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Subject: 2619
Posted: 13 Jun 2012 at 9:14am

Dane,
I use a 4-cup (read 2 mug)coffee maker - the filterbasket type. 20 bucks or less at the big box store. Works great. It sits in the corner behind the stove and doesn't say much. I grind my own beans too, so I make sure to bring a canister of fresh ground along. I made a small shelf to go over the fender (have to photo and post it one day) and set it up outside in the AM so I don't wake my sleeping beauties!
They use a T-fal hot pot for their tea water (although they say the tap water gets hot enongh to brew a tea bag!!)
Walt ]]> Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:14:20 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25204#25204 Camping Without Compromise : Originally posted by dsmithsFurpod,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25202#25202 Author: furpod
Subject: 2619
Posted: 13 Jun 2012 at 8:55am

Originally posted by dsmiths

Furpod, what is your poison, I do 1, maybe 2 cups of coffee when Poddin, Donna likes Black Tea, I have been getting these little tear open packs of instant coffee, but they don't taste very good, I need to find a small compact fresh coffee maker. I grind fresh at home, I may buy one of those old time coffee pots that you put fresh ground in and put all the guts in it, throw it on the stove a a low boil and let her cook, anyone have any suggestions.


Cocoa. Or just plain old H2O.. I very rarely drink anything caffeinated.

Wild Cherry Pepsi is my nemesis.. Wink A couple times a month, while out running errands, I will stop at the last C-Store on the way to the house, get a 20oz, drink about 1/4 of it, and give the rest to Sue when I get home.

I was raised in a non caffeine household.. Just never developed a taste for coffee, and some tea smells good but tastes like warm water.. so.. I just drink water.

It was a non-alcohol household also..

I got over that. Big smile

Likes me a sip or two of bourbon I do..

But I never use it for a kick-start in the mornings.

Anymore. LOL



]]> Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:55:12 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25202#25202 Camping Without Compromise : Furpod, what is your poison, I... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25191#25191 Author: dsmiths
Subject: 2619
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 10:18pm

Furpod, what is your poison, I do 1, maybe 2 cups of coffee when Poddin, Donna likes Black Tea, I have been getting these little tear open packs of instant coffee, but they don't taste very good, I need to find a small compact fresh coffee maker. I grind fresh at home, I may buy one of those old time coffee pots that you put fresh ground in and put all the guts in it, throw it on the stove a a low boil and let her cook, anyone have any suggestions. ]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:18:04 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25191#25191 Camping Without Compromise : Everything tastes better when... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25174#25174 Author: techntrek
Subject: 2619
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 5:21pm

Everything tastes better when camping.  Especially when you've carried it on your back to the top of a mountain.  Smile]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:21:56 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25174#25174 Camping Without Compromise : I was thinking about this thread... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25164#25164 Author: Keith-N-Dar
Subject: 2619
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 3:44pm

I was thinking about this thread while making coffee this morning in my old fashioned stove heated percolator in the Pod.  Coffee always tastes best to me when camping.  ]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:44:58 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25164#25164 Camping Without Compromise : Originally posted by elko.mike Originally... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25139#25139 Author: g4royce
Subject: 2619
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 9:13am

Originally posted by elko.mike

Originally posted by tpierce220

I roast my own beans as well and while I violate every rule of coffee roasting by putting the beans into a plastic container, I still do it.  It's must fresher than anything that I can buy in the store and so much cheaper.


In any case, we like the brew from fresh roasted beans much better than the stuff in pods, cans, or shipped already roasted.


We're trying to get my Foodie cousin to join us podding.  He's all into roasting and grinding his own immediately before brewing and frequently has his air-roaster, burr grinder and green beans with him.
 
]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:13:34 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25139#25139 Camping Without Compromise : Thankfully I have no coffee... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25136#25136 Author: furpod
Subject: 2619
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 8:24am

Thankfully I have no coffee addiction. In fact never had a cup.

But I will admit the very first item placed in our pod after it parked in our driveway was a toaster.
]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 08:24:35 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25136#25136 Camping Without Compromise : Originally posted by g4royceAs... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25126#25126 Author: elko.mike
Subject: 2619
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 at 1:42am

Originally posted by g4royce

As we've mainly gone on short trips and try to find local coffeehouses, we haven't had to make our own that much. Approve

-T


At our last campsite it was a bit more than 90 miles to the local coffee shop.  Hence the need for an alternative to the local coffee shop.

]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 01:42:44 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25126#25126 Camping Without Compromise : As we've mainly gone on short... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25098#25098 Author: g4royce
Subject: 2619
Posted: 11 Jun 2012 at 4:29pm

As we've mainly gone on short trips and try to find local coffeehouses, we haven't had to make our own that much.  For "emergencies" we have Starbucks Via Embarrassed (I know, I know....) mostly for the  caffeine.  We  usually grind our own beans, put them in an airtight container and French Press or bring along my old college Krups Espresso maker.  I also have a stovetop Bialetti and a Chemex and some filters somewhere in the basement but it really depends on what we remember to bring along when we head out Tongue  

For convenience, I did once consider the Nespesso, but then we still need the steamed milk.

-T
]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:29:34 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=25098#25098 Camping Without Compromise : Originally posted by tpierce220I... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=24785#24785 Author: elko.mike
Subject: 2619
Posted: 01 Jun 2012 at 5:42pm

Originally posted by tpierce220

I roast my own beans as well and while I violate every rule of coffee roasting by putting the beans into a plastic container, I still do it.  It's must fresher than anything that I can buy in the store and so much cheaper.


Oh the humanity.  I put mine into a hand-painted and hand-fired clay container.  But for camping they are going into a Baggie.

I'm paying about $5 per pound for my raw beans and have no idea what they cost in the store.  When I guy 20 lbs, as I did with this last order, it comes with the coffee sack.  The wife really likes that.

In any case, we like the brew from fresh roasted beans much better than the stuff in pods, cans, or shipped already roasted.

]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:42:51 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=24785#24785 Camping Without Compromise : I roast my own beans as well and... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=24776#24776 Author: tpierce220
Subject: 2619
Posted: 01 Jun 2012 at 10:53am

I roast my own beans as well and while I violate every rule of coffee roasting by putting the beans into a plastic container, I still do it.  It's must fresher than anything that I can buy in the store and so much cheaper. 


]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:53:56 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=24776#24776 Camping Without Compromise : I prefer my french press coffee.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=24761#24761 Author: Camper Bob
Subject: 2619
Posted: 31 May 2012 at 9:44pm

I prefer my french press coffee.  First trip used the burr grinder at home and took extra ground coffee with us.  Not good.  Went to Costco and found a burr grinder for $26.  Gonna use it on our next trip.  Fresh ground each morning.  Yumm.  Safe Travels.]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 21:44:11 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=24761#24761 Camping Without Compromise : I like my latte so well that I... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2619&PID=24751#24751 Author: elko.mike
Subject: 2619
Posted: 31 May 2012 at 6:20pm

I like my latte so well that I roast my own beans.  I thus worried r-podding might involve a compromise, but fortunately it is not required. 

This gadget (http://mypressi.com/) allows me to brew espresso with air pressure, rather than steam, which makes a flavorful, but not bitter, brew.  It comes with a hand grinder.  Thus I can take a bag of my fresh roasted beans on a camping trip with which to pull a quality shot.

I picked up a microwavable pitcher and use that to heat the milk.  Frothing is easy with an aerolatte battery operated frother (http://www.aerolatte.com/). 

For those espresso addicts who like podding, there needn't be a compromise. 
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