Real Coffee, No Bits
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Real Coffee, No Bits
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Small screw top aluminium tin with holes drilled. Fill with ground coffee, put into pan of water and bring to the boil. Makes two cups.
- pushbikemike
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Genius.
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How about doing this with a Vaseline tin with the outside sanded to bare metal? Smaller, lighter?
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Potentially wouldn't hold enough grounds to make a decent strong cuppa, Ben. Wouldn't be enough room for them to move, either.
Where did you get the tin, Ray?
Where did you get the tin, Ray?
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EBay £1 each or cheaper if you buy a few. Holes need to be quite fine otherwise the grounds escape.Pyro wrote:Where did you get the tin, Ray?
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Great effort Ray, been trying to work something out myself.
What size holes did you found worked well?
What size holes did you found worked well?
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I can't remember what size it was but it came from a model shop and is currently in the attic with my other modeling tools. I'll check it out when I have some time.Artie Fufkin wrote:What size holes did you found worked well?
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why not just make a no-see-um net draw string bag?
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That's one step away from a coffee bagadjustablewench wrote:why not just make a no-see-um net draw string bag?
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yes - as is the tin above surely? unless i have missed some secret mechanism
but a bag takes up less room and weight less
but a bag takes up less room and weight less
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Sounds like genius to me. Anyone got a scrap of no-see-um?
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Yes but sadly its attached to my new borah bivy bag !Charliecres wrote:Sounds like genius to me. Anyone got a scrap of no-see-um?
Despite being a coffee snob I'm happy to drink posh instant 2g sachets on bivy trips. Millicano is available in multipacks and does the job
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I have some left over bits from a MYOG tent nest - happy to send you some if you want? Just PM me a postal address..Sounds like genius to me. Anyone got a scrap of no-see-um?
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Me too Ian. I would rather drink nice stuff but am perfectly willing to go for instant.ianfitz wrote:Yes but sadly its attached to my new borah bivy bag !Charliecres wrote:Sounds like genius to me. Anyone got a scrap of no-see-um?
Despite being a coffee snob I'm happy to drink posh instant 2g sachets on bivy trips. Millicano is available in multipacks and does the job
*edit.
I should add that I'm not knocking the coffee tin, I like the idea a lot but am too lazy to deal with even such a simple thing
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You could also just fill a couple of these up before heading out.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100pcs-String ... 5d45b2b295
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100pcs-String ... 5d45b2b295
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Well said Dave. I should have added that too.FLV wrote:Me too Ian. I would rather drink nice stuff but am perfectly willing to go for instant.ianfitz wrote:Yes but sadly its attached to my new borah bivy bag !Charliecres wrote:Sounds like genius to me. Anyone got a scrap of no-see-um?
Despite being a coffee snob I'm happy to drink posh instant 2g sachets on bivy trips. Millicano is available in multipacks and does the job
*edit.
I should add that I'm not knocking the coffee tin, I like the idea a lot but am too lazy to deal with even such a simple thing
The coffee tin looks good system, I'm just too lazy to take one on a trip out.
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Hmmmm - weird not an adjective id have picked for either of you! Will have a play with the no see um mesh petemaz has sent me - may be worth a bit of faff if the coffee comes out better than millicano :)
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Haha. I suppose I mean that its important to save time and energy to spend on your priorities.
At home I have some serious coffee equipment and am happy to invest the time there
And yes you're welcome anytime.
At home I have some serious coffee equipment and am happy to invest the time there
And yes you're welcome anytime.
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Thanks for posting this Ray, made one, impressed.
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After claiming I was too lazy, I now want one of these of for an upcoming couple of trips.
Have you managed to find one without the EPE / Wadding lined lid?
(or did you try to remove it?)
Have you managed to find one without the EPE / Wadding lined lid?
(or did you try to remove it?)
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Look on ebay under make up stuff, these tins are just alu, no liners. I used a 30ml size but 50-60ml should fit a 450ml or larger cup.
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See I love real coffee and I see the attraction here but surely u have to carry fresh coffee and milk if you wanna drink a few cups? I'd rather just take a couple of mixed up sachets is it not easier? And less bulk
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I'd be carrying coffee anyway, whether it's for an Aeropress or a mokka pot. I don't take milk when I'm away, just a bit of sugar which, again, I'd be carrying anyway. This seems like a cracking idea (not that I've got a drill that'll get that fine, so I can't make one up myself), and would probably work better than my other go-to which is coffee bags, though they tend to brew a bit weak for me.Yetiman wrote:See I love real coffee and I see the attraction here but surely u have to carry fresh coffee and milk if you wanna drink a few cups? I'd rather just take a couple of mixed up sachets is it not easier? And less bulk
And instant isn't really coffee, to be honest. It's an acidic brown sludge that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.
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Did mine with a small drawing pin.not that I've got a drill that'll get that fine, so I can't make one up myself
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I got my drill bits from a model shop, using a drawing pin is a good idea and probably quicker.