coffee on the road.

Like Burra we go for the plunger.

6 months on the road - quick to make, quick to clean and easy to store.

Mine is an Avante stainless steel model (I call it "The DeLorean" after the DMC - Don't Mess with the Coffee) no breakages here. I also have a small plastic thermal plunger type cup for quick stops by myself.

I use a jetboil to boil water - less than 2 1/2 minutes to boil the water and I have just purchased a plunger attachment for it so I figure 3 1/2 mins - coffee!

The biggest tip I can give is get good beans, ground fresh and stored in airtight and light proof container. If I find good beans, I stock up. Bamaga was out when I was there. I also enjoy trying local grown if it is available - picked up some beautiful QLD grown beans in the highlands above Cairns.

At home I have a steam producing monster, but a bit impractical to take away.

Cheers

Anthony.

Sorry Burra

Tha should read - Burra, like Mark...

Now I know Santa doesn't exsist, cause all I wanted for Christmas was an edit button.

Cheers

Anthony

Santa doesn't always give you everything you want!

x 2 on this method.

x 3 on all points. Some things can't be taken lightly when camping. :))

And for a better cuppa whip it off the burner as soon as the water has finished percolating - steam burns the brew.

Cheers
Mark

Yep we use these too - a 3 cuppa does one cup nicely and the 6 cup for two of us. We like the coffee out of these it tastes more "cooked" than the plunger ones. Cheers Toni

I'm Italian....good coffee runs through my veins. I too recommend a stove top job. Ground coffee in the funnel thingy, water in the bottom, on the heat and bingo...super fresh tasty coffee with little to no mess.
Save the coffee grinds and place around the legs of your camper/van..... ants hate coffee grinds and will steer well clear.

Fab.

Hey Bob, you beat me to it…

I was thinking just the old fashioned way, hot water and instant!

All in jest...of course!

Cheers, Baz

We prefer tea, but like Bob Y we usually drink water. If we do have coffee it is Latte in a sachet, but must be Moccona.

I do not jest about things like this.

Robert Timms coffee bags

Spot on Bob & Landy

Llife could not be easier this way!

Regards Paul H

Tea always at home and on the road and coffee at other places, houses, restaurants and cafes. I prefer tea leaves but do have Dilmah bags.

I usually have coffee when out because I am yet to come across a restaurant or cafe that can make tea. All they want to do is drop a tea bag into luke warm water that isn't boiling. It doesn't matter how good the tea is, if the water isn't boiling the tea is crap.

There once was a good cafe in Tumut that made a ripper of a pot of tea with tea leaves. Alas all gone now.

Bob Y - same as you, except I use a few spoons of the Nescafe Expresso.

wicket i already use something similar to this and it doe's a decent cup.
thanks for the reply.

i prefer it before i hit the road so that i hope to be alert enough to see these driver's before they see me.

Anything (excepting, perhaps, dishwater and teabags) tastes better than instant!

Yep, that’s one of our two travel set ups. I’ve never really understood quite how it does it, but I’ve found that you can make your coffee as strong as you like & it’s impossible to make it bitter with an Aeropress.
This set up is about as compact as you can get & have fresh ground coffee. The porlex grinder is practical & efficient with it’s ceramic burrs, but I find it’s narrowness makes it a bit uncomfortable to use.

My second setup is a small stove top espresso (moka pot). Single normal cup size. This has a ledge to sit the cup on & the made coffee spurts straight into the cup. With much use I have worked out how to get a decent cup of coffee out of it. Getting the water too hot results in a burned bitter & metallic tasting brew which is pretty awful. The secret to getting a good tasting brew is to first boil the water in a kettle, & then as quickly as possible put the hot water into the moka pot, add the pre-pressed coffee & screw the lid on (all done holding a tea towel to avoid being burned). Then onto the gas ring turned up, but as soon as any liquid starts coming out of the spout, turn the gas down to it’s lowest, avoiding overheating & too much steam spurting. Sounds like a lot of stuffing around, but the result makes it worthwhile. This set up has my preferred wood box type Zassenhaus grinder with cast iron burrs, a great 2nd hand buy on ebay a few years ago. I find placing it between my thighs when grinding quite comfortable but when doing so, sat behind a table, I’ve had a few odd looks in camp grounds! :)