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Non-electric coffee maker? Suggestion??

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Gene - 15 Feb 2006 03:21 GMT
I'm back for some more info!!

Coffeemakers..I'll want a non-electric since I want to cut down usage
of electric (I don't want to fire up the jenny for just coffee, though
it is almost important enough) and thought you people might have some
pondering thoughts regarding them.

So, anyone use them still and which one and would you buy another??

Thanks!!
Bob Giddings - 15 Feb 2006 03:31 GMT
>I'm back for some more info!!
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>
>Thanks!!

I use a teakettle and a Mellita filter.  Boil water, pour over
grounds, drink coffee.  What could be simpler?

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Figment - 15 Feb 2006 04:31 GMT
> >I'm back for some more info!!
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> www.arcatapet.net/bobgiddings

I'm sorry, but firing the genny for lifesaving medicinal needs is
important.   There is only so much "roughing it" that a person can take.  
;-)

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Jon Porter - 15 Feb 2006 05:34 GMT
>>I'm back for some more info!!
>>
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> I use a teakettle and a Mellita filter.  Boil water, pour over
> grounds, drink coffee.  What could be simpler?

A percolator will make more than one cup in about the same amount of time it
takes drip one cup through the filter. If you are really lazy, then those
"tea bag" type of single coffee servings are pretty decent. I use them while
back packing.
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Bob Giddings - 15 Feb 2006 06:05 GMT
>>>I'm back for some more info!!
>>>
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>"tea bag" type of single coffee servings are pretty decent. I use them while
>back packing.

LOL .  I don't consider those coffee.  Nor is 'instant'.  I make
10 cups at a time with the #6 Melitta filter.  

Fresh ground by Krups.  Coffee that wakes you up like cannon in
the trenches.  Like the smell of napalm in the morning.

Bob

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William Boyd - 16 Feb 2006 02:57 GMT
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Bob I detect you have not been introduced to the strongest coffee out
side of the espresso steam machines.
Coffee in Thailand is just a little stronger than the Central American
Cafe~ Bustelo, espresso.
I seen the Melitta name in the coffee rack. But I do not know what you
are referring to by a #6 Melitta filter,
Is this a filter with a pre measured amount of coffee in it?

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Jon Porter - 16 Feb 2006 04:18 GMT
> Bob I detect you have not been introduced to the strongest coffee out side
> of the espresso steam machines.
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> referring to by a #6 Melitta filter,
> Is this a filter with a pre measured amount of coffee in it?

The filters come in different sizes. You add whatever coffee you like into
the filter cone.
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Jon Porter - 16 Feb 2006 04:16 GMT
>>A percolator will make more than one cup in about the same amount of time
>>it
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> LOL .  I don't consider those coffee.  Nor is 'instant'.  I make
> 10 cups at a time with the #6 Melitta filter.

Those things are usually part instant, part fine grind beans. When
backpacking, weight counts. And disposal of those things is easy, just fling
'em into the fire.

I like to use the percolator in my Class B. I set it up the night before and
simply light the burner in the morning, lay back and listen to it make
coffee while I enjoy the smell.
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Bob Giddings - 16 Feb 2006 05:02 GMT
>>>A percolator will make more than one cup in about the same amount of time
>>>it
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>simply light the burner in the morning, lay back and listen to it make
>coffee while I enjoy the smell.

When backpacking, I use tea.  The problem with the coffee bags is
that the coffee you get from them sucks.  YMMV.

The problem with percolators is the clean up afterward.  With the
Melitta filters, you just lift the whole thing out and throw it
away.  The French press also makes tasty coffee, but I've read
the coffee includes chemicals that increase cholesterol levels.
These don't get through the filter.

From
http://www.numarkpharmacists.com/hn/Food_Guide/Coffee.htm

"Drinking boiled or French press coffee increases cholesterol
levels. Modern paper coffee filters trap the chemicals in coffee
that elevate cholesterol levels, keeping them from entering the
cup. Therefore, drinking paper-filtered coffee generally does not
increase cholesterol levels. However, paper-filtered coffee has
been reported to significantly increase homocysteine—another risk
factor for heart disease. The effects of decaffeinated coffee on
cholesterol levels remain in debate."

