife pickup some Folgers coffee pods at Walmart last night and will try them out today. If they work good it would be great cause they'd be easy to stow and carry on the bike and make no mess to clean up.

This is what the pods look like
http://www.singleservecoffee.com/images/timpod_small.jpg

[mongo]

Has anyone tried these: http://www.wpgourmetlattes.com/index.cfm?p=13&q=1

Gordon


I think this is what Joe was looking at a few months ago, he found them at Target.

[Big Bandit]

I prefer drip coffe, the water does not have to be as hot. Hot water releases the acid in the coffe grounds. At my local grocery store (H.E.B.) they sell one cup, drip coffee makers for about $2, as I recall. It is a plastic upside down cone with a flange at the bottom. You put in a cone shaped filter, add coffee and sit it on top of your coffee cup. Heat water and pour into filter, it drips through and into cup. The coffee maker is cheap, small, lightweight and makes excellent coffee. All I have to do is throw away the filter full of wet grounds and rinse the maker and cup, easy cleanup. I throw the filters in a ziplock. I saved a couple of small, plastic peanut butter jars and carry coffe in one and sugar in the other. I came up with this system during my younger, backpacking days and it still works for me.

Rod

[Motocentaur]

I used to use the coffee bags (like tea bags), but since I started using a French press and high quality coffee, I've never looked back. I've been taking the glass one from our kitchen, but I really must get one of those lexan ones from Campmor. Totally worth the added bulk!

[poolie]

Folger's has a tea-bag type coffee that's not half bad.

[FrioPoint]

I was addicted to these for awhile, and drank two or three a day. I took some to Big Bend with me last February and unfortunately found out that they hardly work when it is cold. It was 32 degrees one morning, and the coffee barely got warm. However, they work great in warmer temperatures.

Has anyone tried these: http://www.wpgourmetlattes.com/index.cfm?p=13&q=1

Gordon

[poolie]

REI has the JetBoil on sale for $59.95. Looks pretty cool.

What's up Will? Your old VFR's getting a new home today.


Easy - JetBoil stove with French Press. $80, and you can use it to fix food, too!

Makes pretty damn good coffee.

Will

[sandman]

Looks like JetBoil is the way to go for me, ordered mine from campmor today.

Gordon

[number9]

I made a cup of coffee with the coffee pods yesterday. Filled my cooking pan with about a cup of water, dropped in 1 pod and brought it to a boil, removed the pod from the pan and poured the coffee into a drinking cup. Added some sugar (like I always do) and it was fine coffee - especially considering cleanup is minimal. Just toss the used pod and wipe out the pan and cup.

[sickchilly]

I'm kind of a coffee snob living in Seattle and all...

For one person, those stovetop espresso makers like someone posted from Ikea work really well. Just make you some real strong espresso with that thing on a single burner and then add milk to taste. Those things usually make espresso so hot that adding cold milk makes it just perfect for drinking.

For more than one person, they do make larger stovetop espresso makers, but now you're starting to get bulky and heavy as they do not collapse or pack well. So for standard coffee or multiple people, I've found that either a camping stainless stovetop percolator or just boiling some water and using a french press works best.

French presses can be found in all shapes and sizes. One bonus of a french press is that they can also be used for tea - loose or bagged. They can be had in metal, glass or lexan type plastics. Again, Ikea usually carries a nice two person sized one. I prefer stainless or lexan type ones for moto camping as they don't break and are lighter than glass ones.

The percolator I have I got from REI I think and is stainless. It packs well because you can stuff other things inside it like silverware, wash rags or whatever. One cool thing about a percolator is that you can make it as strong as you like by just leaving it on the burner longer. You can make some real tar with it if required!

The most important part of course is the coffee. The best smooth, yet bold and delicious coffee for either drip or espresso can be mail ordered from here from a small local independent roasteria:
http://www.espressovivace.com

[Mellow]

Mark had the ikea one at the recent NatSTOC event in Arkansas, made some strong coffee.

[Mark]

Mark had the ikea one at the recent NatSTOC event in Arkansas, made some strong coffee.

The one I have is the large size from Ikea, it did make a *strong* cup of coffee. :-)

I get around the 'non-collapse' issue by packing the coffee in a ziplock in the top portion and the dry creamer packages in the bottom of the unit.
So even though it is oddly shaped for bike camping the space wasn't wasted.

I decided I will buy a bit of milk or 1/2n1/2 for the next time though... that coffee was *strong*... or maybe I should try not loading as much coffee...
I'll try it a couple of times at home and report back...

