How do you make coffee in TAB 400?

sabocat
sabocat Member Posts: 4
in Camping & Travel
Almost ready to take my new TAB 400 out and about.  However, need opinions.  How do you make coffee?  What works best for you?  Interested in all thoughts.
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  • b407driver
    b407driver Member Posts: 139
    Starbucks VIA for the first month, but it got expensive. Probably will transition to french press, even though I really don't want to mess with the (mess of) grounds...
    2020 T@B400 Boondock Lite w/solar
    2024 T@g 5-wide Black Canyon 
    TV is 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser LCP

    Jeff --Front Range of Colorado
  • 4ncar
    4ncar Member Posts: 1,072
    Bialetti espresso maker. Tried & true! Sorry 320S owner chiming in!😛
    TV- '16 Chevy Colorado LT Crew Cab-DuraMax
    2018 320S Outback
  • VictoriaP
    VictoriaP Member Posts: 1,496
    Another 320 owner...but I make coffee the same way I do at home, pour over method with paper filters. At home, I use a knockoff glass Chemex carafe and an electric kettle. In the trailer water gets either boiled on the stove if no hookups, or I use a collapsible electric travel kettle, then pour into one of these + a paper filter over my cup.


    Toss the filter and grounds, no fuss and limited mess. Both home and travel units use the same size filters for convenience.

    https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B001RBTSMM/



    2019 320s BD Lite, white with blue (“Haven”)
    2015 Subaru Outback 3.6r (unsafe 200lb tongue weight limit until 2020 models)
    2020 Subaru Outback XT
    Pacific NW
  • TNOutback
    TNOutback Member Posts: 633
    I’m an early riser, so I usually used a small isobutane backpacking stove outside to heat up water, then used an Aeropress for my morning coffee before anyone else was awake.  Love the Aeropress!
  • _JB_
    _JB_ Member Posts: 18
    I'll probably take some heat for this one, but we turn on the inverter and run the single-serving Keurig. It's delightfully simple.
  • BigShowSkipper
    BigShowSkipper Member Posts: 19
    Bialetti moka pot be me. We love the Italian style coffee made over a burner. 
  • N7SHG_Ham
    N7SHG_Ham Member Posts: 1,261
    I guess it depends on shore power or generator availability. If not, then a Moka Pot is probably simplest, pour over, French press AeroPress, etc. Which all only require a way to heat water IE: propane stove. If you have power, I guess any plug in method you use at home works.
    2019 T@B 400 Boondock Lite
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,034
    @VictoriaP, I never heard of a collapsible electric kettle and just googled it.  That’s brilliant!
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • ScottG
    ScottG Administrator Posts: 5,693
    Ahhh, a truly hot topic indeed!  ;-)

    2015 T@B Max S (320)
    2015 Nissan Frontier SV V6 4x4
  • DigitalSorceress
    DigitalSorceress Member Posts: 213
    I have a standard old whistling tea kettle I boil water in and then use a French Press. Thinking about an AeroPress...

    I anticipate not always having hookups for electricity so even though at home I have a proper full espresso maker, I wouldn't want to have a mobile coffee solution that required 110v..  I will use my low-tech coffee solutions which produce acceptable enough results. :)

    ~Tananda

    2019 T@B 320 S Boondock Edge  named "Binky" | TV: 2016 Chevy Colorado Z71 with full tow package and a Leer Cap for lots of storage

    I'm New to nuCamp and TearDrops but have owned a Class A in the past

  • DanManz
    DanManz Member Posts: 81
    We use a Capresso 5 cup coffee maker.  It's perfect because it makes just enough coffee for two big travel mugs.  It fits in the cabinets above the sink.  It's only 650 watts so I just wake up, poke the inverter and in about 2 mins, it is time to get out of bed.

    https://www.amazon.com/Capresso-426-05-5-Cup-Coffeemaker-Silver/dp/B0728C671N/ref=sr_1_3?hvadid=77996675051187&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&keywords=capressa+coffee+maker&qid=1561389683&s=gateway&sr=8-3  
    Dan and Liz    2019 TAB 400 BDL    2010 Toyota Tacoma V6 4WD TRD Sport
  • pthomas745
    pthomas745 Administrator, Moderator Posts: 4,684
    I'm an Aeropress fan.  The ease of cleaning the Aeropress (the coffee grounds just fall out of the bottom) enables multiple cups to be made in sequence.  The french press and moka pots are almost impossible to clean out and start over until the whole unit cools down.

