Coffe pot for boondocking

[pira114]

I didn't know where else to put this since it might not apply to people using full hook ups.

This coffee pot is great. I still like a percolator, but for ease of use and those who don't like percolators, this is the best coffee pot I've ever used while camping.

Used it both on my trailer's stove and on a two burner propane stove. It flat out works great. Just the same as at home except it doesn't get plugged in. Uses the same #4 filters we use at home too. Just thought I'd share in case anyone was looking for one. It flat works.


Coleman coffee pot

[2gypsies1]

An old-fashioned perculator on the stove makes the very best coffee. Buy filters for the basket and no grounds in your cup!

[profdant139]

I've heard that eggshells can also make the grounds sink -- not sure if that is true.

My wife told me that if I get any of that grit in her coffee, it would be grounds for divorce. 😉

[Flatfoot-Rogue]

I use that same Coleman coffee pot when camping with others but when I am by myself I use a 4 cup electric on an inverter. Works great and everyone doesn't hear a thing. When out hunting in the fall we make cowboy coffee...you boil coffee grounds. Take off heat and add a little cold water to make the grounds sink then drink....strong mmmmm

[ppine]

Just use an old school regular coffee pot on the propane stove. It can have a basket to percolate or just be an empty pot. Add some cool water to settle the grounds. People have made coffee this way for over a thousand years.

[reed_cundiff]

Agree with a number of posters on the Aeropress

[AstroRig57]

Snowman9000 wrote:
My wife swears by this:
Clever Coffee Dripper

I like the sounds of this and just ordered a large one. We do a lot of boondocking in remote dark sky sites with our astronomy club. For years, I've been using French presses when we have no hookups (sometimes two batches at a time). One is acrylic, the other is a stainless steel thermal carafe. I love the coffee they make but cleanup is a PAIN.

I think I'll try using the Clever Coffee Dripper to fill the thermal carafe for larger batches.

[tatest]

Tent camping (closest we got to boondocking) we always used the enameled steel coffee pot that sat in the coals of the campfire. Grounds sat in the bottom of the pot, the coffee was just fine. I think you can now find similar pots with percolator innards, and if you are particular, you can still get a two-part drip coffee pot, and even put a filter inside that if needed.

Over the years, I mostly drank perk coffee, sometimes we kept a 20-30 cup urn going a couple of days, so when the filtered drip coffee makers showed up as consumer products, I found the beverage produced kind of bland. But tastes change, generation to generation.

With coffee ground finer for filtering, you use less coffee to make more beverage (which is why the restaurants use the method, saves money). What I miss is the burnt taste of a percolator or grounds in the bottom of the pot.

If you don't want burnt coffee, and you want a filtered beverage, I don't think you can do any better than a Melitta filter. All you need is some way to heat water, then you pour it into the cone.

[CSG]

pconroy328 wrote:

johnna wrote:
I purchased an AeroPressKit for camping. I liked the coffee it made so much that it is the way I make coffee at home now. Easy to use. All you need is a pot of boiling water. Quick preparation. Easy clean up.

You're talking to folks who *boil* their coffee! :B

We're using these:



Excellent coffee.
Can imagine anything easier.

This has been our choice for many years, both at home and on the road. Pourover coffee before it was trendy.

[TheWB]

We use our Keurig single cup maker when hooked to shore power. We use the Coleman brewer when dry camping. Love both. Picked up the Coleman at our local Walmart for $29 beginning of the summer. I've also used a pour over and a french press with heating water in a teapot. All is good.

[pira114]

Just FYI. The Coleman in started this thread with has made over 100 pots now. Still going strong.

[Jetta03]

We go with the cheap solution since I'm the only one in the family who likes coffee, 1 cup 300watt drip coffee maker that runs fine on our inverter. Cost, about $9 at walmart including the mug 🙂


Tempted to try french press though...

[mtnbbud]

I found a Drip-O-Lator at a Goodwill for less than $5. I love the fact I don't need paper filters. Clean-up is a little messy though.

(It's similar to this one: Drip-O-Lator))

[pyoung47]

It's all about taste -- those who prefer "Perked" coffee like the bitter, burned taste. Yecchh! Obviously, pour over is very simple to do while boondocking, and it is the method preferred by the coffee experts.

My SIL is in the coffee business, and if you want the details of homebrewing from experts, go here:

http://kaldiscoffee.com/pages/home-brewing

[gypsyhounds]

I use a French press insulated style, but hate the clean up. So happy to see this thread. Think I will see if I can live with a filter pour over style. I like my coffe Turkish style also. And 2-3 cups in morning.
I normally get up turn on gas to heat water. Which also takes off morning chill. Back to bed. When I hear water boil I get up and pour into press. Water left over I use to wash face and brush teeth. By then press is ready and I get comfy with my coffee. Always enjoyed.