Coffee when dry camping.

[Stangfire]

I'm curious what people use for coffee when dry camping?

We are off grid but have a good solar, battery set up with 1500W inverter.

So far we have used an old percolator that we heat up on the stove. It's rated for 6 cups but find 4 cups is more practical or we get grinds in the coffee.

We have also used instant coffee after boiling water on the stove.

My wife wanted to try a mini kuerig but it says it's 1450 watts which would be too much for my inverter. I don't want to start my generator at 7am.

What other options is there? Maybe a newer percolator would work better? My wife and I have 2 cups each in the mornings that's it.

[spade117]

Not sure of other options, but we did purchase a larger percolator a few years ago and get at least 6 cups. Staying below the max fill and not letting it boil over for too long usually helps with the grounds getting mixed in.

[JRTJH]

When dry camping, we use a Melitta pour over coffee maker. It's easy to use, just pour the hot water (heated on the stove) over the grounds and "magically, coffee flows into the carafe."

There's two sizes, a 52 oz carafe and a 36 oz carafe. Then there are "upgrades" such as thermal carafes, single cup options, etc.

Here's links to the 52 and 36 ounce size kits:
https://shoponline.melitta.com/colle...fe-set-52oz/?c
https://shoponline.melitta.com/colle...arafe-set-36oz

They are available at Amazon for around $25 for the large one and $21 for the smaller, 36 ounce size.

We've found that the older style "percolator coffee makers" tend to brew "bitter coffee" with their multiple passes through the grounds. The Melitta style, while manual in operation, only pass the water through the grounds one time (like most modern coffee makers)....

A comment that might make a difference for you, if you choose this type, the 52 ounce Melitta uses a #6 cone filter and the 36 ounce size uses a #4 cone filter. In some places, it's hard to find #6 cone filters, so when you find them, buy a "camping season supply"... The #4 cone filters are found almost everywhere....

Here's photos of the Melitta kit and the single serve (one cup) device.

[TXiceman]

I use the Melitta 2 cup at home and when traveling. It makes a better cup of coffee in my opinion. Use the stove to heat the water and then pour into the Melitta.

Ken

[NH_Bulldog]

We use a 10 cup percolator on the outside stovetop when there is no power (otherwise we use a Keurig). When we used to motorcycle camp we used a french press. At one point, we had a Coleman 10 cup drip coffee maker as well but someone borrowed it and we haven’t seen it for years.

[Stangfire]

Originally Posted by JRTJH

When dry camping, we use a Melitta pour over coffee maker. It's easy to use, just pour the hot water (heated on the stove) over the grounds and "magically, coffee flows into the carafe."

There's two sizes, a 52 oz carafe and a 36 oz carafe. Then there are "upgrades" such as thermal carafes, single cup options, etc.

Here's links to the 52 and 36 ounce size kits:
https://shoponline.melitta.com/colle...fe-set-52oz/?c
https://shoponline.melitta.com/colle...arafe-set-36oz

They are available at Amazon for around $25 for the large one and $21 for the smaller, 36 ounce size.

We've found that the older style "percolator coffee makers" tend to brew "bitter coffee" with their multiple passes through the grounds. The Melitta style, while manual in operation, only pass the water through the grounds one time (like most modern coffee makers)....

A comment that might make a difference for you, if you choose this type, the 52 ounce Melitta uses a #6 cone filter and the 36 ounce size uses a #4 cone filter. In some places, it's hard to find #6 cone filters, so when you find them, buy a "camping season supply"... The #4 cone filters are found almost everywhere....

Here's photos of the Melitta kit and the single serve (one cup) device.

Thanks, I'll show my wife. That might be a good option.

[Keystoned]

Old fashioned drip coffee pot...

[cgt]

Bialetti.

[TXiceman]

I was just thinking and a couple of funny thoughts hit me.

Fire was invented long before electricity.

Cowboys drank coffee and the chuck wagon did not have inverters.

If you are off grid, remember you still have propane. Enjoy the good life.

Ken

[cougar23]

I use a Mainstays single serve coffee maker sold by Walmart. Makes from 6 to 14 Oz. of coffee depending on amount of water placed in. Coffee maker comes with baskets for use of Kuerig cups or ground coffee in a screen basket. Draws 1000 watts and cost $20.00 at Walmart.

[bobbecky]

As goofy as this is, coffee pots are rated in 6 oz cups, so not very big cups. You almost need to cut the number of cups in half to get the real capacity of the pot.

[Jeff615]

When I am dry camping, I use a Coleman drip coffee maker. It is 10 cups and you heat it on your stove.

[travelin texans]

Ain't nothing like good ole' cowboy coffee boiling over the fire with some crunchies in the bottom of your cup.
Add a pinch of salt to the pot along with some egg shell to take the bitterness out of it.

[Stangfire]

LOL Yeah I keep telling my wife nothing wrong with Cowboy coffee!

[Canonman]

I'm LUCKY!!
DW likes percolator coffee as much as I do.
My grand-dad ran a cow calf operation and I was summer help. He called it sheep herder coffee. Never was told why, guess I never thought to ask.
Nothing beats a cool morning and a hot cup of strong black coffee perked on the stove

[Oilfan97]

Percolator on the stove, or french press.

[Jimbo K.]

Similar to the French press:

https://aeropress.com/

This is what I was using until my fiancee decided she liked her home Keurig so much that she needed (and bought) one for the RV. Still keep the Aeropress on hand in case we're off grid.

[German Shepherd Guy]

French Press or Melitta.


French press is quicker though

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=french+pr..._ts-doa-p_4_12

[German Shepherd Guy]

Oh yea, forgot to mention. We like the thermal carafe french press as the coffee stays hot till we drink it all.

[JohnBike]

Originally Posted by cgt

Bialetti.

Being a long-time espresso machine owner in our S&B, the next best thing is the moka pot. The Bialetti is the original. Very easy to use, and satisfies my pickiest customer (the DW).
I have a single burner mounted on a 1-lb propane bottle to make coffee outside in warm weather so I don’t heat up the trailer. For the closest to regular coffee, I add hot water to dilute the moka pot coffee to make an “Americano”.
The best find so far was the Conqueco portable burr grinder (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09XQHJGLV...roduct_details), which allows me use use whole bean coffee on the road.