    If you want a true time-sink today, check over the "Boondocking coffee in the 400" linked in ScottG's post above.  Many great ways to make coffee, and some spectacular photos of DougH's Electra lever espresso machines.




    2017 Outback
    Towed by 2014 Touareg TDi
  • VictoriaP
    VictoriaP Member Posts: 1,496
    Sharon_is_SAM said:
    @VictoriaP, I never heard of a collapsible electric kettle and just googled it.  That’s brilliant!
    I love mine. Great for any kind of travel, it gets packed into even the smallest carryon for making tea multiple times a day. And because it squishes down, it fits well in the tiny overhead kitchen cabinets in the 320. They make so many great collapsible things nowadays, I really want a couple of collapsible cooking pots next.

    2019 320s BD Lite, white with blue (“Haven”)
    2015 Subaru Outback 3.6r (unsafe 200lb tongue weight limit until 2020 models)
    2020 Subaru Outback XT
    Pacific NW
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,034
    I just got this one for packing in a suitcase.


    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • Ratkity
    Ratkity Member Posts: 3,770
    6 cup Bialetti moka pot, small hand grinder for beans from New Mexican Pinon Coffee. BTW, all 6 cups are for moi.
    2017 820R Retro Toy Hauler from 2015 Tabitha T@B from 2009 Reverse LG Teardrop (but a T@Bluver at heart)
  • Deb55
    Deb55 Member Posts: 293
    I got a stainless Melitta pour over carafe, and a collapsible silicone kettle for heating the water. No electricity or battery power needed, and the carafe keeps the coffee hot for a long time. 
  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,167
    edited June 2019
    Our 10 cup Bialetti stainless steel moka pot was our go-to 'best coffee ever', until we discovered the AeroPress. Now that's all we ever use (unless there's company... Making multiple cups with the AeroPress takes too much time).

    The AeroPress also tends to 'allow' me to use a lot of coffee for each cup... makes for expensive, but dang good coffee!

    Chan - near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah!

    ll9normvqdmg.jpeg


    A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya

  • faith
    faith Member Posts: 7
    We use this hand-turn coffee grinder at home and for travel.  My husband and I both love it--so much simpler and more reliable than the electric ones.  And this pour-over dripper.  You wouldn't think it would matter, but it actually makes a much better cup of coffee than all the other pour-overs I've tried.  Something about the rate that the water seeps through the "auto-drip" water reserve on top, maybe?  Conveniently, it takes as long to grind the beans for one cup as it does to heat the water.  We use them at home, and also pack them with us when traveling overseas.
  • Horigan
    Horigan Member Posts: 915
    We just use a cone filter that fits into our Nissan Thermos.  Place the thermos with filter holder in the sink and pour hot water in.

    https://www.amazon.com/RSVP-Manual-Coffee-Carafes-Thermos/dp/B000BUDDTY
    Rich
    2019 T@b 400
    2025 Toyota Highlander 2.4L Turbo
    Bellingham WA
  • N7SHG_Ham
    N7SHG_Ham Member Posts: 1,261
    Some of how you make coffee is going to depend on availability of 120v power either via shore power or a generator. Too taxing on limited battery storage in a Tab to use an inverter for any heat generating appliance.

    I use an aeropress at home and that works good anyplace, but my current grinder is electric so have to use some different way of supplying ground coffee in the Tab.

    If you have power, then your options are roughly the same as at home assuming you want to haul all the bits and pieces. Are you camping or glamping?

