I do agree that the drawback of a french press is that its messy. You've convinced me to try the little pour over filter. 

That is where the Melitta pour-over filter is great. All the grounds are confined in the filter.

If, as the original post specified, a Pod type brewer is requested, and if power is available, why not a Nespresso machine? They look to be somewhat more compact than a lot of the Keurig machines and probably make a better cup of coffee.

I really like the french press but find it to be a difficult cleanup in a camper with limited water to work with, I find at home it takes a lot of water to wash and rinse. Do you have a trick for use in the Pod?

We have a one-cup Keurig coffee maker in the pod that we really like.  We've tried all of the other options, including the cheap little thing from Walmart that lets you use k-cups manually.  All of the other options are fine, but we got sucked into the habit of Keurig coffee at home, so it's just nice and easy to be able to use the k-cups while camping.

There is something evil about Keurig (they are so ineffiecient, expensive, wasteful, and non-eco friendly) but they work....

TT

There are 2 problems with it. 

One, it is bulky and really not very sturdy. Between uses, I put it under the bed in our 171 to get it out of the way. I have made a little wood box that it sets in to protect it there from shifting junk that may knock off parts that stick out, like the lid. In fairness, no permanent damage has yet been done to it, I just think its so lightly built that it needs to be protected. 

Two, it is completely colored black. The base gets VERY hot and I have gotten a little too close to it accidentally a couple of times. After the second time, I painted the base with orange spray paint and this has since served to keep me out of trouble. Why they make it all black is beyond me.

I like it but She Who Must Be Obeyed wants a percolator to replace it. I am afraid it will be no better ..., but ok.  

It makes a fantastic cup of coffee and you can get a press that is only 1 cup if you want.  Very light weight, no extra power and compact.  Just boil water, stir it in and press the plunger - as easy as making tea!

There's a difference ya know?

Yeah its just me, and I only drink one cup of coffee a day, usually instant, or a cold Starbucks coffee, but they cost $3 or more...but they sure are good!

I have one of these that I picked up at our local ReStore for a few dollars. It has the advantages of not needing expensive pods and being very compact. My wife does not drink coffee, so I only need one cup at a time anyway.

I also have one of these that I tried for its compact size. I don't use it because it is actually not very user friendly and the cost of the pods does add up.

This third one that I have taken and used is pretty good if one does not have shore power available. It is easy to clean up and brews a great cup of coffee since one can control the process quite well.

It even tastes better at dawn, while listening to this song:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS34TijiFiM  For those of you don't speak Spanish, it is about the little joys of life taht make it worth living, including the first sip of tinto (Colombian coffee) as the sun dawns.

Coffee Pod, anyone?

I have never used one, so if you have, and like it, and have had good luck with one of these things, let me know, please.

I found a lot of info on the net...but looking for first-hand picks and pans.

I'm learning that they aren't really environmentally friendly, even if you use it to brew green tea, it ain't really 'green'.

I figure I will do some pod coffee repentance and offset this with a few hours of carbon-neutral off-grid boondockery.