You can buy empty, drawstring topped bags on Amazon. I was thinking about using one of those with a fairly coarse grind coffee in it. Do you have a link? Should be easy to make with some scrap non-dyed/organic material, but a commercial option would be nice. See above post - I reckon it could be a ...

Ah sorry about the hario! How long did it last? What was the point of failure? Let us know how the 1zpresso is. Haven’t seen many reviews outside niche coffee forums (which believe it or not, I try to avoid!) I used the prefilled coffee bags you can buy once at work, but I couldn't brew it strong en...

Climashield can be had from extremtextil and adventurexpert (the latter hooked me up with some end of roll stuff for cheap when making my quilt )

At that point just freebase caffeine.

Coffee is best freshly ground, but having a coffee in a scenic location on a well deserved break maybe has bigger impact on flavour ;) Before owning a grinder, I used to grind coffee into portioned ziplocks at work the night before/morning of leaving on a trip. This was on an EK43, which is about th...

Hope it treats you well. FYI the first grinds with a new grinder can be inconsistent (And often a bit slow and difficult). Consistency in grind size will get better shortly (maybe 100-200g later) and cranking easier as the burrs “wear in.” If you’re inclined you can put a bit of rice through so you’...

Since most of the coffee snobs would at some point browse this here thread, I think I'll ask here. I find myself, afyer having invested in a Hario (older version of the mini mill) wanting something more snobby. Am thinking to sell a few more bike bits and buy one kf them semi snobby £100 grinders. ...

£30 is a good price, enjoy :-bd Been looking at the Made By Knock stuff and seems decent (after reading the discussion here and understanding the issue a bit more from online). Seems like a supply issue at the moment from MBK and unable to make any advance orders (just what gets produced and whoever...

Good value at £20. I had a google, doesn't look like Hario sell replacement burr sets. They should only be £10-£15 for ceramic burrs, but I find it odd and disappointing that they don't. I wonder if they'd help you out if you contacted customer service? I had a quick look the other day and found so...

I've got a Hario Skerton and a Mini. Had both for quite a while. I think the burrs on the Skerton are a bit worn, but it's been used on average once a day maybe for about 5 years. The shafts on both are steel on mine - not sure if that's changed. They seem to have gone up a lot in price - sure mine...

Sounds like you were composting too well! The aerspeed is nice as it fits inside the chamber of an aeropress, but it’s heavier (422g from memory) than the porlex mini, which is nearly half the weight (due to metal construction of the Aerspeed - I suppose you could leave the grinds catchment chamber ...

Short version: from my experience working in coffee for years, any grinders comparably cheap to the hario will be a pig to use and/or be liable to break. I can’t say too much about the longevity of the hario, all of the stuff in the sub £60 price bracket (and most in the sub £100) are cheaply constr...

ah yes and in some detail! I used to live with some speed addicts who had similar conversations...it doesn't taste as nice but I reckon you could get quite a bit in an aeropress. Some recipes used quite a lot of coffee (I’ve seen some upward of 35g) in an attempt to emulated espresso concentrations...

Though I was surprised the Gatewood is lighter The Gatewood is 15D fabric and the Deschutes is 20D so that might be part fo the reason. Ah yeah, missed that detail too. It's significantly narrower, too. Is the poncho hood annoying in shelter mode? No, it's brilliant as it's a superb peak vent. Well...

Well, most minimal mids would achieve that I think? The deschutes would be comparable from the Same maker. Though I was surprised the Gatewood is lighter - I guess even small in terms of dimensions? Edit , just had a read of the dimensions, 101cm wide at the end and 206 in the center vs 68 and 168cm...

Would you mind to share its outside and inside diameter? If it is one of mine Gian, then it'll be 12mm OD, 10mm ID. Sometimes I use 14mm OD on big stuff and sometimes I use soild spigots for anticipated bad conditions ... if it's not one of mine, sorry for butting in :wink: EDIT: 51g sounds like an...

Ta. Didn’t realise the separate vertical poles could be that light. And indeed, I like an airy tarp pitch more than a tent when conditions suit. Though I rarely find it warm enough in the UK to be inclined to go for a big open pitch. And in the UK I won’t take a tarp on more than a 2 day trip and on...

That’s really neat Sean

Aye ;) I just like to hear how others make decisions. I've read your posts in the coffee forum. Shows a level of detail obsession bordering on the clinically commit-able, IMO :wink: :wink: Haha! I worked in coffee for a few years until quite recently, I was generally considered to “not serious enou...

TT bag being top tube/fuel bag?

Aye I just like to hear how others make decisions.

So it seems a lot of it comes from the fact that lightweight backpacking tarps/shaped tarps/tarptents/full tents are simply more considered designs, especially in terms of being lightweight, than a arch pole tents. I think, unless using proper tarp (ie no inner or attached inner eg a “tarp tent”) ar...

I use one because I backpack more than I bikepack, so i just my pyramid tarp that I take for backpacking. But the big advantage of that tarp is that it can set up with something dual use - ie my trekking poles, saving significant volume and pack size. The disadvantages are that it’s a fairly ineffic...

Good call, i used a friends rhinowears one at home. Entirely a pig to use... very difficult to grind with (and he subsequently just buys Preground coffee, so it gathers dust). Have fun

Very good value. Bit heavy for the warmth offered but hard to beat that price, and they’re supposed to be pretty comfy.