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Chris Cowles - 16 Feb 2006 06:36 GMT
"Bob Giddings" <bobg@escapees.com> wrote in message

> The problem with percolators is the clean up afterward.

You can buy paper filters for percolators right next to the drip coffee
filters at a well-stocked grocery store. They're square, have a hole in the
center, and hole on each corner. The center hole goes down over the perc
tube, fill with coffee, then fold corners over perc tube and cover with
metal basket cover.

It does make a difference in keeping the fine grounds out of the coffee. Our
coffee pot is a basic 9 cup aluminum thing that sits on any kind of stove.
Works fine, cleans easily.
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Bob Giddings - 16 Feb 2006 17:10 GMT
>"Bob Giddings" <bobg@escapees.com> wrote in message
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>coffee pot is a basic 9 cup aluminum thing that sits on any kind of stove.
>Works fine, cleans easily.

Well I'll be darned.  I haven't looked at percolators in 30
years.  But I doubt I'll go back.  I like the drip too well.

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Jon Griffin - 16 Feb 2006 16:03 GMT
>>> LOL .  I don't consider those coffee.  Nor is 'instant'.  I make
>>> 10 cups at a time with the #6 Melitta filter.

Bob,

What do you put the filter in?  I have one of those 1 cup deals that
use a #2 filter and make one cup at a time, but making 6-10 would be
much better.

Jon

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Bob Giddings - 16 Feb 2006 17:28 GMT
>>>> LOL .  I don't consider those coffee.  Nor is 'instant'.  I make
>>>> 10 cups at a time with the #6 Melitta filter.
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>
>Jon

It came as a cheap kit at the grocery store.  5 or 6 bucks.  A
plastic filter funnel, and a 10 cup glass carafe.  It comes in
two sizes, no. 4 and 6.

It's more expensive from the mfg., but here's the page:

http://www.melitta.com/cgi-bin/SGSH0101.EXE?SKW=MACM&UID=!+USID!

When I took off, I replaced the glass carafe with a metal one, so
I could reheat it on the stove.

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John Andrews - 17 Feb 2006 01:11 GMT
Right now my generator does not work ($700) to pull to
diagnose...)  Normally we grind coffee beans to make our coffee.
 Electricity is necessary for this process with the little
coffee grinders that are widely available. (Ours at home is
built into the coffee maker.)  I have been looking casually for
a non-electric coffee grinder.  Does anyone have a suggestion of
where to buy or what kind to get?

John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee
Steve - 17 Feb 2006 01:29 GMT
If it comes down to having coffee or not having coffee, I'd make due with a
Craftsman 16oz ball pein hammer.

I have seen a few non-decorative hand grinders; check out the local coffee
shops and cooking specialty stores.

Steve

> Right now my generator does not work ($700) to pull to
> diagnose...)  Normally we grind coffee beans to make our coffee.
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>
> John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee
William Boyd - 17 Feb 2006 01:29 GMT
> Right now my generator does not work ($700) to pull to diagnose...)  
> Normally we grind coffee beans to make our coffee.  Electricity is
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>
> John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee
I have a B&D Handy Chopper Plus, operates on 110vac,
60 watts. I think it would not be much drain on the dc
system to use a small inverter to operate it.

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Tom  J - 17 Feb 2006 02:50 GMT
If you would put the following casually into to Google search window
with the quotes, you'll get precise leads! ;-)
"hand cranked coffee grinder"

Tom J

> Right now my generator does not work ($700) to pull to diagnose...)
> Normally we grind coffee beans to make our coffee. Electricity is
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>
> John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee
Alan Robinson - 17 Feb 2006 05:20 GMT
> Right now my generator does not work ($700) to pull to diagnose...)
> Normally we grind coffee beans to make our coffee. Electricity is
> necessary for this process with the little coffee grinders that are widely
> available. (Ours at home is built into the coffee maker.)  I have been
> looking casually for a non-electric coffee grinder.  Does anyone have a
> suggestion of where to buy or what kind to get?

John,
   Like I said back in October, if your genset is shutting down when the
start button is released because it isn't generating any voltage (which the
place you took it to -did- tell you). then one of the following is the
cause:
   1. The control board isn't sending field flash to the voltage regulator
   2. The voltage regulator isn't passing the field flash on the the rotor
or isn't building up voltage from what the field flash produces.
   3. Due to wiring problems, worn/stuck brush, or tarnished slip rings,
the field flash isn't getting to the rotor windings.
   4. All of the above is ok, but the output windings are either shorted or
open.

