How do you make your coffee when out in the field?

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:05:54 -0500

Ok I would like to start a discussion here, how do you make your coffee when out in the field? Personally I use my MSR Whisperlight backpacking stove to heat up water for my coffee and shave with. Folgers makes the instant singles. So how do you make yours?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 22 at 2019 10:08 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:08:01 -0500

I have a jetboil with a French press

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Jan 22 at 2019 10:08 AM

SGM Bill Frazer — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:08:04 -0500

If and when it was field safe/possible- heat tab, or pack stove and army coffee ration.

Response by SSG Michael Hathaway made Jan 22 at 2019 10:09 AM

SSG Michael Hathaway — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:09:05 -0500

Use the little camp burners to heat water for coffee and soups. Those dehydrated packets of camp food are so much better than MRE. Usually though when with my role II team, providers would bring a coffee maker since we would also have generator power for patient care.

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Jan 22 at 2019 10:51 AM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:51:51 -0500

I use to use a clean can.

Response by CSM Richard StCyr made Jan 22 at 2019 10:53 AM

CSM Richard StCyr — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:53:41 -0500

I had an old Nesbit pocket stove and a WWII French mess kit that was lightweight and worked well.

Response by Maj John Bell made Jan 22 at 2019 1:40 PM

Maj John Bell — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 13:40:10 -0500

I was Marine infantry. More often than not, I dipped it like skoal; Or threw it in a canteen cup and drank it cold. All my time in the field, I am quite positive I didn't have time to heat my MRE more than a dozen times. Some of this was because our Company GySgt was a goldurned genius. If he thought there was going be time to heat an MRE, he made sure there was hot chow in vat cans, at least hot wets.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 22 at 2019 3:58 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:58:40 -0500

Ninja coffee maker. I'm retired! What's the field again? :-)

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 23 at 2019 5:57 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:57:45 -0500

Electric kettle with French press. If they can make one that has USB power I’ll buy that in a heartbeat to use with a power pack.

Response by Cpl Rc Layne made Jan 24 at 2019 2:56 AM

Cpl Rc Layne — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 02:56:14 -0500

Tin can, sand and gasoline.