[at-l] Coffee

[pudscrawler at aol.com]

Except for the weight of the freshly ground coffee, I do not see why a Melita (Merita??  Whatever) plastic funnel with filters would be difficult to carry.  I'd use my Esbit stove and fuel with my regular cup.  Folger "tea" bags just don't do it for me.
 
Kinnickinic 
 
 
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From: mtnstream73 at eufaula.rr.com
To: at-l at mailman.backcountry.net
Sent: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Coffee


Greenbriar, Since this is for car camping, I would suggest a stainless steel 
percolator available at Wal-Mart, if you use a regular campstove for car 
camping.  I have had one for some time, and it makes good coffee.  Its 
simple enough.  Just put your water in the pot the night before, and place 
the coffee in the little basket first thing next morning.  Place on 
campstove till it perks, or over campfire if you're not using a big stove. 
When finished, dump the coffee grounds, and rinse out the pot and basket.

 I do love having good coffee when I'm camping, and if I have electricity at 
the campground, then I also take my regular drip coffee maker from home, but 
the percolator does a good job when I'm in a National park or forest.  I'm 
still searching for a good way to make coffee on the trail, that's not too 
much work and doesn't weigh much at all.  So far, nothing has really been 
satisfactory.
Swallowtail

Greenbriar wrote-
More advice needed. I am being Christmas gifted a coffee gadget of my
choice. This would be for car camping, I have no intention of carrying the
thing over mountains, so weight is not really a factor. Quality of
produced coffee is the major requirement, with ease of use (after all,
this IS first thing in the morning), ease of cleaning, etc also needing
consideration. I would like it to work with just boiled water.

What have you all tried that you like?

- Greenbriar

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