Same here
Gotta have good coffee, even if I have to drink decaf these days.
Morning coffe while kayak camping …
For the past three years, I have used the BrewMug that Reg Lake developed. It has supplied me with excellent coffee from BC to Chile. I confess, I got mine for free from Reg, but would buy one in a heartbeat otherwise.
Here’s a couple reviews:
http://outside.away.com/outside/gear/gear-blog/20050614.html
http://www.gadling.com/2005/11/22/cool-gear-brewmug/
He has a website to order your own, but I’ll have to post it later. I also like to use the Jet Boil stove to heat up my water in the morning as fast as possible.
tom
starbucks
is likely to open floating coffe shops if they get word that there is this much demand among paddlers!
The smell of brewing coffee in the morning is really one of the nice parts of a camping trip. I use a french press or an old percolator.
Chew on whole beans
and splash the hot water in your face… Works every time.
On the other hand, of all the things to leave behind, I think coffee grounds are closest to compost. At home, since used grounds are pH neutral, they go directly into the garden.
Tom.
some things are worth the mess
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I hear you braumeister, thanks for bringing the press.
I don't drink tons but I like good coffee. To me it's worth the mess to use a camping press and bring fresh ground. I do have a camping espresso maker that's small, light and makes a (minute) good cup of espresso.
Also have to find some room for that squeeze bottle of bailey's.
Thermos Nissan SS Press.
I can’t function without several cups in the morn and throughout the day. The Nissan press is the best I’ve found, makes a liter of great coffee, just ask my buds. It takes up a little space but well worth it.
I grind Eight O’Clock Columbian beans at home.
may just work
I’m going to have to try that.
Camp coffee
I don’t particulary like the coffee bags, half of what is in them is instant, enough to ruin the taste. I buy Maxwell House “Max-Packs”, bring the water to a boil, turn the heat down to a low simmer, drop in a pack and let it steep until it reaches your taste preference, 4-5 min for me. Makes about +/-4 standard cups (2 large mugs). I have several different pots & gizmos for making camp coffee but this is easy and doesn’t require anything more than a cook kit pan or large (emphasize large) metal cup or mug that can be put over a fire or on a stove.
Someone has already done that
Ft. Stevens State Park had an expresso stand near the front of the campground. Campers would come strolling up in their camp jammies & blankets for their morning brew. This was a few years ago, so I don’t know if they still do it.
Not exactly a wilderness camping experience, but it was a close as we got to roughing it back then. - kari
Bandanna
is what I used on the last trip. Two dang coffee pots and forgot them both, but we had the coffee and cups of course so we boiled the water put the grinds in the bandanna set it inside the top rim of the cup and poured the water through, worked good in a pinch.
Semi-sweet chocolate covered
coffee beans are great. Not very warming though.
You laugh - -
Kids bought me Chocolate covered coffee beans once.
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Used to get coffee bean samples
at the grocery store and chew on them. It works, no hassle with that brewing or press thing. Vanilla flavored coffee beans glued to a fly hook makes for a great carp fly. Now, that’s something worth paddling for, a 10 lb carp on a 5 wt rod.
same here
Use the same press with my favorite starbucks coffee. I’ve even stopped for lunch on some long paddling days and brewed up some good strong coffee to give me a boost.
Home
You should give the AeroPress a go. It’s $25 and make a very nice single serve cup at home. And clean up is easier than a single serve French press.
I’ve mentioned this in other posts
but I feel it should be mentioned in this thread as well. Dry and pulverize yaupon leaves, chicory roots and dandilion roots.
The yaupon provides caffiene (and lots of it!) and flavor, the chicory root and dandilion provide their own flavors and some nutrition. make your own custom blends at home until you get the blend (or blends for variety)and for added flavors try a little cinnimmon bark, spicebush, or whatever natural flavorings you have growing in your locale. When brewing be sure to filter before you drink it. I use a rag from threat-bare black T-shirts for this purpose.
NOTE: Go easy with the yaupon in the mix until you know how much it takes before you get too hyper! The yaupon can be drank by itself (known in native tongues as “Black Drink”) but start with small doses.
Some folks I know like to keep all the ingredients separated in small bags until brewing time, while others prefer to mix it at home and take the blend with them in one bag. I prefer the former as the latter method tends to taste somewhat lackluster (to me anyway) in flavor if not brewed within two weeks after blending.
All natural, all three ingredients grow wild here in Florida (including any added spices and flavorings)and all can be grown in your home garden.
ENJOY!
The BEST! Aero Press concentrate
I’ve tried everything listed in this thread. I have found the best method and best tasting cup of coffee without any grounds. Using the aeropress, I make enough concentrate for my trip which I reconstitute as needed. My ratio works out to about 1 ounce of concentrate for each cup of coffee. I can make hot coffee or iced coffee from a cold mountain stream.
Melita Cone
Brother Bryan,
Here is what works for me. http://www.melitta.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=64+0008&Cat=
Its cheap, simple, light, indestructable, and nearly fool proof as my luck with it demonstrates. You do need to have or make a fairly level surface and keep kids and critters away for a bit. If you knock it over it can make a mess, at least that is what I would expect, having no direct experience and all…
Use the # 4 filters. You can speed the process a little without runover and also make two great cups at once with ease. I do it at home and camping. Try drying out the filter with grounds in it to lighten the load when you can, such as setting it near the fire overnight or on a sunny rock.
I’ve always secretly envied and marveled at the various press contraptions and disguised that with barely muffled ridicule. A buddy once had one totally discombobulate inside his camp trailer while a small group of us watched with a mix of horror and amazement at the mess. I can make darn near that interesting a mess with cheaper, simpler tools.
What exactly is the press supposed to do, force more out of the grinds?
Neanderthal Osprey
how 'bout some orange peels!
with those coffee grounds
I’ll Agree with You…
In some areas of South America concentrate is the std. way to make great coffee. We took a large bottle of it on a week long Amazon trip and were the envy of everyone.