:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Jim Felder
:::Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 1:23 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: [NVC] Coffee brewing and cleanup
:::
:::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 : )
:::

Clearly you're not one of those vanagonauts who travels with a French press,
the freshest roasted beans available anywhere near you, a coffee grinder,
and an inverter to power the coffee grinder!  Plus real cream (well, only in
Newfoundland, where they don't seem to sell half-and-half), and the fridge
working all the time to keep the cream fresh...  :-)

Uh, did someone ask about why I had so much stuff in my van???

Now why is this labeled NVC?  Coffee is IMPORTANT in the life of the
vanagonaut!

Joy