Bodums are now available with unbreakable Lexan carafes.  I've seen them
somewhere.  I think it was REI, but not sure.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: Ty Graham <tyg@OZ.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 12:29 AM
Subject: Re: Campfire coffee, was: Heater for Winter Camping

> The Bodums are good.  It's the only way I make coffee at home.
>
> Not so great for camping though.  The coffee cools too quickly on those
fall
> mornings.  Also, I worry about cracking the glass.
>
> We now use a Nissan insulated coffee press we picked up on close out at
> Starbucks.  We've taken it camping for years with no trouble. I really
like
> controlling my own coffee destiny while away from Seattle.
>
> I've seen this same pot at Real Goods and REI or Campmor.
>
> For a righteous camping cup, try Torrefazione Perugia.  www.titalia.com
>
> Ty Graham
> '91 Syncro Westy
> '86 Syncro DoppelKab
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of The Bus Depot
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 8:06 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Campfire coffee, was: Heater for Winter Camping
>
>
> We use what I think is called a French Press here in the States. You see
> them all over Europe but not too frequently here.  You boil water
separately
> in a pot over the stove or fire, then pour it into this carafe, which you
> have already put ground coffee in (ground slightly courser than would be
> used in an auto drip coffee maker).  After letting it steep for several
> minutes, you push down on the reuseable metal filter at the top of the
> carafe, which forces all of the grounds to the bottom of the carafe,
> allowing you to pour "groundless" coffee.  The carafe we have makes
perhaps
> 4-5 cups, and has an outside insulated layer to keep the coffee warmer
> longer (and is also plastic, which helps protect the glass carafe inside
it
> while bouncing around inside the camper cabinets).  Frankly, it makes a
> better cup of coffee than an auto drip coffee maker, which I am told is
why
> they are so popular in Europe.  We got ours at a small shop in Bath,
England
> while traveling through Europe in a VW camper last year.  But I'm told
that
> Starbucks has them, as well, I'm sure, as most better housewares stores.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>   The Bus Depot, Inc.
>   http://www.busdepot.com
>   (215) 234-VWVW
>
>
>
>  > Well, we actually use an old style campfire coffee pot on our Westy
> stove.
> > Not the type with the little perc basket, but the REAL old style...Pour
in
> > coffee, Pour in water, Boil until it smells right (about 10 minutes),
let
> > settle 1 minute, pour in cup. Mmmmmmm. Brush teeth afterward, or else
you
> > look like you've never been to the dental hygienist.