Mark

[motomac]

That COFFEE was real COFFEE!!!!! I am looking to buy one of those there IKEA thingys.

[Blues Traveler]

For a normal cup of coffee from the IKEA Espresso Maker use just one table spoon of coffee. For that early morning jump start double it.

Did a search and found out most stores won't ship this product. Must go to the store and get it. Got mine at their Costa Mesa store here in SoCal. Have seen it in several of their other stores.

Here's a link to the Espresso Maker: http://http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15591&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=35549&langId=-1&chosenPartNumber=80080535 (http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15591&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=35549&langId=-1&chosenPartNumber=80080535)

The price here in Socal looks right ($17.99) to me but saw it for as much as $35 at other stores. If you should go in to Ikea to buy one unscrew the bottom, look inside and make sure the extra rubber seals are there, should be 2.

[Mark]

And if you can't get it locally you can ask me to pick one up and send it to you...

Mark

[BJFazio]

Mark,
If you are serious about sending one, give me the $ total you need for pot and shipping, and my check is in the mail. No IKEA here in Louisiana. Thanks.
B.J. Fazio
DeRidder LA

[Mark]

PM me with your address, I'll check the price and use your address to figure the shipping.

Mark

[jfrazsr]

hmm,this worked pretty good for a buddy and I on a extended camping trip.I got grandmas old drip pot.The kind that had two parts.Top part you put your grounds then you poured hot water over and it strained the grounds and put hot coffee in the bottom.Well I went to wally world and bought the coffee bags that were for a full 8 cup pot.I placed the bag,just stuffed it down in the top where the grounds go.Poured hot water in and good coffee out the bottom.While this pot of coffee was dripping I started heating another pan of hot water to pour over the grounds again after we had finished this pot.We used a single burner gasoline stove,very small and a msr bottle to carry the fuel on the bike.This stove is hot enough to bring water to a boil in the mountains.Oh,yeah those were Foldgers full pot bags.They come in about 20 packages per bag.you get 3-4 bags/box.So 1-2 small packages you have all the coffee you will need.The only clean up amounts to pulling bag out of top compartment,throw in trash,a little clean water to rinse the coffee out of the pot and you can have a cup to carry on the road with you.Takes maybe 5 min to make and that helps out in the middle of nowhere.That is a true statement folks from Seattle or crazy about their coffee..eh enjoyed that some this summer.John

[ParkerBill]

I buy the single coffee in a tea bag things at the grocery store and use them. Looks and works just like a tea bag and all you have to do is boil water, which I do on either a Gaz Turbo 270 or MSR Dragonfly stove. Poor the hot water into the cup, and depending on the size and amount of water and strength of coffee you want put in one or more coffee bags and let it brew for a few minutes. Works great, is fast, no mess and the coffee is fairly good.

ATGATT!!! Ride safe!

[Boomer503]

I splurged and got the Coleman 12 cup stove top coffee maker. Works just like a Mr. Coffee.
Then I use french roast fresh ground coffee. It's great to have a trailer to carry everything.

[Greg]

I used to do the french press method,
but for the past 10 years or so, I've been using a percolator.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b149/scoopdoc/120_2039.jpg
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[Tracker]

Baggie my fresh grind coffee into two cup increments with the filter. Have an old plastic cone filter that I modified to set in top of my old Texaco insulated mug that I use for camping. Boil water, pour, enjoy. No mess to speak of. I really like the taste of french press coffee, but it does weird things to my insides. :java1:

[Knightsabre]

I recently picked up an Aeropress, and I love it!

http://www.aerobie.com/Products/aeropress.htm

Micro-filtered, french press-style action, absolutely smooth brew, and cleanup couldn't be easier.


Warren :D

[Mark]

Warren,

That does look small, quick and easy.

Mark

[Trekker]

Perkolator for me... works just fine and I don't mind the mess. The pot has a handle and it works. :java1:

[Knightsabre]

Warren,

That does look small, quick and easy.

Mark

About 30 seconds... :D

Warren

[BikerDave]

I usually just use the individual bags when I'm out on the road, doesn't pack much lighter than that :rolleyes:

[Slink]

I'm with Trekker I drink lots of coffee.

[Mark]

If you really need espresso you might check this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQaiKDyPPHc&eurl=http://gizmodo.com/343826/handpresso-for-a-espresso-caffeine-fix-anywhere) out..

