We boil the billy for a cuppa,.........of tea or coffee?

Submitted: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 18:57

Axle

It seems these days coffee is the big winner!,..dosen't matter but black tea and two sugars thanks.


Cheers Axle.
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AnswerID: 484477   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 20:16

Member - Phil G (SA) replied:

Get with the times Axle - when all else fails, light a fire, boil a billy, sip on a latte.......then get on the sat phone and wait for the rescue to happen :-)
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FollowupID: 759747   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 20:25

Axle posted:

Geeez Phil, ..Didn't think i was that far behind..lol.



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AnswerID: 484478   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 20:19

Fred G NSW replied:

Black tea ??? No ! ......tea with milk (long life is ok) bit of honey...Yes please, unlimited cups.

Coffee....one good cup per day. None of that instant stuff, if possible.

Can never drink too much tea IMHO, especially on a chilly morning, after exiting the swag to stir the embers of the overnight campfire into life.

Don't regret growing old. It is a privilege denied to many.......

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FollowupID: 759916   Submitted: Monday, Apr 30, 2012 at 20:51

oz doc posted:

Sorry Fred I have to disagree.You certainly can have too much tea and or coffee. Especially on those cold nights when you have sat around the fire sipping away until late. Then retire to the swag and get all nice and cosy- only to be reminded of just how many cups you have had by your screaming bladder!cheers, doc.
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AnswerID: 484479   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 20:24

Croozerute replied:

black billy tea .. can't beat it!
(escept when it hits beer o clock of course!)

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FollowupID: 759748   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 20:38

Member - Boo Boo (NSW) posted:

We boil the dingo for coffee in a bag on the road and green tea or black tea at other time for me. Oh and real coffee from our expresso machine when we are at home.

Except at beer o'clock

Axle, I have replied to you in the pet hate thread about the Dmax.



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FollowupID: 759795   Submitted: Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 at 08:24

Fred G NSW posted:

Boo Boo.....how do you get the dingo into the bag???? hahahahahaha
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FollowupID: 759910   Submitted: Monday, Apr 30, 2012 at 19:43

Member - Boo Boo (NSW) posted:

G'day Fred

Normally I just throw a chop in first and the dingo just follows it in! LOL

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AnswerID: 484485   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 20:48

SDG replied:

Coffee please. Standard. Usually a minimum of 10 a day, but never more than 20.
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FollowupID: 759755   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 20:59

Axle posted:

Gee SDG,.. have another 4, and thats a fuel economy of i an hr....LOL.


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FollowupID: 759757   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 21:05

SDG posted:

I need to sleep sometime. lol
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FollowupID: 759796   Submitted: Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 at 08:26

Member - Doug T (NT) posted:

Geez mate your doin' ok, you won't get it.......

If you are male and drink coffee regularly, at least six cups per day, your chances of developing prostate cancer will be lower, and your risk of getting the more lethal form of prostate cancer that has spread to the bone is 60% less than men who never or rarely drink coffee, say scientists from the Harvard School of Public health.

LINK


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AnswerID: 484489   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 21:06

Member - Beatit (QLD) replied:

I love a billy tea with damper and golden syrup off course! Mind you, a fine cappuccino with chock sprinkle is pretty good if made with some freshly ground North Qld beans - black mountain to be precise.

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AnswerID: 484494   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 21:34

Member - Paul B (WA) replied:

Strong white tea for me no sugar - but it has to be billy tea with a handful of tea leaves dropped into the boiling billy and boiled for a bit and then taken off the fire to settle.

I tap the side of the billy to encourage the tea leaves to sink, although I think the real effect is to bring the punters with their pannikans.

Just prior to pouring the first cup, pour half a cup of cold water in and the rest of the tea leaves sink leaving perfect tea. It's a pretty poor old day camping if I don't have at least 3 or 4 cups to get me going!



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AnswerID: 484499   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 22:44

Member - OnYaBike replied:

Coffee heartstarter for breakfast, tea for the rest.
Camping is the only time I use actual tea leaves nowadays.
Beer for a Sundowner of course!
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AnswerID: 484502   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 23:28

Member - Terra'Mer replied:

What ever someone else is making is good :)
Moroccan mint tea, mild green tea, ginger and honey tea, spicy chai. Double hot chocolate, sweetened condensed milk coffee with pack of tim tams if I'm feeling naughty.
Don't mind a teaspoon of veggie stock in cup of hot water or cuppa soup.
Always nice to end the day with a cuppa :)
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FollowupID: 759835   Submitted: Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 at 17:07

Member - John and Val posted:

Lapsang souchong is good around a campfire, or Russian caravan tea. But then so is Earl Grey, or straightforward billy tea.

Cheers,

Val.
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FollowupID: 759929   Submitted: Monday, Apr 30, 2012 at 21:39

Bob Y. - Qld posted:

What about some "Sleepytime" just before hitting the swag?

The same mob that make S'time (Celestial Seasonings, I think they're called?), used to make a tea called "Morning Thunder". Had a charging bison on the packet, from memory, and really made one feel like a.......errr, a charging bison, or buffalo.

Can't beat a Cup-a-Soup on a cold, windy day either, with a couple of slices of wholemeal, or multi grain toast, to dunk with, or even add as croutons.

Now I'm all hungry again.........

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AnswerID: 484507   Submitted: Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 at 05:25

Life Member - Phil B (WA) replied:

Hi all,

For me billy tea.

My mate Dave is so keen for a cuppa in the morning, he boils the billy the night before, fills the flask, then empties it into the billy in the morning so he gets his cuppa faster.
I call him Desperate Dave.
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FollowupID: 759818   Submitted: Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 at 12:23

Mick O posted:

Mate, desperation is when he's using the hot water out of the hot water bottle he's had tucked doen the bottom of the swag all night!!!

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FollowupID: 759822   Submitted: Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 at 13:48

Life Member - Phil B (WA) posted:

You've got a point there Mick.

I must watch him because I'm usually a recipient of his fast cuppa's - couldn't stomach a hot water bottle refill - ugh.
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AnswerID: 484522   Submitted: Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 at 10:39

Rod W replied:

If you want a cuppa to remember call into Diemals Station and have a chat and cuppa with Tony.
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AnswerID: 484539   Submitted: Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 at 14:13

disco driver replied:

"Real Men" have black coffee, no sugar with an overly generous shot of Scotch or rum to wake up with.
It don't half get the heart pumping on a cold morning.

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FollowupID: 759828   Submitted: Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 at 16:02

Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) posted:

Disco! You are on the right track but please ditch the coffee!!! :) Michael
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FollowupID: 759830   Submitted: Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 at 16:41

Axle posted:

Disco,...I'D imagine the same dose gets the deefers fired up pretty quick as well...LOL.



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