All of these can be diagnosed with the genset in place in the coach, some
basic hand tools, and a meter. If the problem is #1 or #2, it can be
repaired with the genset in place by replacing the control board or voltage
regulator or repairing connections as needed. If the problem is #3 or #4,
then the genset will have to come out and be taken apart a little to find
out what the -exact- problem is - but if they're planning on charging 700
for removal and diagnosis, I'd LOVE to know what their hourly rate is -
maybe I can use it as justification for raising mine! And if they're talking
about removing the genset without being able to tell you that the problem is
in category 3 or 4, you REALLY need to find another place to have it worked
on.

And then you'll be able to use your normal method of making coffee <g>.

Alan

> John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee
Ron Tonneson - 17 Feb 2006 16:34 GMT
There are a number of them available from <http://www.lehmans.com/index.jsp>

Ron - K0QVF

> Right now my generator does not work ($700) to pull to diagnose...)  
> Normally we grind coffee beans to make our coffee.  Electricity is
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>
> John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee
Trekking Tom - 18 Feb 2006 19:54 GMT
Shop the antique stores for a coffee mill, none of them will be
electric.  I would look for a german made one , they will be lower in
price because they are not very decorative, however they will do a
fine job of milling the coffee.  They are also slightly smaller.

Tom

>Right now my generator does not work ($700) to pull to
>diagnose...)  Normally we grind coffee beans to make our coffee.
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>
>John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee
Bob Allison - 18 Feb 2006 23:32 GMT
> Right now my generator does not work ($700) to pull to
> diagnose...)  Normally we grind coffee beans to make our coffee.
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> a non-electric coffee grinder.  Does anyone have a suggestion of
> where to buy or what kind to get?

http://tinyurl.com/ad87p
            and
http://www.espressozone.com/hand-coffee-mills.html

should get you started

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FLiP - 23 Feb 2006 03:15 GMT
John Andrews
   asked"I have been looking casually for
a non-electric coffee grinder.  Does anyone have a suggestion of
where to buy or what kind to get?"

Check out one of the "country" stores such as Cumberland. They should carry
the old style hand crank coffee grinders. Mine came from a store in the
Lancaster PA. area. I grind my coffee every Sunday morning with mine.

Frank
John Andrews - 23 Feb 2006 02:54 GMT
> John Andrews
>     asked"I have been looking casually for
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>
> Frank

Found one today in an antique store just down the road from my
house.  Thought to myself while in the area, "why not go in and
see if they had any."  They had two!  The one for $90 was large,
ugly and worn out.  Truly an antique of great value.  The other
was smaller, looked new, with clean grinding parts.  I bought it
for $20.  Now to try it out...  Report coming after a few trials.

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FLiP - 24 Feb 2006 03:33 GMT
John
I hope yours works out as well as mine has. I've been using it for 8 years
now.

Frank
William Boyd - 16 Feb 2006 02:45 GMT
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>
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>back packing.
>  

I just came back from the commissary with some of those coffee bags.
They like them a lot 19 cups of coffee for
around $3.00. I am making one as I post this.

Smells good!

Tastes OK but a little watery. Of course I am used to that strong
central American coffee I have
Been drinking and it is espresso also.

I'll leave the bag in the cup for a while longer.

BUT I Tried it!  :-\

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Jim Redelfs - 16 Feb 2006 03:24 GMT
> I'll leave the bag in the cup for a while longer.
>
> BUT I Tried it!  :-\

Never let it be said that one can't teach an old dog
NEW tricks!   [ducking]   <big grin>

I've never been a tea bag user, either, so I wonder if the brew would be
better/stronger if the user were to SQUEEZE the bag immediately after brewing.  
Then again, that may even be the common technique for all I know.

I'll have to try it, meself(sic).  What brand did you try?
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William Boyd - 16 Feb 2006 03:58 GMT
>  
>
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>I'll have to try it, meself(sic).  What brand did you try?
>  

I put the bag back in the cup after about 15 minutes and let it stay for
another 30 minutes.
Even re heating the water.
Would have added a little strong coffee but didn't want to spoil the
test. I will say it is better than
the instant Folgers, as well as Tasters Choice which was my choice of
instant coffee.

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Steve B - 15 Feb 2006 06:53 GMT
>>I'm back for some more info!!
>>
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> I use a teakettle and a Mellita filter.  Boil water, pour over
> grounds, drink coffee.  What could be simpler?

Ditto on that, Bob.  I prefer to toss the grounds into the hot water and let
them steep like tea, since that brings just a bit more coffee out of the
same grounds.  But the wife doesn't like having one kettle for coffee and
one for hot water.  And, after a while, the interior of the kettle gets a
bit grungy because it is hard to clean.

Hot water, paper filter, coffee grounds.  Simple, fast, and makes a good cup
of coffee. Important if you only want one cup, or you're the only one that
drinks it.  I use 2-3 scoops of coffee, so I can easily get a second cup out
of the same grounds.  The second being just a tad weaker than the 107 octane
first cup.  And if I want to wait an hour or two to have the second cup, the
grounds are sitting there in the little filter stand.

Steve
Bob Giddings - 15 Feb 2006 13:38 GMT
>> I use a teakettle and a Mellita filter.  Boil water, pour over
>> grounds, drink coffee.  What could be simpler?
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>
>Steve

Those little one-cuppers are handy sometimes, but most of the
time I make 10 cups on the first pour, using a number 6 filter.
One cup is often not enough to overcome the ravages of the night
before, even when I am alone...  :o)

Bob

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AJ - 15 Feb 2006 03:39 GMT
> Coffeemakers..I'll want a non-electric

  Get yourself a French Press....  non-electric and makes really great
coffee.  Just need hot water and a good ground coffee.

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William Boyd - 15 Feb 2006 04:15 GMT
> I'm back for some more info!!
>
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>
> Thanks!!

I have a stainless steel percolator, 9 cup that works well
on the LP stove inside or a small LP one burner for outside.
Of course, made in China.
But lately I have gone over to central American instant
"Cafe Bustelo Espresso".

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RAM³ - 15 Feb 2006 09:43 GMT
> I'm back for some more info!!
>
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
> Thanks!!

Coleman makes a "Mr. Coffee"-style coffee maker that gets its heat from a
stove burner and makes 8 cups.

Available in the Camping Section of your friendly neighborhood Wal-Mart.

12V coffee pots are readily available at Pilot, Love's, Flying-J, and other
truck stops.

Of course, there's the "old-fashioned way": measure water and coffee in a
pot and then boil it for ~5 minutes over a campfire.
Lee - 15 Feb 2006 13:47 GMT
> Of course, there's the "old-fashioned way": measure water and coffee in a
> pot and then boil it for ~5 minutes over a campfire.

Hi Ram

Yep I remember back when I was just about 8 or so and our camping was
in the back of a Plymouth Station Wagon and my dad would make coffee
as you have written, but he put egg shells in it not sure why but the
coffee was supposed to be good.  Plus when he got it to the right temp
he would put in a few drops of cold water and the grounds supposedly
went to the bottom.  At least that is how I remember it!  Of course
my remember does not work as good as it used to.

Lee (Florida)
William Boyd - 16 Feb 2006 03:03 GMT
>  
>
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>stove burner and makes 8 cups.
>  

I was at the Base Exchange today and tool note of those, I think they
were $35.

>Available in the Camping Section of your friendly neighborhood Wal-Mart.
>
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>pot and then boil it for ~5 minutes over a campfire.
>  

That's Hobo or fisherman's coffee. good too. That is the way the
Newfoundlanders made their Tea. Real Strong.

>  

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are all that remains, main course is
over.

Jon Porter - 16 Feb 2006 04:21 GMT
> Of course, there's the "old-fashioned way": measure water and coffee in a
> pot and then boil it for ~5 minutes over a campfire.

Don't leave out the instructions on how to drink it by straining the grounds
through your teeth.
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Frank Tabor - 16 Feb 2006 04:36 GMT
>> Of course, there's the "old-fashioned way": measure water and coffee in a
>> pot and then boil it for ~5 minutes over a campfire.
>
>Don't leave out the instructions on how to drink it by straining the grounds
>through your teeth.

That's what the mustache is for.
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Jon Porter - 17 Feb 2006 04:19 GMT
>>> Of course, there's the "old-fashioned way": measure water and coffee in
>>> a
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>
> That's what the mustache is for.

That would be a problem for women.
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William Boyd - 17 Feb 2006 06:39 GMT
>  
>
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>That would be a problem for women.
>  

Not for some that I have known.

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JerryD(upstateNY) - 16 Feb 2006 14:46 GMT
>>Of course, there's the "old-fashioned way": measure water and coffee in a
pot and then boil it for ~5 minutes over a campfire. <<

Then there is the Boy Scout way.........you put the coffee grounds in
someone's old sock and boil it in a pan over a campfire.
It adds an interesting flavor.  <g>

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Gene - 17 Feb 2006 02:30 GMT
On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:46:55 GMT, "JerryD\(upstateNY\)"
<jerry@righthere.com> wrote:

>>>Of course, there's the "old-fashioned way": measure water and coffee in a
>pot and then boil it for ~5 minutes over a campfire. <<
>
>Then there is the Boy Scout way.........you put the coffee grounds in
>someone's old sock and boil it in a pan over a campfire.
>It adds an interesting flavor.  <g>

OK OK Now I've heard it all...:)
lmbevard - 15 Feb 2006 12:04 GMT
I went to a flea market and bought an aluminum 6 cup drip coffee maker for a
$1 that makes the best coffee. Also have a 6 cup filtering pot that I have
used. My last camper was a pop-up w/o hot water or bathroom, so when went to
the outhouse, I would take the big pot with me to get water, put it on to
boil and then go back to bed for a while. Made coffee in the drip pot and
then had hot water to wash the dishes with.

Larry

> I'm back for some more info!!
>
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>
> Thanks!!
lmbevard - 10 Mar 2006 12:23 GMT
Here's a website that has several different types of manual drip pots. I
have used a couple of types of these and they do make great coffee. My old
pot that I got for $1 still beats them all for a great coffee thou.
http://fantes.com/coffeemakers_manualdrip.htm

I have used a paper towel before in the pot as a filter, but usually take a
Mr' Coffee type filter and fold in into the top of the pot.

Larry

>I went to a flea market and bought an aluminum 6 cup drip coffee maker for
>a $1 that makes the best coffee. Also have a 6 cup filtering pot that I
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>>
>> Thanks!!
Tom  J - 15 Feb 2006 15:20 GMT
> I'm back for some more info!!
>
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>
> So, anyone use them still and which one and would you buy another??

When we are dry camping, we use the instant singles bags, BUT only a
specific brand. We use Folgers in the red box. In blind test we have
done, the majority of people can't tell it from drip coffee and want
to know how we had electric power when they didn't hear a gen set
running.. We are not into fancy coffee, just the straight stuff.

Tom J
Gene - 16 Feb 2006 02:38 GMT
>When we are dry camping, we use the instant singles bags, BUT only a
>specific brand. We use Folgers in the red box. In blind test we have
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>
>Tom J

 Thanks all for the suggestions. I knew coming here was the right
idea. And thanks for the humor. Yeah, cranking the gen might just be
the right idea, but if I don't take the elec coffeemaker, then it's
back to basics..

 Thanks again!!
Janet Wilder - 16 Feb 2006 02:59 GMT
> I'm back for some more info!!
>
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>
> Thanks!!

I still carry the cheap, aluminum percolator that I used when I tent
camped with the kids a million years ago. It's now housed in the fifth
RV since I gave up tenting. It still makes  a great cup of coffee and
takes very little time. It works just fine with the Folgers we use in
the Mr. Coffee type electric pot. You could probably find one of these
percolators at a garage sale or flea market.

J

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William Boyd - 16 Feb 2006 03:07 GMT
>> I'm back for some more info!!
>>
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>
> J

Seen one at the Base Exchange today, 6 cup, blue porcelain finish.

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but the only definite is that they
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over.

2000man@wongfaye.com - 16 Feb 2006 03:12 GMT
buy a coffee press or "french press" from target boil water on a
propane or coleman stove
add coffee stir press and drink
Gil J - 16 Feb 2006 04:45 GMT
"Gene" <Gene@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> So, anyone use them still and which one and would you buy another??

Gene,
I have a Bunn coffee maker in my motorhome but i also carry
a stainless steel drip coffeepot just in case.
I just have to heat water on the gas range and pour it in.
Makes coffee as good as the Bunn, maybe better.
Gil
William Boyd - 16 Feb 2006 05:11 GMT
>"Gene" <Gene@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>  
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>
>  

It all depends on what you are used to. Your taste buds can be fed with
what ever coffee you have for long enough and you will start liking it.
Even the instant coffee found in "C" rations. Some of you might be able
to remember the envelope, brown
paper was some time hard like candy, had to resolve it in the canteen
cup of hot water, looked like a chocolate chunk that some one stepped
on. To top that off You had to use the canteen water that you dropped
the two little iodine pills in.

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Jim Redelfs - 16 Feb 2006 07:30 GMT
> You had to use the canteen water that you dropped
> the two little iodine pills in.

...and these were the "good, old days"?

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dmartin@newarts.com - 16 Feb 2006 10:37 GMT
> I'm back for some more info!!
>
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>
> Thanks!!

I use one of those octagonal, cast aluminum Espresso makers. It is
small, fast, and makes good coffee. It lets you know when the coffee's
ready by loudly gurgling.

A key thing is to use an inexpensive, un-perfumed facial tissue as a
filter. Then there is no cleanup. (it might also work for other types
of coffee makers.)

See: http://www.newarts.com/images/ExpressoMaker.gif

Dave
Dapper Dave - 16 Feb 2006 15:10 GMT
>dmartin@newarts.com wrote:

>I use one of those octagonal, cast aluminum Espresso makers. It is
>small, fast, and makes good coffee. It lets you know when the coffee's
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>Dave

We make a pot of espresso with one of those "6 cup" pots every day.
(http://fantes.com/espresso_stovetop.htm) It takes a little over four
scoops of coffee and makes two great Americanos.

It is a pain to clean after each use, though. How do you use tissue as a
filter? Do you completely wrap the grounds in tissue?

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Bob Allison - 18 Feb 2006 23:45 GMT
> I'm back for some more info!!
>
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>
> So, anyone use them still and which one and would you buy another??

I use a French Press.  I have a metal one for camping and a glass one for
home.  

Google french press for info and sources.

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William Boyd - 19 Feb 2006 01:30 GMT
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>
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>
>  

Would try that but considering I no longer eat, or call them French
fries I'm not going to  start drinking frog coffee. >:o

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Bob Allison - 19 Feb 2006 07:08 GMT
> >Google french press for info and sources.
> >
> >  
> >
> Would try that but considering I no longer eat, or call them French
> fries I'm not going to  start drinking frog coffee. >:o

Wow, that is SO last year

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MoM - 19 Feb 2006 16:29 GMT
Bob Allison wrote:

In article <jb75v1llt992tmlgn86vp848gsbebqq003@4ax.com>,
Gene <Gene@nowhere.com> wrote:

I'm back for some more info!!

Coffeemakers..I'll want a non-electric since I want to cut down usage
of electric (I don't want to fire up the jenny for just coffee, though
it is almost important enough) and thought you people might have some
pondering thoughts regarding them.

So, anyone use them still and which one and would you buy another??

I use a French Press.  I have a metal one for camping and a glass one for
home.

Google french press for info and sources.

Would try that but considering I no longer eat, or call them French fries
I'm not going to  start drinking frog coffee. >:o

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5.9 HO Turbo Diesel, 48RE Auto Trans,
Anti-Spin 3.73 Dif.Rhino Liner,
Husky 16K. Voyager Controller
2005, 27RL Wildcat, DT/PC Wi-Fi.
Trojan Batteries, 600watt Inverter
Dual EU2000i Hondas
Just Me and Dog

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fee+maker

Pumper Hinkle - 20 Feb 2006 17:49 GMT
I bought one of the Coleman "Mr. Coffee"-type  coffee makers a couple of
years back.    Wonderful invention.  Makes a pretty good pot of coffee and
uses the same carafe and filters as Mr. Coffee, Bunn, etc.    Only downside
is that there is no warmer plate and it is a little large to store.    After
brewing a pot, I pour a cup and put the remainder in a Thermos bottle.    A
couple of my friends also bought the Coleman's and are quite delighted with
them.
 
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