How do I Make Camping Coffee Equipment?

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Making coffee while camping will require a metal container for boiling the water, but the coffee grounds can be filtered with several items. The filter must have the ability to hold the grounds and prevent the grounds from directly entering the water. Commercial coffee makers are typically bulky and are not designed for light weight backpacking but the french press and other power free products do work well when car camping.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Coffee Sock

Things You’ll Need:

Sock or nylon
Metal coat hanger
Coffee Grounds
Metal pot
Stove
2 aluminum soda cans
Knife
Needle nose pliers

Step 1

Purchase a nylon stalking or a tight knit sock. Form a ring with a coat hanger and stretch the open top of the sock around the hanger. Sew the sock with a needle and thread to make the opening on the top permanent.

Step 2

Fill a pot with water and boil the water with a propane camp stove or over a campfire. Remove the pot from the stove and fill the sock with coffee grounds. Hang the open end of the sock over the edge of the pot to prevent water from mixing directly with the grounds.

Step 3

Cover the pot and allow the coffee to steep for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the lid and sock when you are ready to drink the coffee. It will take some experimenting to determine the preferred amount of coffee grounds.

Percolator

Step 1

Cut two aluminum soda cans in half and discard the top half of each can. Each half should only have one open end.

Step 2

Choose one of the half cans and use a knife to poke small holes in the closed end. The holes must be small and should only be placed directly on top of the can.

Step 3

Use needle nose pliers to make small indentations in the half without holes. Space the indents 1/2 to 3/4 inches and make them around the entire circumference of the can.

Step 4

Fill the can half without the holes with coffee grounds. Fit the can halves together. It should be a snug fit to prevent separation while brewing the coffee. Boil water in a metal pot and drop the percolator in with the holes pointing upward.

Step 5

Allow the coffee to brew for 5 to 10 minutes and it is ready to drink. Separate and clean the cans before brewing the next pot.

Tips & Warnings

Making coffee equipment is not difficult but it does require simple tools and experimentation to find the right mixture.

Brewing coffee requires close attention. Boiling water can burn the skin and the stove must be placed on a stable surface to prevent spilling.

Article Written By Zach Lazzari

Zach Lazzari is an outdoor writing specialist. He has experience in website writing as well as standard newspaper writing. He wrote an outdoor column for the Silver World in Lake City, Colo., and articles for Colorado-mountain-adventure.com. Lazzari is currently completing his bachelor's degree online through Arizona State University and lives in southwest Montana.

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