Coffee POT vs. Coffee MAKER

[Domo]

Throw out both the maker and percolator - do cold brewed coffee by steeping overnight. To heat it, use a lightweight solar reflective stove (think boyscouts) or shape a piece of Al foil into a parabola.

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[Boat Bum]

I love coffee pure and natural but far from a coffee snob. My preferred method for making coffee is a Faberware electric perc, with multiple ways to power it's the best of both worlds, i.e. old fashion percolator richness with electronic timer and heater. Never a bad cup.

I do have a small Italian espresso maker (steam/boil) pot for espresso, which could substitute in a pinch.

 

[1stimerver]

Wow so many options!! We carry a 12 cup Mr coffee for our normal use.

Instant seems to be the most obvious choice for backpacking or boondocking, but We prefer fresh perked coffee.

Over the years, when boondocking:
(1) we tried using a 4 cup percolator, which worked well, but had to be watched or timed..
(2) We tried using a small sauce pan one time and a percolator the next to boil water and poured the water thru coffee in a filter.
(3)Then tried boiling water and coffee in the sauce pan, which also got poured thru a filter. All of which involved a bit of inconvenience.
(4) We tried a 650 watt Mr coffee 4 cup coffee maker powered thru an inverter. It took about 5-7 minutes to make 4 cups and only used about 4.5-5.5 amp hours from our batteries.. It only weighs aprox 1.5 lbs and makes great coffee, but the inverter weighs about 3 lbs!!!

Never tried a solar coffee maker..

In the end We decided to swap out our 9 cup stove top percolator with our full size Mr coffee, depending on whether we have a full hook-up or boondock site.

I guess you just need to define your priorities and options and go from there...

Safe travels and all the best..

 

[meierjn]

I love these old threads. I read the whole thing. There is a lot of good info and opinions. Personally, we use either a french press or the old perk on the stove. Both result in great flavor.

 

[Tulecreeper]

This - if you can find 4 sticks to set on fire and burn for 15 minutes, you can have coffee: