Bikepacking coffee?

[Britt]

What are some ideas on making coffee while bikepacking? I'v got to have my coffee.

[Oletymepreacher]

Coffee is the first thing in the morning,or it's going to be a bad day. Instant is the first choice,sometimes not the best. Starbucks, folg ers
 

,and taster,s choice in that order. Perked or boiled is sometimes used if there is somewhere to dispose of the grounds.

[Britt]

I tried instant coffee, can't do it.

[aaron w]

Have you tried the starbucks via?  I think it's pretty good.

[gmcdonald]

i use trader joe's instant coffee, the little packets with added sugar and creamer. use two packets for a nice big cup. doesn't taste too bad and gets the job done!

http://www.amazon.com/Trader-Joes-Instant-Packets-Creamer/dp/B00ICT8RQU

[Oletymepreacher]

Starbucks is the best of the instants. For a day.hike or bike brewing some at home and taking a thermos is the way to go. A relatively good thermos is Thermos brand sold by Cabell's. Doesn't hold much, about a pint,and will stay warm for about 5 hours. Larger thermos could be used for an overnight, warming up in the morning in a Jet Boil.

[dh024]

I don't like instant coffee either, even the Starbucks Via coffee. I have been carrying freshly ground coffee and these little filters from Coughlins, and now I just can't go back to instant packets:

http://www.coghlans.com/products/coffee-filters-9570

[carthief]

This is the exact reason I use the MSR Reactor and it's coffee press accessory. Just because I'm sleeping in the dirt and wiping with leaves doesn't mean I have to be uncivilized.
(I also have the GSI coffee press for when I'm using my bush stove, little more bulky but not bad if you split the load.)

[Smithhammer]

I've carried all manner of coffee socks, presses, etc. in the backcountry. For bikepacking, where I try to keep things minimal and lightweight, Starbucks 'Via' packets have become my hands-down favorite. No additional paraphernalia to have to carry and pack - just boil water and you're drinking coffee, and the packets are tiny and easily packable. Far, far better than any other instant coffee I've ever had.

[Flounder]

Instant coffee can be relatively good. I spent many months trying various coffees, most of them from Asia where instants are extremely popular. I even wrote an article on instants.

http://expeditionportal.com/is-there-such-a-thing-as-good-instant-coffee/

All are available on Amazon for way less than Starbucks Via, which I think super sucks.

[dh024]

Instant coffee can be relatively good. I spent many months trying various coffees, most of them from Asia where instants are extremely popular. I even wrote an article on instants.

http://expeditionportal.com/is-there-such-a-thing-as-good-instant-coffee/

All are available on Amazon for way less than Starbucks Via, which I think super sucks.

I read your article with interest, but now I am confused. In the conclusion of your article, you state:

"After testing enough instants to nearly rot my gut, and sour my love of coffee, I have come to learn almost all freeze dried coffees taste relatively similar. The flavor profiles may have subtle differences, but they all taste hopelessly manufactured and manipulated. In that regard, I do think the best instant is the Starbucks VIA with G7 almost as good."

So the "best" instant coffee "super sucks"? Personally, I wouldn't go that far with the Starbucks Via, which I have used on bikepacking and backpacking trips - it is convenient, albeit inevitably inferior to fresh ground coffee. I guess it just comes down to whether you value the convenience of freeze-dried coffee over brewing fresh.

[chrisx]

You can use real coffee and a paper filter.
A tall thin cup works best.
Boil water,
add coffee to water,
wait about 4 minutes,
Put ordinary filter on top of cup,
poor coffee through filter into cup,
drink.

you will figure it out if you try it.

[Bedrock]

I've found a system I'm quite happy with. The Starbuck via has already been mentioned. But it turns out Trader Joe's has some instant coffee in a small container similar to the Via. The difference is they add a little powdered creamer. So...one Via AND one Trader Joe's tube and BAM! A pretty good 300-450ml of coffee.

[RunRig]

Along with Starbucks Via, I also like the similarly packaged Nescafe packets. I have not directly bought Nescafe yet, but it came in a couple of MRE's that I got at a Military Surplus store (my son and I get MRE's occasionally as a novelty...some are quite edible). I may actually buy Nescafe next time, which I think is significantly cheaper than Starbucks (I may be wrong).

Interesting taste test between Starbucks Via and Nescafe:
http://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/taste-test-nescaf-clasico-vs-starbucks-via-6429914

[geekonabike]

Some instant, powered mike & Snow melt water sometime make the best lofat Iced Latte within a couple of hundred mile. Plus you get going fast w/out have to build a fire or fire up anything.

[THE LONG RANGER]

Sometimes I carry the french press accessory for my jetboil, and that works nicely for a fix. Just bring regular coffee ground very coarsely.


Sometimes the allure to getting to a known good coffee shop is reason enough to push on through the trail. Example: Salida, CO!

[jrkotrla]

fresh beans, and a GSI Java Mill. heat some water via however you heat water, put freshly ground coffee in GSI Ultralight drip filter and let it "brew" for as long as you need for desired flavor.  Lift drip filter and let it drip.

Pouring the hot water over the drip filter has not resulted in sufficient strength coffee in my experience.  This is what I use for backpacking along with a Trangia for cooking and heating water.

[robertshinaw]

When I did the GDMBR I used an aeropress.
Durable, light, fast, easy to clean, and makes a great cup of coffee.

http://www.aerobie.com/product/aeropress/

[Racingguy04]

It's not coffee, but have you considered Yerba Mate? I found a silicone gourd on amazon that should pack/travel well. Then all you need are some tea leaves and hot water. It's pretty easy to scatter the tea leaves so there's no trash to carry and I think it probably has more caffine than coffee.

[Twaing]

Starbucks via should work.  If you can't handle that then switch to tea.