I have bought last fall Planetary Design Table Top French Press and it does a good job of filtering out grinds than other models I had before. It’s insulated and keeps coffee drinkably warm an hour longer than noninsulated models, and made of metal, so there’s no risk of broken glass in your backpack. You can choose the different size, the number of cups at a time depends on your choice.
Grind size is critical to outcome for each method of making coffee. As is water temperature.
A pour-over type is the most sensitive to how its poured, etc but also offers the most control over outcome. A less sensitive method is immersion with coarser grind particles such as a French press, aeropress, or a clever dripper.
If I was to actually want to make good coffee on the trail I probably bring a thermometer and a clever dripper. Prepackaged weighed fresh ground amounts of coffee and the clever dripper marked for the right volume of water.
Actually scratch that, I'd probably bring a small Grinder like a Hario slim and whole beans.... That would make the biggest difference
Last edited by MuddyWaters; 09-15-2017 at 15:14.
I've taken a Hario mini mill with a press in the past. Made for a great cup of coffee in the morning, but the cleanup is just a mess. It's easy to dump the bulk of the grounds into a ziplock bag, but how do you handle getting the rest of them? At home I just rinse them into the drain, but that's not really appropriate on the trail.
Careful now, there was once a 4 page long argument on here about how to dispose of coffee grounds...
https://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/sho...-OK-to-scatter
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
Lnt means...no one would ever know you were there
Scattering 1/2 oz of dry brown, vegetable matter, off trail, over a wide area meets that criteria
More than anything else you can do
Putting in privy might be ok too. Coffee grounds are used for composting. I wouldnt expect trail assoc to ok it though
Last edited by MuddyWaters; 09-15-2017 at 17:27.
Starbucks Via. i bring different varieties to mix it up a little.
just so there is no question here is the relevant leave no trace principal - bolded is mine
Pack it in, pack it out. Inspect your campsite and rest areas for trash or spilled foods. Pack out all trash, leftover food and litter.
https://lnt.org/learn/7-principles
When we die do we leave a trace? What if our kin don’t practice LNT?
When dried, used coffee grounds burn nicely. If there's an established fire ring, just mix them into the ashes, and the next fire will turn the grounds into more ashes.
There was a post several years ago about a hiker who would rake some of the forest duff and/or leaves into a heap to add extra cushioning under his tent. He was crucified by the stringent LNT hikers for not following the prescribed practices even when he would scatter the leaves/duff after breaking camp in the morning.
There is only one way to Leave No Trace: Stay at home.
Wayne