Keurig coffee makers for the RV

Can someone explain the appeal of K cups? There are all sorts of one cup filter or coffee press systems that allow you endless choices of coffee at a low price. They all work just about as fast as a K cup system and do not require electricity.

We use the largest home brewer K575 and store it in the sink when travelling.

We use the full size model.........either make one cup or 12.

the DW doesn't drink coffee and i've cut down to one or two cups a day.
so, taking a Keurig machine doesn't make sense, especially since we dry camp most of the time.

so i got me one of these, a Presto MyJo:



just boil some water and you're good to go.
cost me around $12.
no electricity needed.

I found a funnel similar to a mellita except it has a tube on the bottom that fits in a narrow mouth thermos bottle. I now only make coffee once a day. The thermos keeps it hot but even better sealed from the air, the coffee keeps all day and still tastes good.

We have the K10/15 style single cup. Fits great in the tight cupboard and works great for one cup at a time. No reservoir to empty and the clean-up is easy. We like it.

mike-s wrote:
We camp, often boondocking. 100's of watts of electricity for coffee, no way. These take less room, cost less, are more environmentally sound, make better coffee, and aren't much work at all. Just heat the water over propane or a ...

Yes, I know it's not a direct answer to the question.

I love my Keurig at home, but for the TT, we use something similar to MikeS. It takes a few more minutes than a Keurig but no electricity reqired, no disposable filter, and I get to have my favorite Pinon nut coffee on the road or in the forest. We have been using this since our tenting days.



https://www.amazon.com/Frieling-Coffee-Karat-Plated-Filter/dp/B005Z48XZ0

Get the Keurig B130, it only uses 700w. It's a hotel model so I think it's a bit more durable than the K15 consumer version. AFAIK these don't hold any water other than maybe a bit in the lines but not even sure about that as I think It's evaporated as part of the brewing cycle.

I'll gladly 'waste' a few watts of power to be replenished by my panels to have my coffee, It draws almost 60a when heating but that only lasts about a minute. I make 4 cups and it barely touches the batteries.

To me the Keurig smokes drip coffee and I especially like that there's no grounds to clean up. I never camp with services so I don't have unlimited water to rinse things off.

My first choice is probably using a press but it's too much mess.

If you must have a Keurig, the K15 is a good idea not only because of it's size, but I found that it gives you the best flexibility on how much water goes through the K-Cup. My preference is usually something the preset buttons do not provide; too weak or too strong. Personally, at home and when away, I grind the beans fresh each time, heat water in a kettle and use a Melita cone filter sitting on a thermos. The single cup ones work great too. However, that Gourmet hand press for K-Cups looks like it will make a better cup of coffee than the Keurig. You can control how fast the water goes through and get a better extraction. What the heck, I'm going to order two right now, they are on sale.

We camp, often boondocking. 100's of watts of electricity for coffee, no way. These take less room, cost less, are more environmentally sound, make better coffee, and aren't much work at all. Just heat the water over propane or a fire:



Yes, I know it's not a direct answer to the question.