Do you PERC?

[CajunCamper]

What camping trip would be complete without the smell of coffee in the morning air. My wife and I use an old percolator that belonged to my grandmother. It percs a great cup of coffee. Down here in south Louisiana we have a local brand of coffee called Community Coffee and it is rich and strong like we like it.

What is your method of preparing a cup of joe while camping and what brand do you use.

CajunCamper

[jsmorse13]

Before we bought the pup, we had a perc that sat on a fire or camp stove.  It never worked very good.  It sat on the stove for a half hour and still wasn't strong enough.  Now, ELECTRIC RULES!!!  Electric perc works fantastic!

[Kelly]

Perc on the Coleman stove ...

[AustinBoston]

I'm on a one-man crusade to prove that real men don't drink coffee.  But I do agree the SMELL of coffee in the morning is a welcome thing (and goes well with bacon or sausage and eggs).

But PJay and DS do drink coffee.  In fact, DS has been drinking coffee since he was 3 years old.  They say it stunts your growth.  He's almost 6' 2".  If coffee stunts your growth, he would have been 6' 6".  That would be too tall for the pop-up.  :eyecrazy:

If we have services, PJay uses a small drip coffee maker.  Otherwise, she may use a stovetop/campfire percolator, but is more likely to heat some water in a tea kettle and use a French Press.  It's no more work, and she says it makes better coffee.  

My understanding is most percolators heat the water too hot to make a good cup of coffee.

Austin

[ForestCreature]

Yep, I perc too.. Stove top or an ele perker if we have power and want a faster start to the day.  

I also have a french press for when It's just me and want only 1 cup.

[austinado16]

Don't drink it.

[Done Working]

I use instant and love it.

[curryp]

I don't drink coffee, but the DH needs it to survive. I use a Coleman coffee maker that sits on top of gas burners. It works pretty good.

[Old Goat]

We have always used the old reliable electric Farberware stainless coffee pots at home and camping. They are easy to store, will take alot of abuse and last for years. I have a four cupper that has been used daily at home for almost nine years and it is still working like new. Have a 12 cupper in the camper and also a stainless perker in case there is no power. Nothing like a good cup of black plasma early in the morning to get the day started........

[sacrawf]

We use a 5-cup electric drip coffee maker, or if boondocking, either a stainless steel perc or instant. We ususally use a dark roast, picking up something special whereever we are camping.  The last bag of coffee was from the Grand Traverse Pie Company, as a new location just opened up a few miles from where we were camping over labor day (http://www.gtpie.com/)

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What camping trip would be complete without the smell of coffee in the morning air. My wife and I use an old percolator that belonged to my grandmother. It percs a great cup of coffee. Down here in south Louisiana we have a local brand of coffee called Community Coffee and it is rich and strong like we like it.

What is your method of preparing a cup of joe while camping and what brand do you use.

CajunCamper

[AustinBoston]

Don't drink it.

Really!  Maybe it's an Austin thing!  Cool!

Austin

[PJay]

First to put the record straight... instant is not real coffee.

I use all of the above methods but primarily rely on fresh ground beans.  I NEVER use canned brands and usually buy freshly raosted beans from local Dunn Brothers, grind them before leaving and enjoy.

I find that the cheap perculators work if you are careful on the heat.

French Press gives the best cup, but I fear the glass decanter might break during travel.

So my standard is my 4-cup drip.

And I must have it to start the day.

[austinado16]

Yeah, I basically avoid anything addictive that eventually becomes a crutch.  I wake up just fine, and I'm not riding the chemical roller coaster all day long.

[griffsdad]

We perc on our Road Trip Grill.

[srds]

We use a 5-cup electric drip coffee maker, or if boondocking, either a stainless steel perc or instant. We ususally use a dark roast, picking up something special whereever we are camping.  The last bag of coffee was from the Grand Traverse Pie Company, as a new location just opened up a few miles from where we were camping over labor day (http://www.gtpie.com/)

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We perc also.