Little pricey; but, hey... if you just *gotta have it*... :D

Mark

[Ripshod]

I use a percolator. It's a big (i don't know - 12 cup?) stainless steal deal. I bought a stainless french press from Campmor And it works okay I guess but I'm brewing for two and we have big cups and it takes two batches. So I try to remember to fill the pot with water the night before and put it on the stove first thing out of the tent. Then I have a little while to focus my eyes and rattle my brain back to life before I have to actually pour in the coffee. I have some of the flat 'disc' filters I put in the basket and that helps cut down on the grounds. Somewhat. It takes a while, but when it's finally done you got a real man's cup of coffee and it's hot as blazes! That was another minus with the press - it just didn't get that hot.

One thing I won't scrimp on is the coffee itself. I get the good stuff, whole bean. I grind it in the store because when using a perc it's important to have a course grind. My home grinder is the standard kind, sort of a mini food processor. It doesn't get a uniform grind which is okay for a drip brew. The big commercial grinders at the store can produce a nice uniform grind.

Packing that big old coffee pot is somewhat mitigated by the fact that I can store the coffee in it.

[DAD]

I use my Jet Boil with the French press, the key is to use really good coffee and I grind it with my burr grinder coarse, a tablespoon per cup, boil the water, add the coffee and let it steep no more than 3 to 4 min and then press slow, Woweeeeeeeee!!!

:tent8:

[Ironheadziggy76]

Okay, I need some more education. Living out in the sticks I have no idea what a "Press" is. I'm guessing you add your coffee to boiling water, let it brew a while and then push the press down to trap the grounds in the bottom of the pot.

Am I anywhere close at all?

[Ripshod]

Okay, I need some more education. Living out in the sticks I have no idea what a "Press" is. I'm guessing you add your coffee to boiling water, let it brew a while and then push the press down to trap the grounds in the bottom of the pot.

Am I anywhere close at all?
Yup, that's about it. It makes a pretty good cup. You can get them in stainless or lexan for travel.

[Ironheadziggy76]

I learn something new everyday, thanks Ripshod.

[Tx White Knight]

Okay, I need some more education. Living out in the sticks I have no idea what a "Press" is. I'm guessing you add your coffee to boiling water, let it brew a while and then push the press down to trap the grounds in the bottom of the pot.

Am I anywhere close at all?

I have one called AeroPress, (http://www.aerobie.com/Products/aeropress.htm) it is made from a clear plastic and is easy to use but best of all it makes a very smooth cup of coffee. When done just wipe off and put back in bag. There is even a short video showing how it works.

:java1:

[Ironheadziggy76]

Thanks for the link Tx White Knight, that looks like a nice setup. I will definitely need one of those when I head north.

[braindead0]

I have one called AeroPress, (http://www.aerobie.com/Products/aeropress.htm) it is made from a clear plastic and is easy to use but best of all it makes a very smooth cup of coffee. When done just wipe off and put back in bag. There is even a short video showing how it works.

:java1:+1 on the AeroPress. I don't have one, but I've had coffee from one.. and having been a coffee geek for 20 some odd years (I've been roasting my own coffee for about 10 years) for a single cup this is the way to go. For larger quantities a press is your friend.

I must admit though, when camping I enjoy the sound of a percolator...reminds me of when I was a kid ;-)

[LionLady]

Okay, I need some more education. Living out in the sticks I have no idea what a "Press" is. I'm guessing you add your coffee to boiling water, let it brew a while and then push the press down to trap the grounds in the bottom of the pot.

Am I anywhere close at all?

Mostly... you don't add coffee to BOILING water. You want water that is "almost" boiling - about 190 degrees - or you'll have a NASTY, bitter, cuppa. I worked for a coffee chain (not the Evil Empire) and was an in store trainer.

P

[braindead0]

Mostly... you don't add coffee to BOILING water. You want water that is "almost" boiling - about 190 degrees - or you'll have a NASTY, bitter, cuppa. I worked for a coffee chain (not the Evil Empire) and was an in store trainer.

PThe official position of the SCAA is 195-205. I boil water, take it off the heat and count to 10... that puts it in the proper range.

[Lat]

I would not want anyone to align me with Starbucks generally, but they do have a new product, Via, that is a great alternative to carrying a bunch of coffee gear if you would like to travel lite. It is not freeze dried and they are not saying how they do it but it will actually go into suspension in milk, cold water, hot water too. Pricey but way convenient. They will likely let you test drive a freebee if you ask for the pitch. ~Jeff

[George]

I've been using this "emergency" drip coffee maker (http://www.ehow.com/how_2125371_make-emergency-coffee-maker.html) for a while. Carried it on the recent southern trip and used it extensively, water heated over the penny stove.

