On 11/25/04 8:07 AM, "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote:

>> When you are camping away from electric sites, how do
>>  you make coffee? Well, duh, I mean what kind of equipment
>> do you use, especially to grind the beans? I'm kind of a
>> coffee snob, gotta grind those beans just before the water
>> hits them!
> 
> 
> We use a french press to make coffee on the road. We do grind the beans
> (coarsely) just before leaving for our trip.  In my opinion, nothing can
> touch the flavor of coffee made in a french press. An automatic drip coffee
> maker simply can't compare to a french press in terms of making a good cup
> of coffee, no matter when the beans were ground. And a french press is
> perfectly suited to camping since all you need to do is boil water and pour
> it in.  You can get them in various sizes from single-cup to 1 liter or
> more.
> 
> - Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
> www.busdepot.com
> (215)  234-VWVW
> 

Also something I just recently saw is that you can get the french presses in
lexan rather than glass.  I used to carry a french press but kept breaking
them.  Lexan would be the way to go if your a clumsy haphazard packer like
me. (or drop things)
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