Coffee Set Ups

I was at REI with my refund being tempted by everything when I came across this. Its made by "GSI Outdoors" and its a french press/mug in 1. You just press the coffee and drink straight from it. What got me was the $16 price tag and my girlfriend doesn't drink coffee so i got it. Just took it out this weekend and must say if you see it in REI and are tempted like I was. You're better off with a normal target french press and a mug. The seal in the press isn't that good and lets water by so when you press it you get boiling water on your hand. No way around it.

It got me my caffeine though so ill give it a generous 3/5 stars.

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Oh should also mention. THE BEST camping coffee I've ever had is made by a company called "Verve". They make a portable 'dripkit' starts at $3.50 a kit and gets cheaper the more you get. So id say its on the high end of the price spectrum for sure but if you want to treat yourself you won't be disappointed.

www.vervecoffee.com

Dripkit

Barista quality pourover, anytime. Dripkit brews in two minutes, with no prep or clean up. Each individually packed brewer contains: 15g of roasted & ground coffee - enough to make one cup. Just add water!
www.vervecoffee.com www.vervecoffee.com

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stark-in-the-wild said:
Oh should also mention. THE BEST camping coffee I've ever had is made by a company called "Verve". They make a portable 'dripkit' starts at $3.50 a kit and gets cheaper the more you get. So id say its on the high end of the price spectrum for sure but if you want to treat yourself you won't be disappointed.

www.vervecoffee.com

Dripkit

Barista quality pourover, anytime. Dripkit brews in two minutes, with no prep or clean up. Each individually packed brewer contains: 15g of roasted & ground coffee - enough to make one cup. Just add water!
www.vervecoffee.com www.vervecoffee.com

*this message is not sponsored*
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Question, are the drip tips intended to be disposable? In other words is there an individual drip kit with a pre-measured coffee in them?
 
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@Kvocal yes to disposable they are just grounds, filter and card. Toss them in the fire or with your other bio-degradable material The sample set I bought from another vendor was very nice coffee.
 
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when i was on submarines in the navy, this was how we got coffee.....
takes up little space and keeps both hands free for important tasks like cleaning....and more cleaning

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grubworm said:
when i was on submarines in the navy, this was how we got coffee.....
takes up little space and keeps both hands free for important tasks like cleaning....and more cleaning

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What the military made you clean, shine, cleanup cigarette butts, polish brass, and scrub the latrine (i guess head for you). The nerve of some people.
 
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This is an excellent idea if you’re using an Aero press. It looks like a manual coffee grinder will fit in the plunger of the Aero Press. Great for compactness. This is a screengrab from the firebox YouTube page. I think this guy is the creator of the firebox great videos for camping fishing and cooking on the trail, by the way.
 

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Jetboil with the french press attachment is my go-to, although it does leaves a few grinds in when you pour..... extra flavor? Or I just bring some kirkland canned cold brew, can't go wrong with that.
I worked with a line medic last year that did jetboil for water and an aeropress- now that was good coffee.
 
The Wacaco Minipresso will churn out some good espresso shots. Mine did eventually crack though. Not sure if it was from over pressurizing or thermal shock from sub freezing temps. Back to the Jetboil french press at the moment as well. It does add a little bit of texture to the cup.
 
I work very strange hours, some time over nights, I need coffee to get me going.. likely I have coffee stops everywhere here cilization but out on the trails I need an easier setup.. maybe a Kruik setup :). LOL. I remember my Army days " camping " a few hundred other guys, we always had a kitchen and LOTS of the Black Brew... just seating :sunglasses:
 
I use Snow Peak's Collapsible Coffee Drip with a hemp filter, for pour over. Don't bother trying paper cone filters. The bottom hole is too big and they just burst. For best flavor, use the finest setting, for grinding the beans. It's a very compact set-up that can even fit in the glove box.
 
Once again, the simplest, easy-to-clean-up coffee is with a Melitta single cup filter holder, #4 filters, with ground coffee of your choice into whatever container you like. Exact same way we make coffee at home. French presses, Aeropress, and similar require you to deal with grounds and far more clean up. And guess what? The coffee is no better.

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Ive used the aeropress for years on canoe and backpacking trips. Best coffee going imo. Really important to have a good coffee though to begin with. Makes a world of difference
 
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Does someone has a good recommendation for a coffee grinder? Comparable small and easy to stow away.

Thanks!
 
stark-in-the-wild said:
I was at REI with my refund being tempted by everything when I came across this. Its made by "GSI Outdoors" and its a french press/mug in 1. You just press the coffee and drink straight from it. What got me was the $16 price tag and my girlfriend doesn't drink coffee so i got it. Just took it out this weekend and must say if you see it in REI and are tempted like I was. You're better off with a normal target french press and a mug. The seal in the press isn't that good and lets water by so when you press it you get boiling water on your hand. No way around it.

It got me my caffeine though so ill give it a generous 3/5 stars.

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We have3 been using these for a couple years now. They work great. If you pull the press up slightly when the water gets close to the seal then down some more, it will not bubble over through the seal. down and up and down again, all the way to the bottom. Give it a go and see if it works. Ours work great and give a great cup of jo.
 
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I've been drinking cold brew lately and don't think I can go back to regularly brewed coffee. Cold brew is a concentrate, I add two ounces of coffee to six ounces of water. If you bring a jar of concentrate all you have to do is boil water in the morning and add the cold brew.

I use the Toddy although there are plenty of other makers out there.
 
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