I used an Ocan Spray cranberry juice 48 oz jug, brown paper cone filters (be sure to bend the end over so it doesn't separate!). Coffee for that trip was a 2-pound bag of something from Big Lots. Actually pretty good. :D

Coffee and filters fit inside the jug, top 'n bottom pushed back together for packing. Worked (works!) a charm. Pics are somewhere in my picasa albums (picasaweb.google.com/cattmando.)

[bigTom]

I used a modified version of George's dripper in a pinch up near Young. I can do just about anything I need when camping, but a morning with out coffee is serious. I have used the Starbucks premixed in an emergency to get me to a cup. ( 2 years ago when my stove quit on a trip.) Enough like coffee to get me down the road a ways....

[RSnyder]

When I am not in a hurry a French Press. When I am in a hurry I use the coffee that comes in the little dunk pouch (tea bag). Instant is a last resort if I can not find the coffee in the bags.

[coopdway]

My AeroPress (http://www.aerobie.com/) goes where I go, no question.

[aysrav]

I'm an Aeropress guy too. It just works.

[nortonkicker]

Someone mentoned the Jetboil earlier, which is a great answer, as it includes BOTH the stove to heat and the pot to make it in if you get the java press. A very versatile stove. GSI Outdoors also makes a drip coffee maker, and a java press in small sizes. The smallest they make is a "permanent" filter that has 3 legs which fold up. It's called the Ultralight Jave Drip. You fold the legs down, they clip onto any mug, put your coffee in the filter, and pour hot water into the filter. Wash it out and your done!
http://www.********.net/catalog/i103.html

[Yamifj1200]

Recently I ran across a new camp coffee maker that I have been impressed with.

http://tinyurl.com/26klt46

For the past few years I have been using an acrylic French press and lastly a stainless French press. I do agree they can make a very tastey cup of coffee, but I always ended up with a few grounds in my cup. I even tried using a small coffee filter wrapped around the plunger and it helped to some degree.

I like the very compact GCI java drip unit. It packs extremely small and makes a great cup of coffee with no grounds. JHO

Eric M

[Whosoever]

When I started reading this thread I was about to jump in when I noticed this one is four years! That is quite a long time for a thread on any forum. I've done a number of different things over the years and found that a french press is the way to go for me. Mine is from REI and has a storage container in the bottom of it. Actually, making coffee in a a french press is the same as "cowboy coffee" except the press keeps most of the grounds out of the cup. It's "cowboy coffee" with a touch of class. The best is when you stay at a place like Hunt's Lodge. You crawl outta your tent...walk accross the clearing to the bathhouse...take care of your morning ablutions...then walk to the other side of the bathhouse...next to the office and pour you a cup of fresh brewed coffee. There is even a table to sit and contemplate the sunrise...and it sure saves on clean up! P^

[Ironheadziggy76]

I picked up an MSR Mug Mate that seems to do the trick for me. It makes a single cup at a time and then you just rinse out the grounds. The first time I tried it I used regular ground coffee for home use and only got a little bit of residue. Works great with course grind. P^

http://www.rei.com/product/726094

It was a toss up between this and REI's mug type press when I was spending my dividend the other day. I may pick up a press later as Cuz and I are the only coffee drinkers in our bunch and he has his fancy smancy Jet Boil press! ;)

[denny]

Recently I ran across a new camp coffee maker that I have been impressed with.

http://tinyurl.com/26klt46


Eric M

I like that one also! I use Espresso grind (or turkish grind) so the paper filter keeps all of those fine grounds out of my Coffee

[ltexfisher]

+1 On the French Press/Tumbler. I use it with Coffee & Tea and it fits my cup holder. Jetboil does boil a mean pot o water.

[Quadzilla]

I'll have to add another vote for the AeroPress, I love mine and it goes everywhere I am. Took a bit to figure out just how I like my coffee made in it, but then it's a quick process to have a perfect cuppajoe in the mornings.

D.

[canyonman]

Im no coffee purist so for me its a jetboil + starbucks via + and my mug.
Coffee in about 1 minute with no clean up and I can fit 2 weeks worth in the palm of my hand.

[Jeff in Ferndale WA]

I tried the Starbuck's instant on our last trip,and liked it a lot.

