Best instant coffee

[Cedar1974]

Well, considering everyone in my last post thinks I'm some kind of monster for not wanting coffee, I'll ask now, what would be the best coffee to pack on the trail? Would it be smarter to buy a large jar and repackage it, or just buy the prepacked stuff. I also like cream and sugar for my coffee so I package my own coffee I could add the cream and sugar into the new Straw package I learned how to make.

[Starchild]

I go back and forth between 2 , the Starbucks via series and the Taster's choice 100% Colombian coffee. Nothing else has come close. If I had to chose I'd go for the 100% as it tastes more like coffee and it costs about 1/2 the price of the 'rich' but somewhat uncoffee flavor of the Starbucks brand.

I typically use the creamer powered packages, no sugar.

I have seen some 3 in 1 coffee, sugar, creamer powder, which is OK if you like all three and very convenient. I have also repackages my own but find the single serving packages of coffee and creamer to be the way to go.

[The Solemates]

i dont drink coffee on the trail either although i am a 4-6 cup a day guy at home.

but if i did drink it on the trail i certainly wouldnt ruin it by drinking instant coffee polluted with sugar and fake powdered cream substitute

drink it black like a real man

[Odd Man Out]

Starbucks Via for me. I'm going to experiment with hot cocoa/mocha made with Starbucks, Cocoa and Nido.

[Malto]

Starbucks Via for me. I'm going to experiment with hot cocoa/mocha made with Starbucks, Cocoa and Nido.

I do exactly this only with the Folgers packets. I discovered that this makes an excellent cold coffee drink. Possibly one of the best drinks I have had on the trail.

[colorado_rob]

Yep, SB's Via's, 66 cents each at Costco. Two every morning. Folgers Black Silk is close and a tad cheaper, but SB's tastes pretty darn good for instant.

[ocasey3]

We really love this stuff:
http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Sugar-...ld+town+coffee

[Hikes in Rain]

Just before a hike, I grind beans I roast a day or so prior. Make cowboy coffee with hot water, just below boiling, steep for five minutes, and then pour though a small strainer (so I don't end up chewing grounds). Add a little honey and a sprinkle of NIDO. Yeah, I'm a fanatic.

[atraildreamer]

Just before a hike, I grind beans I roast a day or so prior. Make cowboy coffee with hot water, just below boiling, steep for five minutes, and then pour though a small strainer (so I don't end up chewing grounds). Add a little honey and a sprinkle of NIDO. Yeah, I'm a fanatic.

Real cowboys didn't worry about the grounds...besides, they can be a source of nutrition on the trail!

BTW, has anyone figured out how to dehydrate a donut to go with that coffee?

[vamelungeon]

I use a coffee press. I HATE instant. I love my morning coffee out in the woods.

[lowcountry legend]

Africafe, drank it on Kili. Always in my pack now.

[July]

I am wondering why the starbucks via does not taste as much like 'coffee' as tasters choice or nescafe? I have used all the aforementioned while in the woods. For instance with the nescafe I will buy a large jar, and repackage into 'straws'. Works well as I can load a straw with the amount, 'strength' I like to taste.

[Starchild]

I am wondering why the starbucks via does not taste as much like 'coffee' as tasters choice or nescafe? I have used all the aforementioned while in the woods. For instance with the nescafe I will buy a large jar, and repackage into 'straws'. Works well as I can load a straw with the amount, 'strength' I like to taste.

IDK biut have you noticed how myou can't make a hamburger that tastes like McD's ? I suspect something similar, make a taste that can not be duplicated.

[double d]

I use a coffee press. I HATE instant. I love my morning coffee out in the woods.

Good point, but how do you carry the press hiking? seem like a heavy item.

[vamelungeon]

Good point, but how do you carry the press hiking? seem like a heavy item.

It's 10.8 ounces, including the cup. http://gsioutdoors.com/products/pdp/personal_java_press

[Wise Old Owl]

Alternatives would be Mini Moo's, ( My fav ) Half and Half, almond milk, coconut milk, rice milk, even soy milk.


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Pssst. lots of stuff we eat catches fire.....

[MuddyWaters]

I think via all tastes burnt

Despite the processing, I prefer nescafe singles.

[bigcranky]

+1 for the Via, though the Nescafe single serving tubes are not terrible, and way way cheaper.

[Another Kevin]

One of the luxury items in my pack is an old-fashioned pour-over Melitta coffee filter.
If I can't have real coffee, I'm not going!

[10-K]

If you have a 500 ml or bigger pot the coffees that come with hotel room coffee makers are pretty awesome.

Fill pot with cold water, float a coffee "pod", heat water to almost boiling, remove from heat and let steep for 5 minutes.

As good as coffee from a coffee maker.

If you're a total hiker-bum you can ask the front desk for a few extras.