Coffee making at camp

[Dusty]

Seven7

I have never used the coffee press so I don't know if the egg coffee thing would work. Let me know how it came out if you try it.

[IFallsRon]

We run an aluminum percolator that my mother-in-law had at her lake place for years. The store grind is too fine to work very good but we'll grind our own for some trips.

I walked through a garage sale last spring and picked up a Pyrex percolator that was pertty much like we had when I was kid long before Mr. Coffee.

When we did a lot of pack-in camping to Canada, we'd boil off a scoop of grounds and settle them down with a bit of cold water. It was still pretty gritty but helped keep a guy clean.

[Fireguy]

Another thing to add to the list is a hand coffee grinder. Nothing better than fresh ground beans.

[H two O]

Percolator!!! Hands down the best coffee. Makes folgers taste better than any starbucks or caribou!...JMO

[keith schultz]

Hey h two o,

love your picture of the critter drinking, hope it's not booze ? he'd drink you out of house & home lol lol lol .

[irvingdog]

You're camping, right? And you've got your Nalgene bottle with you, right? I mean, you've gotta have your Nalgene with you while outdoors. That said, do a Google search for "press-bot". It works really well, and it's one less thing to tote around. No percolators, no bulky press. The Press-bot folds down, and works great for coffee or tea.

[CNCMike]

I bought one of the Coleman coffee makers that looks like a Mr. Coffee. Thing is awesome. I wouldn't pack it in to a remote site or anything, but when camping with the family or a group it is the best..

For smaller outings I second the coffee press.

[Grant]

I have a vintage perc pot, it's probably 50 years old... that thing makes the best coffee on the planet. Used it all winter on the Mr. Cooker heater, and I plan to make accommodation's to mount the Mr. Cooker in the boat for those overnights on the river (gets cold in a hurry when the fog rolls in, the coffee would be just the thing at that point.)

[reelemin]

H2O - it is amazing how even Folgers can taste good over a camp fire I do like the percolator the best, but like the convence of the "press". I'll make Perc coffee at the cabin over the fire even though we have a coffee maker in the cabin

[Dragonsm]

Another vote for the "perculated" coffee....Mmmm, nothing tastes quite as good as that. Some people thing I am nuts, (and maybe it is a mental thing) but I am convinced that perculated coffee tastes a LOT different than the classic drip. I use to even bust my ol' perculator out at home over the stove for coffee.....until my wife finally picked me up a home perculator.

The press bots are also a great choice if you are really going compact, but if you are bringing a box of stuff to camp, toss in a perc pot and just set it right on the outside of the coals and enjoy.

My father has his original perc pot that someday I hope to become the rightful owner of....(hopefully not anytime soon)

I got educated on the egg coffee back in my youth when doing the sunday coffee and rolls at the local catholic church. We'd just mix in the eggs with the grounds and let the perculator do it's magic....Almost makes me want to go make a pot right now!

[Northlander]

Stainless Perculator for sure. The press makes too rich a cup of coffee for me. Plus I like to listen to the perculator do its thing. Plus I find I can get the coffeee just the way I like it that day.

Presses belong in book shops and coffeee houses not on camping trips.

[reelemin]

Northlander - the sound , yes, love that sound - and smell, it smells more and better in a prec.!! mmmmmmm - good

[Matt C]

I cheat...I bring along the electric 12 cup and power it with my power inverter through my boat or truck.

However the percolator is my 2nd choice.

[dirtking]

I either perk my coffee or make egg coffee. Picksbig I won't be adding socks to the pot!

[picksbigwagon]

don't knock sock coffee until you try it. when making coffee for 8-10 guys, It works great. Besides, there is no egg in the bottom of the pot when it comes time to clean up, a little rinse and you are done.

[zamboni]

 Originally Posted By: bunt2k

I cheat...I bring along the electric 12 cup and power it with my power inverter through my boat or truck.

However the percolator is my 2nd choice.

Wow, thank goodness. I bought a pop-up yesterday and went shopping tonight for "stuff" for the camper and was at Wally World and was debating about a percolator. I then went over to the coffee pot aisle and couldn't pass up the Sunbeam 12 cup electric coffee maker for $10. We are just going to keep packing it in the box so the carafe doesn't get broke. We got outlets- I am gonna use 'em!!

[Mainehazmt]

I vote for the coleman drip coffee maker sits right over any gas stove Like having my coffee the same camping as at home or in the ice shack!

[moviking]

Here's some thing the wife and I use. There are these coffee bags just like tea bags, they are real coffee, can't tell the differenc from perc'ed coffee. Boil your water and drop them in fast, easy & tastes ok, if you like coffee.