AWESOME coffemaker !!

[springerfever]

Picked up one of these on Friday........simply spectacular coffee !!

Not lightweight, but a lighterweight version would be THE ANSWER to
truly good trail coffee.

http://www.aerobie.com/Products/videos/Aeropress.wmv

I got mine from this outfit......excellent customer service, highly recommended.......

http://buckheadcoffeestore.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=163

happy trails !!!!!!

[randyg45]

Jetboil makes a French press as an addon to their cookware.
And someone made a lw stand-alone deal for hikers, too; I had one. Can't find it right now....

[Pacific Tortuga]

I met a hiker in 07, think he used his name, 'Charles' and he made his own drip coffee maker.
To say he was obsessed with his morning fix would be a understatement.
He would get off the Trail anywhere if he was dangerously low on the stuff even if he had plenty of food still in his bag.
We kept running into each other, on and off the Trail and at first I thought he was nuts.
As time went on his morning coffee routine began to have a sence of dignity and comfortable familiarity to it, I missed it when he got off the Trail.

[fehchet]

I had a titanium press.

[SGT Rock]

Coffee pods and a plastic spoon to press it.

[Sly]

MSR Mugmate

http://media.rei.com/media/497383.jpg

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

[SGT Rock]

MSR Mugmate

http://media.rei.com/media/497383.jpg

http://www.rei.com/product/726094I've got one of those too. But don't bring the usless top, and use a Gatorade bottle top to press the juice out of the grounds for that extra flavor.

[mkmangold]

Jetboil makes a French press as an addon to their cookware.
And someone made a lw stand-alone deal for hikers, too; I had one. Can't find it right now....

My son carries a Jetboil so I bought the French Press. But instead of dinking around with and keeping track of their screw-in presser, I found a screw that fits into the hole and I use a tent stake to press it down. Works great.

[JaxHiker]

Nifty idea, mk. Sure wish the JB press fit inside with everything else. Oh well. I use my Giga more lately.

[ofthearth]

I've got one of those too. But don't bring the usless top, and use a Gatorade bottle top to press the juice out of the grounds for that extra flavor.


Two questions 1 why the spoon pod thing if you have one of the MSR things and

2 edit edit I just saw that you said to use the top? How does that work?

tia

[springerfever]

Guys,

Granted the mugmate, coffee pods, french press, etc, are all good lightweight methods of making coffee. Durn, even cowboy coffee tastes great on the trail and I think its the lightest method available.

The aeropress is a totally different way of making coffee. Although it resembles a french press, it is vastly superior. The simplicity of the aeropress is what impresses me the most, in addition to the quality of the brew.

If you are a coffee lover, get the aeropress for home use. I bet it will become your favorite method of brewing. Someone will figure out a way to lighten it substantially (it is seriously overbuilt of a tough material like Lexan) and then it will be a serious contender for brewing trail coffee.

[SGT Rock]

Two questions 1 why the spoon pod thing if you have one of the MSR things and

2 edit edit I just saw that you said to use the top? How does that work?

tiaI bought the mugmate to make good coffee, and I can with it. But I would fresh grind the beans the morning I left for the trail, then store them in a vapor barrier pouch so they stayed as fresh as long as possible. The "top" that comes with the mugmate does absolutly nothing for making coffee, so I left it behind. Then I got the idea to press the grounds as I removed them from the water with the top of my gatorade bottle to help get the good juice out.

Now all that is a little complex for long distance hiking. But if a store has those pod things in them, you can get some damn good coffee by just using those like tea bags and then pressing the juice out of them with your spoon as you remove the bags.

I love good coffee, but I also love keeping it as simple as possible.

[charlie2008]

How can u frig up cowboy coffee?
Boil........+ x min = yer brew?
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Grounds are a plus.
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Weight = ........ur mug.
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Ziplock coffee + water + pot = tasty coffee.
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Enough said.
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No .........Opss

[charlie2008]

Sorry if I seem testy.......friggin Steelers.
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Gonna make sum cowboy coffee w/bourbon.
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lots a bourbon.
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:mad:

[daddytwosticks]

I'm with the Sarge on this one...the pods do make a good brew for me. They just make a mess when you're done. I've become very lazy lately and use instant since I only go out for a couple of days at a shot.

[SGT Rock]

When I get done with a dot, I open up the bag and let the grounds go to the ground (supposed to be good for plants) and pack out the "paper"

[middle to middle]

Coffee grounds are great for plants. My mother used to take all the grounds out to the rose garden and spread them around. Roses loved it and looked great.

[SGT Rock]

I am sure they are. But someone is going to go all anal about "pack it in - pack it out" without really thinking about this issue. Trust me, some folks get bent up about throwing apple cores in the woods.

[daddytwosticks]

I'm probably gonna get reamed for this too...when I used to use the coffee pods, I'd just dig a shallow hole well away from the shelter/camp and dispose of them....

[bikebum1975]

The best lightest way to make coffee that's close to home brewed is this weighs next to nothing uses standard cone filters next to perked coffee best tasting I use it all the time at home and you can't beat the price

https://shop.melitta.com/search.asp?SKW=MACM

[amac]

I made a filter holder out of the tin foil pan from a Boston Market chicken. http://www.practicalbackpacking.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1193&cat=508&perpage=24

[flemdawg1]

The best lightest way to make coffee that's close to home brewed is this weighs next to nothing uses standard cone filters next to perked coffee best tasting I use it all the time at home and you can't beat the price

https://shop.melitta.com/search.asp?SKW=MACM

I use this too, weighs less than an ounce, usually found by the coffee at the grocery store. And fits in my pot w/ alchy stove, spork and windscreen.

[amac]

I posted some pics of a homemade drip-coffee filter holder on another forum. Works pretty well, makes real drip coffee: http://www.practicalbackpacking.com/forums/showpost.php?p=37388&postcount=71

[Farr Away]

I posted some pics of a homemade drip-coffee filter holder on another forum. Works pretty well, makes real drip coffee: http://www.practicalbackpacking.com/forums/showpost.php?p=37388&postcount=71

Got to be a member to view most of this post (including the pics). FYI.

[UnkaJesse]

http://www.venturedesignworks.com/pressbot.html

Making a quart at a time is trail nirvana.