I am a coffee lover, not a coffee expert. I know something about good
beans and preparation. But--this is a personal area, just bringing it
up, no flames please--am I the only person left on earth who thinks
that good old percolator coffee has that "special camping taste?"

Sure, french press or drip (which we use at home when not making
cappuccino) preserves all the aromatic oils in a fine bean, but the
great outdoors sometimes calls for beans where you might NOT want all
of those oils preserved : )

Maybe because I'm so old that percolators bring back both the
kitchens and outdoors of my childhood, maybe it's because that
forceful, back-of-the-tongue taste gives me that little bit of extra
persuasion to get out of a comfortable outdoor bed in the morning.
Nothing disseminates aroma like a percolator.

For whatever reason, here's a coffee-making method that requires no
paper filters, is easy to clean up, and makes virtually any old
robusta taste pretty good.

My two beans worth.

Jim