[Closed] Coffe making whilst Camping

one of those stove top espresso makers. does the biz for us.

John Lewis' do a stainless steel caffetiere which is also insulated. It's heavy mind

i take one of my bialettis (3 or 6 cup) along for any outdoor adventure, be it backpacking, paddling or whatever. they can be bulky and not terribly packable, but the coffee they make is worth it.....

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Generator plus Gaggia plus burr grinder, you know it makes sense!

Seriously, if you're minted, you could try one of these:

[url= http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/accessories/ae8b/ ]Portable Espresso Maker[/url]

No idea if it's any good, and it does use pods, but it looks great...

Lyons coffee bags

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I've got this filter that sits in the top of a cup and you put the coffee in and pour boiling water through. It's not an expresso but it tastes great when you're camping.

Hmmmmm, Bialetti looking good so far. Damn the weight, it's for "comfy" camping with the missus.

[url= http://www.aerobie.com/Products/aeropress_story.htm ]aeropress[/url] ftw.

Plus you can take an aerobie frisbee to match...

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You must tamp-down the grinds onto the filter to get proper strength. Espresso grinds work best. Nice results and it's 100% re-usable.

just have a cup of tea

A Bialetti Moka Express:

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Use one at home, and will take it camping next time.

stove top or for lightweight and multiple cups, an aeropress as above.

Polycarbonate cafetieres are available.

http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=unbreakable+cafetiere&hl=en

Polycarbonate cafetiere gets the nod.

Yay!

Jetboil with coffee plunger = camping cafetiere

I have one of these
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Makes 25 ml of espresso at a time.

A mate has a Ti cafetierre

Germanic luggage folk Or\tlieb make a filter (paper) holder ... which I cannot whole heartdly reccommend as on the 1st expd i took it on i mistakenly believed it was actually a filter itself, but no obviously it was wasn't....eventually we used the material for patching something else...brew production a mokka machine is surely the way to enjoy the magic bean...

I've got a polycarbonate bodum 1 person cafetière and its fine. Starting to let a few granules round the silicon rubber seal on the plunger but a good old fashioned tea strainer collects the stray bits. Cheap as, too.

I just use good coffee grounds straight in a cup, add boiling water, wait till they sink, add additives of choice, drink. Tastes exactly the same as a cafetiere, no weight, no washing. In fact I do it like that at home quite often when I can't be arsed to do the stovetop espresso. Must used fine ground coffee to avoid floating bits. Take care towards the end.

Could you not just use a fine tea-stainer and put the coffee in the boiling water a-la tea?

Nope nope nope. Got to be one of these:
[url= http://www.boingboing.net/2008/01/16/handpresso-bike-pump.html ]bike pump espresso[/url]
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plastic re-usable single cup filter - use one every morning for a nice mug of coffee, and perfect for camping

A veteran of many campaigns, world traveler, sustainer of breakfasts, people I give you:

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My almost indestructable coffee maker....

I've got one of [url= http://www.smartcafe.co.uk/products/hot_cafetiere_mugs.asp ]these[/url] that I use for work but take it camping on occasion. The only issue is the seal between the plunger and mug is pretty mince, so you have to remember not to drink/chew the last gritty mouthful.

al

+1 for the aeropress.
Cheap, small, robust, easy to clean, quick to use, great coffee 🙂

I use one of [url= http://cascadedesigns.com/msr/cookware/cookware-accessories/mugmate-coffee/tea-filter/product ]these[/url].

Except you can get identical ones for about a third of the price cept it says it for tea.

I use mine all the time (i.e. not just for camping)

bialetti for car camping.

MSR mugmate for more adventurous stuff:

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from http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/product135.asp (or an outdoor shop near you (i got mine from nevisport))

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Snow Peak = want

These things are all awesome... But I have to be honest, I just take my wee coleman, a pot with a lid, and some of the nescafe cap columbie instant from their pretentious range... Make it up a little strong and take it black, and don't boil the water, and it's actually pretty nice. Please don't throw stones at me 🙂

Nescafe???????????

You infidel!!!!! 👿

Dave, oh yes Snowpeak = I want (need). But for amountain marathon I think it'll need to be just a paper filter!

I have an insulated plastic cup that has an integrated coffee plunger, works well, I think it was from Lakeland.

Doug

One of those mini-espresso makers that TJ linked when backpacking.

Bialetti stove top when camping from the car. Also serve as a useful perch for Langdale Great Tits looking for discarded crumbs from breakfast.

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Edit: grrr @ the swear filter changing the name of perfectly innocent images

"Nescafe???????????

You infidel!!!!!"

Obviously the regular stuff's horrible but some of their niche ranges are pretty decent. Certainly the nicest instants I've ever tried and better than some real coffee.

I've always hankered after one of those mini espresso makers like TJ's but they're not easily compatable with my Trangia stove.

So I've got one of these which costs about 2 quid from TK Maxx.

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It's fine as long as you don't overfill it and are carefull with the plunger 'cos it can squirt grounds and hot water all up your sleeve.

For ultraligtweight camping I use Sainsbury's coffee bag type thingys. I tried the Lyons ones posted above but they were weak and insipid and didn't cut the mustard.

One other lightweight method is to carry a pack of filter papers around with you and use them carefully just plonked into the top of the cup without the plastic filter holder. Remove when brewed and you don't have any annoying grounds to wash out of yer mug or coffee maker.

Instant? Never, I'd rather feed my winkie into a food blender.

I love this thread!!

Not tried it, but as another suggestion:- Snow peak also make a percolator!!

I reckon the plastic cafetiere although not that aesthetically wonderful is probably a good allround option. Good quality coffee (freshly ground and hand roasted is the real key!)