almostthere
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Post by almostthere on Aug 31, 2016 15:38:57 GMT -8
Trader Joes has disposable coffee brewing packets - pour in water and steep, pour out good strong coffee. They weigh .7 - .8 oz apiece and are flat, but with water in they stand on their own. Good stuff.
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ErnieW
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Post by ErnieW on Sept 7, 2016 6:09:12 GMT -8
That's my method for brewing coffee when car camping, too as it's easy to dump the grinds & filter(s). However, I found that method to be a drag when backpacking for a week or more! The waste took up too much space and added "wet weight" as it would take more time than I was willing to wait for them to dry out. I try to limit my buried waste in the backcountry and pack out the spent grinds. The majority of my backpacking was in NE USA. In most established campsites there is a fire ring. I would stir the grounds into the ashes. I don't build fires but they will be gone with the next fire. Also in most places you can go a little away and mix the grounds with the leaf humus. If you wanted to get fancy I guess you could also add them into your poop hole. Maybe someone else can speak more definitively on this but I think that animals don't view coffee grounds as food so these techniques shouldn't be creating a nuisance problem. Either way, although they would also just decompose, I do pack the filters out. Without the coffee grounds the filters dry pretty quickly.
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Post by BigLoad on Sept 7, 2016 6:38:17 GMT -8
Maybe someone else can speak more definitively on this but I think that animals don't view coffee grounds as food so these techniques shouldn't be creating a nuisance problem. Either way, although they would also just decompose, I do pack the filters out. Without the coffee grounds the filters dry pretty quickly. Whether they regard them as food or not, animals, especially bears, will go out of their way to investigate odors.
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Post by okmike on Oct 27, 2016 11:45:48 GMT -8
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Post by dayhiker on Oct 27, 2016 12:15:27 GMT -8
Here are some tips on throwing out coffee grounds: backpackinglight.com/coffee_beautiful_cup/This place says not to, as does some river running Montana sites, probably due to the number of people using the area in the later case: www.blm.gov/az/st/en/arolrsmain/paria/pack_in_out.htmlBiodegradable materials, such as banana peels, orange rinds, or coffee grounds may seem natural enough, but will not disintegrate in this climate. Pack them out. ====== I don't like dealing with grounds in the backcountry, either cleaning filters or carrying out paper ones.
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rebeccad
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Post by rebeccad on Oct 28, 2016 10:47:55 GMT -8
Place like the Paria require packing everything out. There is too little land, and too many people, for any other option.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 16:02:45 GMT -8
We got in 50 units of SToK coffee shots. We are going to see how well they travel and what kind of punch they pack next week. Each container has a warning of 'high caffene limit 2 per day.'
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Post by hikingtiger on Apr 27, 2017 8:55:39 GMT -8
Each container has a warning of 'high caffene limit 2 per day.' That sounds like a challenge. lol
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Post by bluefish on Apr 27, 2017 14:19:15 GMT -8
I love coffee, but Via is as strong as I'll go. Ditto with Tdale's BP. I hate feeling like I'm on crystal meth or having an anxiety attack.
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Post by hikingtiger on Apr 28, 2017 11:32:29 GMT -8
Not for me. I have my BP back down to 120/80. I don't drink much anymore either. Might have one or two cups a month. Just decided to quit...BP wasn't an issue (I get asked by the nurse now if I've taken my BP meds. I questioned why she thought that..."most guys your age that come in don't have blood pressure that low without medication." I didn't ask how old she thought I looked, lol.)
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Post by bluefish on May 1, 2017 12:30:22 GMT -8
The one thing I dislike about Via packets is the small piece you tear off to open them. I'm very careful with them, but I've noticed them starting to show up as micro-trash.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2017 5:54:37 GMT -8
The SToK coffee shots. Just one is all I needed to get my coffee jolt for the whole day.
My wife liked having a coffee taste and the jolt of get moving in the morning.
The containers, for me and my wife, survived car camping and backpacking abuse. The containers compacted down nice.
I mixed SToK with cocoa powder and hot water for a leisure morning drink.
The SToK will be a coffee product we will use again on the trail or car camping.
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Post by jdlp on May 5, 2017 14:22:21 GMT -8
Starbucks instant and Trader Joe's instant packs user here. Noticed SB has started to release new versions. There is now a Colombian version out which I don't think is as strong. As far as TJ's goes, I usually don't go for sweeteners, but the artificial cream/sweetener in the instant packs isn't too bad actually.
Random coffee fact: Darker roasts have less caffeine than lighter roasts. The roasting process burns away some of the caffeine.
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Post by Charles B on May 23, 2017 9:27:19 GMT -8
I'm sure this has been said but, I use folgers single packets. They are just coffee grounds in tea bags. It's like instant coffee.. but real coffee. I just put a handful of them in with my cooking gear. Car camping or backpacking, I'm always the one making coffee for everyone in the morning lol everything burns up in the fire pit so there is no trash left over
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Post by BigLoad on May 23, 2017 18:19:43 GMT -8
I'm sure this has been said but, I use folgers single packets. They are just coffee grounds in tea bags. It's like instant coffee.. but real coffee. Well, sorta. They're an unholy mix of actual coffee grounds and instant. I'd like them better if they were all grounds.
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