Making a list of must have stuff, that includes a water heater, how do you heat yours, OK, a budget of $300, extra points for cheaper, probably be used more for making coffee! Make, model, fuel used, why you use it.
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More for just making Coffee? For how many people?
Just one or two people? Coleman Peak1 or Classic Primus Trail Stove on a butane dome with a Stanley Adventure cookset stainless cup of water. Which I use also for my Mountain House meals. But for coffee, add a pour-over. I have a Stanley camp pour over and a Stanley 16oz Travel Mug w/ French press.
Coffee for more than two? Coleman two burner classic propane stove and a percolator from GSI. Mine is dark green speckled enameled finish but they come in blue and maybe red, too. Or pull the the mechanism out of it and use it just as a pot to heat up water for...yep...the pour over or French press.
Stanley and Yeti both make camp pour overs and French presses, either single serve or in a larger pot. I have several Yeti travel mugs for coffee or ice water, and several Stanley "thermos" bottles to keep hot coffee or food jars to keep cooked meals or soup hot. Here's one I have
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Stanley nesting, one person adventure cook set:
Stanley Classic Pour Over
Stanley classic travel mug integrated French press
www.stanley1913.com
Primus Classic Trail Stove
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Coleman Classic Two Burner propane camp stove
Stanley larger French Press
GSI Outdoors percolator
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Either system you decide to cobble together it will be under $300, especially if you realize that "Sierra" stores are to REI what Marshals and TJ Max are to Macy's. You never know what you will find. You cant say, " im gonna get a light blue Yeti 18 oz travel mug with white chug top" because they may not have exactly that. But you go in frequently and grab the deals of the day, and if not too choose on colors, you can have real manufacturer stuff for half price or less, sometimes for blemishes, sometimes for no other reason than it is last years model.
Hope that helps
Just one or two people? Coleman Peak1 or Classic Primus Trail Stove on a butane dome with a Stanley Adventure cookset stainless cup of water. Which I use also for my Mountain House meals. But for coffee, add a pour-over. I have a Stanley camp pour over and a Stanley 16oz Travel Mug w/ French press.
Coffee for more than two? Coleman two burner classic propane stove and a percolator from GSI. Mine is dark green speckled enameled finish but they come in blue and maybe red, too. Or pull the the mechanism out of it and use it just as a pot to heat up water for...yep...the pour over or French press.
Stanley and Yeti both make camp pour overs and French presses, either single serve or in a larger pot. I have several Yeti travel mugs for coffee or ice water, and several Stanley "thermos" bottles to keep hot coffee or food jars to keep cooked meals or soup hot. Here's one I have
Stanley Classic Peter Perch Legendary Bottle 1.1QT 1.0L - Southside Angling
Introducing the NEW Stanley x Peter Perch collaboration. Celebrate wild adventures with the Stanley X Peter Perch collection, featuring the rugged construction of Stanley’s legendary bottle and one-of-a-kind design inspired by the outdoors. Peter Perch is a fish, fishing and wildlife...
southsideangling.ie
Stanley nesting, one person adventure cook set:
Stanley Classic Pour Over
Stanley classic travel mug integrated French press
Coffee Mug w/ Integrated French Press | 16 oz | Stanley
Shop Stanley insulated drinkware & gear! Enjoy the taste of fresh coffee made to your liking with Stanley's Classic Travel Mug with Integrated French Press.
www.stanley1913.com
Primus Classic Trail Stove
Classic Trail Stove
Robust, reliable, and always ready to use, this sit-on-top stove offers a wide flame great for larger pots. Launched in the early 1980‚ the Classic Trail Stove has become the essential workhorse stove that has traveled on countless adventures around the world.
primus.us
Coleman Classic Two Burner propane camp stove
Stanley larger French Press
GSI Outdoors percolator
... ... ...
Either system you decide to cobble together it will be under $300, especially if you realize that "Sierra" stores are to REI what Marshals and TJ Max are to Macy's. You never know what you will find. You cant say, " im gonna get a light blue Yeti 18 oz travel mug with white chug top" because they may not have exactly that. But you go in frequently and grab the deals of the day, and if not too choose on colors, you can have real manufacturer stuff for half price or less, sometimes for blemishes, sometimes for no other reason than it is last years model.
Hope that helps
Absolutely, thanks, that's good info! I think I already have a Stanley X. And whatabout those shower units?
bought this one years back and works pretty good. also bought a similar unit of the "Gasland" brand and it is also pretty good. uses 2 "D" batteries to ignite the burner and I use a small 12vdc pump to supply it from a Jerry can. if you cut back on the flow, it will get hot enough to scald, so it is a serious water heater. does very well on fuel and I've gotten weeks on a 5 pound propane tank
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I second the Gasland heater! Love it.
A cool idea is to wire it into your 12v system and forget those batteries! All you need is a buck converter to lower the 12v down to 3v! I have an internal water system with a pump and having instant hot water is awesome. Never thought about it for coffee water as I have a small boiler!!
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cool idea on wiring into existing 12v system...I was out boondocking in winter one time when my D batteries died and I didn't have extras
no hot water heater will get hot enough for coffee...average hot water heater is around 120 degrees and of course coffee is usually made with boiling water 212 degrees or a bit less, but still way hotter than the heater can do...also, I use what ever water I can get for a shower and wouldn't use it for consumption, so the hot water heater is strictly for shower and dishes
I mounted my heater in the trailer, but I have used it tent camping and it is extremely easy to store and set up. prior to that, we'd heat a pan of water and pour it into a bug sprayer for a shower. this is way better and by using the Jerry cans, I can get a 5 gal shower if needs be.
I plumbed the heater into my camp trailer which is a 12v Sure flow pump with a suction hose I can move from tote to tote when they are empty. after doing this, I removed my kitchen sink and faucet and just use the shower head and a collapsible bucket for dishes. freed up a lot of counter space. if I need cold water, I just don't turn on the heater since the water flows thru it anyway. used it all last week boondocking and worked like a charm...
I'm looking at this one on Amazon! Where do you have it mounted on your rig? I'm thinking it could go on the driver's side 3/4 door on the SpaceKap.
I have it mounted in a camp trailer now, but when truck camping, just kept it in a tote and took it out when needed. would hang it off the back of the truck and use a jerry can with 12v pump and 5 pound propane tank.
for truck/tent camping, I use a 12v inline pump and drop in inside a Jerry can
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Advocate II
How often do you use that shower/pottie tent? As you may know, in the Army days, lucky to go into a shower tent, usually was just behind a tarp on 2 or 3 sides, usually just sitting on a folding stool with a helmet.
My camping trips, less than a week, usually got a bucket and stood by the truck with the door open, maybe a tarp over the cab, a good wipe down or dip in the lake.
Now, my plans will probably include a motel on the third or forth night.
BTW, off topic, my dad was a teacher, had summers off, so in '60 he started a camper-camping supply rental business. I gave demos of our Camper DeVille tent trailer, (only a half dozen ever built in Hot Springs, Ar.) they were about the same as the Apache but all aluminum, very nice for the day. I mention it because I see you were in the business as well. Dad sold his business in 72 as he took on a new high school. More in some other thread.
As to the water heater, mine will probably make more coffee than showers, but ya gotta be prepared......
Advocate II
How often do I use it?? Uhm…. Daily as I’m fully of it!!!
my showers are whenever I am near a water source that I can draw from and refill my 42 gallon tank! Since I am self contained, filtered and UV protected, I can pull from any available water source that is within 50’ of my tailgate. Last trip was 17 days and I recall about 4 showers.
