coffeekan 001 by youngray50, on Flickr

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.

Genius.

How about doing this with a Vaseline tin with the outside sanded to bare metal? Smaller, lighter?

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?

Pyro wrote:Where did you get the tin, Ray?

EBay £1 each or cheaper if you buy a few. Holes need to be quite fine otherwise the grounds escape.

Great effort Ray, been trying to work something out myself.
What size holes did you found worked well?

Artie Fufkin wrote:What size holes did you found worked well?

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.

why not just make a no-see-um net draw string bag?

adjustablewench wrote:why not just make a no-see-um net draw string bag?

That's one step away from a coffee bag

yes - as is the tin above surely? unless i have missed some secret mechanism

but a bag takes up less room and weight less

Sounds like genius to me. Anyone got a scrap of no-see-um?

Charliecres wrote:Sounds like genius to me. Anyone got a scrap of no-see-um?

Yes but sadly its attached to my new borah bivy bag !

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

Sounds like genius to me. Anyone got a scrap of no-see-um?

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..

ianfitz wrote:

Charliecres wrote:Sounds like genius to me. Anyone got a scrap of no-see-um?

Yes but sadly its attached to my new borah bivy bag !

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

Me too Ian. I would rather drink nice stuff but am perfectly willing to go for instant.

*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

You could also just fill a couple of these up before heading out.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100pcs-String ... 5d45b2b295

FLV wrote:

ianfitz wrote:

Charliecres wrote:Sounds like genius to me. Anyone got a scrap of no-see-um?

Yes but sadly its attached to my new borah bivy bag !

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

Me too Ian. I would rather drink nice stuff but am perfectly willing to go for instant.

*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

Well said Dave. I should have added that too.

The coffee tin looks good system, I'm just too lazy to take one on a trip out.

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 :)

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.

Thanks for posting this Ray, made one, impressed.

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?)

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.

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

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

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.

And instant isn't really coffee, to be honest. It's an acidic brown sludge that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

not that I've got a drill that'll get that fine, so I can't make one up myself

Did mine with a small drawing pin.

I got my drill bits from a model shop, using a drawing pin is a good idea and probably quicker.