Camping Coffee Makers in The New York Times
By Rocky Thompson on May 26th, 2009
The New York Times sent a skullcapped barista into the wilderness with several coffeemakers to test their mettle in the outdoors. The guy used Stumptown Coffee, which if you haven’t had it it’s actually really amazing stuff. The place by my house somehow gets away with calling a 10oz glass a medium and charge $2, but I guess it’s better than pretending I speak Italian when I order.
The winner from the coffee shootout was the old-school GSI Stainless Mini Expresso Maker, which apparently didn’t get docked for spelling espresso wrong. Honorable mention went to the Handpresso despite its lame name. The Handpresso can now be used with straight coffee grounds instead of those annoying, wasteful pods. One of my favorites-the GSI Ultralight Java Drip-didn’t get tested, but at half the price and weight of anything else, I’d still argue that it’s the best option for fast and easy coffee in the backcountry.
via GetOutdoors
Myself and a few others here at he BC office drink Sumptown.
Its the dope jam.
Try their Sumatra Blue Batak.
Its pretty effing good.
The GSI Ultralight Java Drip is the way to go in the backcountry, along with the GSI insulated mug. It weighs nothing. My only complaint is that it’s a little slow. I spent 7 days backpacking in Yosemite with it.
We just take some #4 unbleached cone filters and a drip funnel. It is lightweight plastic and rocks the house with fresh ground Kona beans. If we want to get fancy, we take our small French Press.
espresso is espresso. drip coffee is drip coffee…. and Handpresso is the king of espresso!!