    A moka pot on the Tab cooktop is probably one of the simpler methods or a pour over, both just need the cooktop for heat and you can manually grind beans or use pre ground coffee for an emergency means.
    2019 T@B 400 Boondock Lite
  • gspdx
    gspdx Member Posts: 208
    My wife and I decided we weren't going to take a bunch of stuff in our camper that we don't need.  We have a plastic cone that sits on the cup and holds the filter.  Heat water on the stove and pour it through.  Takes up very little space, makes good coffee, doesn't require any power, and it's cheap.

    We don't need anything else.
    2019 T@B 400 BDL
    2018 Ford F-150 2.7L Ecoboost with tow package
    PNW
  • cmac
    cmac Member Posts: 90
    Used to use a Cabela's stainless steel perk but have converted to a hot pot and Starbucks Via - less mess and faster.  Plus the side benefit of the hot pot is hot water for dishes.
    John & Cheryl
    2007 T@B ClamShell by Dutchman "Goli@th"
    2018 Chevy Colorado V-6
    Edmond, OK
  • grsiepka
    grsiepka Member Posts: 58
    edited October 2019
    On our T@B400 with solar, just a regular coffeepot on the inverter. As long as we shut it off as soon as its done it's not too taxing on the battery. Solar will just about recover what it used, and have done a couple weekends boondocking like that. Wife and I like 2 full size cups in the morning so the 12cup coffeemaker was a must. Stores nicely under the sink when not in use.
    2020 T@B 400 Boondock Lite - 2018 Toyota Tundra Platinum - Tempe AZ
  • Homebodyatheart
    Homebodyatheart Member Posts: 2,518
    edited October 2019
    I found the Stanley stainless steel french press and couldn’t be happier! Water heats quickly on my gas stove, much faster than a kettle does at home. It won’t break in transit, and I can use the main pot for cooking other things, like corn on the cob. 

    Stanley Adventure All-In-One Boil + Brew French Press , Silver , 32oz

    Amazon'sChoicefor "camping french press"

    Stanley Adventure All-In-One Boil + Brew French Press , Silver , 32oz

    Amazon'sChoicefor "camping french press"
    1. Stanley Adventure All-In-One Boil Brew French Press Silver 32oz

    2017 T@B 320 Max S silver and cherry red, L@dybug ("Bug" aka my esc@pe pod), TV 2015 Toyota Highlander aka Big Red
  • Tiwi
    Tiwi Member Posts: 9
    My husband and I use a Coffee Gator Mug. I bought it as a present for him for one of our anniversaries, but then realized that I need it too. It is really convenient that everything you need to make coffee is already in the mug and you don't need to take extra bags with small details.
  • Denny16
    Denny16 Member Posts: 5,430
    edited September 2020
    I have a stainless Italian style espresso maker with an actual steam wand on it.
    You can brew the coffee, open the valve to let steam pressure push it out, then heat some more to steam milk.  Coffee van be anywhere from espresso rich to am Americano style, which is what I use.  

    I can get two six once cups on one brew or one 12 oz brew at a time.  Works on the stove top, and is small enough to store in the TaB400 overhead locker.  Makes great coffee, grounds stay in the top basket, similar to a percolator, but coffee is more of a stem/hot water extraction method rather than a drip brew.
    cheers
    2018 TaB400 Custom Boondock,  Jeep Gladiator truck, Northern California Coast.
  • TNOutback
    TNOutback Member Posts: 633
    A small teapot for boiling water and an AeroPress.  Unless it is raining, we cook outside on a propane camping stove.
  • JCALD
    JCALD Member Posts: 132
    French press with whole beans ground with a camping hand grinder that was recommended by Mandy and available on Amazon.  Hot water provided by gas stove or better yet an induction  Burner.  Great coffee every time.
  • Marceline
    Marceline Member Posts: 1,776
    OXO BREW Single Serve Dripper
    https://amzn.to/3k4fDE2

    +
    YETI mug
    https://amzn.to/2GIEVsU

    San Francisco Bay Area | 2013 CS-S us@gi | 2015 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab

  • DougH
    DougH Member Posts: 1,110
    edited September 2020
    A Robot served me my latte this morning...

    http://www.cafelat.com/robot.html
    2021 Jeep Gladiator, 2021 tiny toy hauler, Austin TX
    Former steward of a 2017 T@B S Max

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