[Macjohno]

Jerry (Ripshod) and I don't cut corners when it comes to coffee, it's MUCH too important. We carry good coffee that one of us has ground at home, and an 8-cup percolator. Sure it takes up some packing space, but, it's important to both of us to have good, non-instant coffee.
JohnO

[DILLIGAF61]

Jerry (Ripshod) and I don't cut corners when it comes to coffee, it's MUCH too important. We carry good coffee that one of us has ground at home, and an 8-cup percolator. Sure it takes up some packing space, but, it's important to both of us to have good, non-instant coffee.
JohnO

percolator???? with love and tender care you carefully grind your beans at home then you just toss them in a percolator???? SHAME SHAME
after all that care you should use a french press

[Tumbleweeds]

Life is to short not to have a good cup of coffee in the A.M. We put a small one burner stove in the trailer and take a 8-cup perculator with us. We also take a small thermos, we got from starbucks , fill it and carry in the saddle bags. Its great for that afternoon break and rest.

[Bender]

I have a 4 cup perculator...how do I make a good cup of coffee with it ??

[SidecarMike]

I'm sorry. I always joke that when it comes to coffee I'm not a connoisseur, I'm a common sewer. Black, white, cream, Bailey's, I'll drink it most any way you serve it. But I can't take boiled. No percolators for me.

[Trekker]

In an effort to pack smaller, on a recent solo trip I left the percolator home and instead brewed a large cup using a One Cup Brewer (http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___80750). I heated the water using the amazingly fast Jetboil and dripped coffee goodness into a Space Saver Cup (that nests onto the bottom of a standard Nalgene water bottle when not in use). Clean up was no different than using the perker.

I have the Jetboil French Press accessory..... just didn't want to tie up the Jetboil with just coffee.

[George]

Drip works for me, instant if no other option. I buy a cup'a at the first gas stop to refill the insulated 16 oz cup, and again, and again as needed. Lately, I've been getting it filled at the last stop before camp so there's "fresh" coffee in the morning. Works for me even cold.

Coffee! Always! Some call me nuts, I call me CAFFEINATED!!! :D

[Ironheadziggy76]

Coffee! Always! Some call me nuts, I call me CAFFEINATED!!! :D

George I'm with ya! If I don't have morning coffee, I MUST have Mountain Dew! P^

I'm so hooked if I don't have it, I'll get a terrible headache. :(

[George]

No headaches here. That would imply withdrawal and I ain't withdrawing. :D

[okc_native]

I am not a coffee drinker, but my husband is. He has used the ice coffee that was previously mentioned. When he wants a hot cup of coffee he has been using the Starbucks Via. They are kind of expensive, but he feels it is worth it to have drinkable coffee.

http://www.starbucks.com/coffee/starbucks-via-instant-coffee

[TreeMuncher]

If hot water or regular coffee is not available, I use my Commando Coffee method to get my fix. Works great on long trips when you get sleepy, too. It does not taste as bad as most would expect....kind of like a long shot of espresso. Riding with a Camelbak makes this an enjoyable lift on a long distance ride.

Commando Coffee Recipe: 1 Folger's single teabag style coffee bag, remove string from bag, fold bag in half lengthwise and insert between cheek & gum just like a Skoal Bandit bag. Drink water and let it saturate the bag well. Add water and suck on bag for full hit of flavor. Continue to enjoy for 10-30 minutes of direct caffeine extraction and ingestion. Expect a good BUZZZ in about 20 minutes. Disclaimer: this can cause the want for excessive speed while riding - be careful. P^

[Ironheadziggy76]

If hot water or regular coffee is not available, I use my Commando Coffee method to get my fix. Works great on long trips when you get sleepy, too. It does not taste as bad as most would expect....kind of like a long shot of espresso. Riding with a Camelbak makes this an enjoyable lift on a long distance ride.

Commando Coffee Recipe: 1 Folger's single teabag style coffee bag, remove string from bag, fold bag in half lengthwise and insert between cheek & gum just like a Skoal Bandit bag. Drink water and let it saturate the bag well. Add water and suck on bag for full hit of flavor. Continue to enjoy for 10-30 minutes of direct caffeine extraction and ingestion. Expect a good BUZZZ in about 20 minutes. Disclaimer: this can cause the want for excessive speed while riding - be careful. P^

Interesting idea! It would take a lot of coordination for me though. I would have a jaw full of Skoal on the left side, and the coffee on the right, but I think I could pull it off! P^

[quadancer]

Interesting idea! It would take a lot of coordination for me though. I would have a jaw full of Skoal on the left side, and the coffee on the right, but I think I could pull it off! P^

You get distracted and you could spit out the coffee and swallow the tobacco! :dizzy1:

[RSnyder]

First choice is the coffee singles (in the tea type bag type). Second choice is the instant coffee and last place is the coffee press.

