Looking for TC Coffee Maker

[wcjeep]

Looking for a Truck Camper Coffee Maker. What's everyone using? Wife isn't into French Press. Curious to see what others use with limited counter space.

[arto_wa]

We use Gevalia 4 cup 110 V coffee maker, running it off the inverter for few minutes. These can be found on the eBay at reasonable price.

It works great with generic Melitta no. 4 filter, which are easy to find at a good price (in membership stores etc).

It's a matter of taste, but in my opinion these make better tasting coffee then percolators, which we have also tried. 🙂

[ticki2]

Artum Snowbird wrote:
Heat water in the kettle and pour through the No 6 Melita pad and cone with fresh ground coffee made from the inverter into a stainless steel thermos that holds 1.5 litres perfectly.

We used to be able to find 100 packs of generic No 6 size filters, but haven't seen any for years now. Stuck with the Melita 30 packs I suppose. Anyone sees any please let me know. All we find is No 4 size.

Yep , the No.6 seemed to disappear from the shelves but I found all kinds of them on ebay .

[noteven]

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[Artum_Snowbird]

Heat water in the kettle and pour through the No 6 Melita pad and cone with fresh ground coffee made from the inverter into a stainless steel thermos that holds 1.5 litres perfectly.

We used to be able to find 100 packs of generic No 6 size filters, but haven't seen any for years now. Stuck with the Melita 30 packs I suppose. Anyone sees any please let me know. All we find is No 4 size.

[Reddog1]

nycsteve wrote:

Butch50 wrote:

~DJ~ wrote:
Zero counter space. :B

No electricity, no hook ups, no problem.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Stainless-Steel-Cool-Touch-Coffee-Pots/732498.uts?Ntk=AllProd...

This is what we are using on our trip to Alaska, been using it every day for the past 5 weeks and woks great and in a matter of just a few minutes.

x3
I use a similar perculator. It adresses 2 important items, ,it doesnt require electric,its easy to store. Plus its easy to clean.

X4. I have tried several coffee makers/machines over the years, and have quite a selection. I have tried self contained propane, several different elec, and stovetop percolators. At this point, I prefer the percolator. I am using the Ozark pot from this page at Walmart.

I use a paper filter for the grounds to make it easier to clean. I really like the large base, which makes the pot more stable.

Wayne

[profdant139]

Richie, thanks for the tip on the Aeropress -- I had never heard of it. I looked it up -- it looked good -- and then I went to the reviews on Amazon. I am not sure I have ever seen so many uniformly high reviews:

Amazon reviews

This really does look like a great tool for non-hookup camping!

[usmcshepherd]

The Keurig Mini is great for our TC. It doesn't take up a lot of counter space and stores easily as well. When boondocking we use a French Press!

[bighatnohorse]

AEROPRESS: easy clean up, best coffee, paper filters

[nycsteve]

Butch50 wrote:

~DJ~ wrote:
Zero counter space. :B

No electricity, no hook ups, no problem.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Stainless-Steel-Cool-Touch-Coffee-Pots/732498.uts?Ntk=AllProd...

This is what we are using on our trip to Alaska, been using it every day for the past 5 weeks and woks great and in a matter of just a few minutes.

x3
I use a similar perculator. It adresses 2 important items, ,it doesnt require electric,its easy to store. Plus its easy to clean.

[Rich_Yvonne]

Eycom wrote:
An electric Mr. Coffee 4 cup machine. Simple, doesn't take up a lot of space. Goin' strong for 8-9 years now.

X2

[Butch50]

~DJ~ wrote:
Zero counter space. :B

No electricity, no hook ups, no problem.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Stainless-Steel-Cool-Touch-Coffee-Pots/732498.uts?Ntk=AllProd...

This is what we are using on our trip to Alaska, been using it every day for the past 5 weeks and woks great and in a matter of just a few minutes.

[profdant139]

Well, I guess I'm just cheap -- instead of a Melitta, which works fine but requires special filters, I use an ordinary coffee basket scavenged out of an ordinary broken Mr. Coffee machine. I stuck a 3/16 inch stainless bolt in the hole to slow down the rate of flow. (There's a nut on the bottom, so the screw stays put.)

Then I use an ordinary paper filter and pour the boiling water into the basket, which sits on top of a thermos-type carafe. We bring Starbucks ground coffee when we camp -- at home I grind my own every morning.

This method makes the best coffee I've ever had. Easy cleanup -- just dump the paper filter and the grounds into the trash. Nothing to wash.

The funny part is that I started doing this while camping and it has replaced my coffee machine at home!

[JimBollman]

We have a #4 Melitta funnel. The funnel, a ziplock bag of filters for a couple of weeks worth of coffee, an Insulated carafe and a small container of coffee good for 5 or 6 pots all fit in a plastic carry box we picked up somewhere. Works great for us, if it is cool/cold I make it inside the camper first thing in the morning and the heating of kettle of water takes the chill of the camper. If it is hot I make it outside on a camp stove. Also works when we visit my Mother who doesn't drink coffee, we just pack it in the trunk when we visit.

As a bonus we bought an electric coffee maker for home that takes same filter so we always have a supply on hand.

[wintersun]

We use a stainless steel percolator. Great coffee and nothing to break. We adjust the grind of our coffee mill for it and pre-grind the coffee we take for a trip. The percolator is easier to clean up than a French press (we tried one for one trip and then retired it).

[dave17352]

We use the tassimo T20. It brews single cups and it is great tasting coffee with a large selection. Love it and very convenient