Keurig coffee makers for the RV

mike-s wrote:
Since a year old thread has renewed life

I thought that I might update My Post from almost a year ago.

As I said I used the K-15 but it was a pain to bring it back and forth from the house each camping trip and I'm frugal (cheap)not wanting to spend a lot to have one just for the RV,I found THIS, half the price works just as well,is smaller,lighter and stores easily.

DanJoan wrote:
We have a kuerig K15. Makes one cup at a time with no reservoir, so no need to dump and dry.

X2!
Small footprint and works great. We buy our K-Cups from Amazon San Francisco brand about 46 cents each.

hedge wrote:
I run mine on an inverter so I use the single cup hotel model, 700w

x2. however, I've found for camping we often end up using the Areopress french press instead of the Keurig. all the advantages of a french press w/o the mess, less space than a Keurig, less cost than K cups.

mike-s wrote:
Since a year old thread has renewed life - here's my opinion. Get a cone filter holder (Melitta, for one). A paper filter, hot water, quality ground coffee, and you have a better cup of coffee than any Keurig could possibly provide. Cheaper (spend the difference on better coffee), more flexible (you can have good coffee with just a campfire), cheaper, and smaller/lighter. You only give up a slight bit of convenience. But if you're camping, so what? Take your time and enjoy better coffee.

"Better" in whose opinion? As has been said, many actually prefer the coffee that comes from a Keurig, so to each his own. Many think Starbucks coffee is great; I prefer the coffee next door at the AM/PM (for half the price). To each his own.

I use a Keurig at home, and a Presto MyJo in the RV. The MyJo is quick (faster than your Melitta), easy, and simple to clean. BTW, in the RV, I use the prepackaged Kcups for the convenience and ease of cleanup (virtually none), but at home I use fresh ground coffee in a reusable Kcup. Again, to each his own.

ctilsie242 wrote:
I bought a K140 for my RV. The nice thing about it is that you can drain its internal tank, making it easy to winterize the unit. Worked flawlessly for me, until it got "borrowed".

We also use the K140. I got it for the camper because the tank can be drained. I find that I never use that feature as I use only distilled water in the Keurig, and don't see the need to empty the tank between trips. In the winter, I bring it inside and use it as an additional coffee maker when we have company. (and no, I didn't borrow yours :))

Since a year old thread has renewed life - here's my opinion. Get a cone filter holder (Melitta, for one). A paper filter, hot water, quality ground coffee, and you have a better cup of coffee than any Keurig could possibly provide. Cheaper (spend the difference on better coffee), more flexible (you can have good coffee with just a campfire), cheaper, and smaller/lighter. You only give up a slight bit of convenience. But if you're camping, so what? Take your time and enjoy better coffee.

I went with the K200 also, we used to have the single cup but that was limited to small cups, and you had to add water for each cup. the K200 can make the carafe for when the wife and I are both drinking the same coffee or we can do individual as I like my dark roast. also the K200 is on the smaller side so it is still easy to store away. when we are dry camping we use an old fashion stove top percolator.

Steve

sonnyw wrote:
You'll need. 1 ton truck to haul it if you fill it with water!!!!

This made me LOL. Seriously.

You'll need. 1 ton truck to haul it if you fill it with water!!!!

I bought a K140 for my RV. The nice thing about it is that you can drain its internal tank, making it easy to winterize the unit. Worked flawlessly for me, until it got "borrowed".