The coffee press is the best tasting I just don't like the cleanup. If I am real lazy I head for the nearest coffee house.

[SidecarMike]

:rolleyes:First choice is the coffee singles (in the tea type bag type). Second choice is the instant coffee and last place is the coffee press.

The coffee press is the best tasting I just don't like the cleanup. If I am real lazy I head for the nearest coffee house.
:rolleyes:I cheat. I use the coffee singles in my press. :D

[quadancer]

I had one of those 3-legged filters from REI that goes over the cup. By the time the cup filled the coffee wouldn't be hot anymore. So last trip I chucked that thing and just did TRUE cowboy coffee: put the grounds in a pan with water and heat. Pour into cup and add condiment of choice. Just don't drink the bottom; keep refilling as you go.
Wasn't bad at all!
Is there a way to 'poorboy' a french press? I was thinking of something like that.

[SidecarMike]

I had one of those 3-legged filters from REI that goes over the cup. By the time the cup filled the coffee wouldn't be hot anymore. So last trip I chucked that thing and just did TRUE cowboy coffee: put the grounds in a pan with water and heat. Pour into cup and add condiment of choice. Just don't drink the bottom; keep refilling as you go.
Wasn't bad at all!
Is there a way to 'poorboy' a french press? I was thinking of something like that.
Not entirely poorboy, but this is the one that finally works for me.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Thermos-Nissan-34-oz-Insulated-Gourmet-Coffee-Press-NEW-/280612375658?pt=Small_Kitchen_Appliances_US&hash=item4155cd0c6a

I got mine second hand so it was cheaper. I like it because it not only is a press, but it keeps the coffee hot for a long time. And 34 ounces is just about right to get me going in the morning.
I cheat though. On the road, I just throw in a handfull of those single serving pouches, put in the screen, and pour in the hot water. Then, later in the day I do the same with tea bags. It sure makes cleanup easy.
It's one of the only things that is not packed away for the winter. I use it almost every day. Here at home, I use fresh ground, but on the road I prefer the packets.

http://www.thermos.com/imgs/Product_Imgs/NCI1000P_Enlargement.png

[quadancer]

That's about $38! Too rich for this outtawork carpenter. Besides, I like fabricating, so stay tuned for the next trick.
God always seems to deliver.

[SidecarMike]

That's about $38! Too rich for this outtawork carpenter. Besides, I like fabricating, so stay tuned for the next trick.
God always seems to deliver.
Like I said, I got mine second hand. (Thanks again, George!)

[quadancer]

Heheh...you're getting to know me, G!

[Indianscout]

I had one of those 3-legged filters from REI that goes over the cup. By the time the cup filled the coffee wouldn't be hot anymore. So last trip I chucked that thing and just did TRUE cowboy coffee: put the grounds in a pan with water and heat. Pour into cup and add condiment of choice. Just don't drink the bottom; keep refilling as you go.
Wasn't bad at all!
Is there a way to 'poorboy' a french press? I was thinking of something like that.


The secret to cowboy coffee is to add about a tea spoon of cold water to settle the grounds. Then simply poor yourself a cup without disturbing the bottom. Don't know why it works so well but the grounds drop like rocks to the bottom of the coffee pot/pan or what ever you are using. Done this for years since I don't have room for my press on the bike.

[quadancer]

Them cowkickers weren't so dumb after all, huh?

[Ripshod]

Hey Quad, you might want to revisit the free classified ads. You've inspired me to make an addition. And I might as well throw the stove and lantern in the box to save on shipping! Gonna have to heat up the water somehow, eh?

[trapperdick]

I like just plain old Maxwell House perked in my coleman coffee pot.......:java1:

[Macjohno]

Ripshod and I use a 12-cup percolator and pack good coffee that we've bought and ground before leaving home. There's absolutely NOTHING more important in the morning than good coffee!

[STefani]

I have a Jet Boil, a collapsible one cup drip coffee filter , and a collapsible cup. Before I leave on a trip I throw in a little ziplock bag full of my favorite coffee and a few papers filters. Everything packs up nice and small.