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Coffee in the Backcountry
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:37 am
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:37 am
Like a lot of you most likely, I prefer a really good cup of coffee. When I am going on a long trek that includes camping, I cannot stomach Starbucks Via.
I also feel like most of the coffee camping solutions are half baked: Super cheap, flimsy, etc.
How do you guys make your own cup of quality coffee while camping? What is the biggest problem you have when trying to make coffee?
I also feel like most of the coffee camping solutions are half baked: Super cheap, flimsy, etc.
How do you guys make your own cup of quality coffee while camping? What is the biggest problem you have when trying to make coffee?
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Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:42 am to Lawyers_Guns_Money
Individual servings, looks like a teabag. Boil your cup of water, drop bag in, stir with a spoon... fresh cup of coffee. I Know folgers has these
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:44 am to oleyeller
Yup. Or make your own with a coffee filter using the coffe of your choice.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:45 am to Lawyers_Guns_Money
Percolator and whatever coffe you normally drink. After a few times you will figure the amount of coffee you need. If you want to get fancy, pour it though a filter.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:49 am to Lawyers_Guns_Money
quote:Keurig.
How do you guys make your own cup of quality coffee while camping?
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:50 am to AlxTgr
Thought about this before on the boat as well seemingly no real good options out there
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:51 am to AlxTgr
Cowboy way is to pour the grounds directly into the water, then put a little salt in the coffee which makes the grounds sink to the bottom.
Beyond that, a percolator or individual bags. I've never made my own bags but that's a great idea. The folgers individual bags are terrible coffee.
Beyond that, a percolator or individual bags. I've never made my own bags but that's a great idea. The folgers individual bags are terrible coffee.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:51 am to Lawyers_Guns_Money
Boil water and use a French press or aeropress.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:52 am to baldona
quote:
The folgers individual bags are terrible coffee.
Disagree
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:53 am to batonrouger
quote:Inverter from 12 volt then Keurig.
Thought about this before on the boat as well seemingly no real good options out there
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:54 am to DVA Tailgater
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Boil water and use a French press
This works great on canoe trips. Maybe a little bulky for backcountry backpacking, when ounces count.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:56 am to oleyeller
quote:
The folgers individual bags are terrible coffee.
Disagree
I'm not a picky eater, but folgers coffee in general sucks if you've ever had decently good coffee. That's great if you like it, props to you. Folgers is to coffee as Busch is to beer though.
The bags are also very weak. I use two bags.
If you are truly in the backcountry, everything generally tastes better so it rarely matters.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 11:07 am to Lawyers_Guns_Money
we used Trader Joe's instant coffee packets and I found them much better than Starbucks Via
Posted on 4/27/17 at 11:15 am to Lawyers_Guns_Money
Get an Aeropress ($30) and thank me later. It legitimately makes one of the best cups of coffee you'll ever have. You do need a way to get hot water, but a small backpacking stove and a cup can heat enough water for one cup in no time.
Seriously, if you camp and like coffee, this is the only way to go. The biggest downfall is that it makes 1 cup at a time, but each cup only takes 1 minutes to make. If you have a big supply of hot water, making multiple cups is waaay faster than waiting on a percolater.
ETA: it's lightweight (much lighter than a french press), does everything a french press does and much more. You end up with clean coffee since you press through a filter. It's also borderline indestructible so no worries about breaking it while camping or backpacking.
Seriously, if you camp and like coffee, this is the only way to go. The biggest downfall is that it makes 1 cup at a time, but each cup only takes 1 minutes to make. If you have a big supply of hot water, making multiple cups is waaay faster than waiting on a percolater.
ETA: it's lightweight (much lighter than a french press), does everything a french press does and much more. You end up with clean coffee since you press through a filter. It's also borderline indestructible so no worries about breaking it while camping or backpacking.
This post was edited on 4/27/17 at 11:18 am
Posted on 4/27/17 at 11:28 am to Lawyers_Guns_Money
I bring good coffee and use a MSR coffee filter.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 11:47 am to Lawyers_Guns_Money
While the aeropress isn't a bad option. This is much better: Stanely vacuum travel press 
Posted on 4/27/17 at 11:49 am to Lawyers_Guns_Money
i use a minipresso portable espresso maker. as long as you use recently-ground fresh beans the coffee is fantastic.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 11:59 am to Lawyers_Guns_Money
I wish I could help, but I only drink beer when I go camping.
Posted on 4/27/17 at 1:42 pm to Lawyers_Guns_Money
Percolator coffee pot
Posted on 4/27/17 at 1:49 pm to REB BEER
I use a GSI H2JO with a Nalgene 32Oz bottle. I boil some water and fill up my Nalgene bottle and then put the filter cap on the bottle.
I then put the filter on the bottle, put some coffee in, put the cap on, turn it up side down and then shake the bottle to agitate the water around the filter for about 3 minutes until it gets dark. I then remove the GSI filter and pour the coffee directly into my camping mug.
It usually takes about 3 scoops of coffee in the filter to get the right mixture that I like.
I then put the filter on the bottle, put some coffee in, put the cap on, turn it up side down and then shake the bottle to agitate the water around the filter for about 3 minutes until it gets dark. I then remove the GSI filter and pour the coffee directly into my camping mug.
It usually takes about 3 scoops of coffee in the filter to get the right mixture that I like.
This post was edited on 4/27/17 at 1:51 pm
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