This is terrifying. I can’t switch to tea. Forget it.

[Brent in Az]

Costa Rican coffee is my preference.

On one of our trips down there we asked a cab driver to take us to a good place to buy coffee to take home… he pulled up to Wal-Mart of all places.

He was correct they had loads of premium coffee, I bought an extra suitcase, filled it to the brim and off to the airport we go.

I did the same thing in Jamaica. Stuffed my suitcase full of Blue Mountain coffee, Rum, and Cuban Cigars

 

[pilar]

I have always wondered why since they grow coffee in Zimbabwe all you ever find in camp is instant coffee

Instant coffee is terrible and infuriating, pay $20,000 for a 7 day safari that has 4 star camp , excellent food , good sundowners, then instant coffee ( yuck )
Same thing happens in Mexico, 4-5 star luxury fishing trip and crap coffee
Come on do I need to start packing my little Walmart percolator and a a fiver of the good stuff, or make some cowboy coffee
Three requirements for a expensive trip , good local coffee, good local Rum , good fishing or hunting
Imo it’s not that hard to obtain a good supply of locally produced goods

 

[cash_tx]

Instant coffee is terrible and infuriating, pay $20,000 for a 7 day safari that has 4 star camp , excellent food , good sundowners, then instant coffee ( yuck )
Same thing happens in Mexico, 4-5 star luxury fishing trip and crap coffee
Come on do I need to start packing my little Walmart percolator and a a fiver of the good stuff, or make some cowboy coffee
Three requirements for a expensive trip , good local coffee, good local Rum , good fishing or hunting
Imo it’s not that hard to obtain a good supply of locally produced goods

That's terrible, because some of the best coffee I've ever had in my life was at Land's End Coffee Company in Cabo San Lucas right next to the marina where you get on the charter boats. Fantastic stuff if you ever get the chance.

@SFRanger7GP - I am very intrigued by the idea of some Columbian specialty coffees. Do you have any suggestions as to where I could buy some in North Texas or perhaps online for delivery to the USA?

 

[SFRanger7GP]

@cash_tx : I sent you a DM

 

[Sideshow]

Thought this might help

 

[The creed]

nightmare's do come true.

 

[PARA45]

@cash_tx : I sent you a DM

I’d like to know too

 

[YancyW]

Couples years ago I was dealing some chronic sinus issues, I ended up at a ENT center at Mayo, they did a another round of allergy testing on me, I've had a few before and I am allergic to the standard grasses and a few trees. But this time I had one spot that just blew up on my arm, it got so big that it took over the space for a few other testing sites.

I just assumed it was some type of grass, but it turned out to be cockroaches. I have horses at my place and spend time everyday in barns, so I assumed that is where I would get exposure to them, but that turned out to be the issue. The problem with being allergic to cockroaches is drinking parts of them in your coffee. The ENT told me that it is a real issue for people allergic to them, coffee contains pieces of them and they cheaper pre-ground stuff is really bad.

I know have reduced my coffee consumption by probably 80% or more, and I only drink what I know is good quality and ground just prior to brewing. By doing this I have reduced my issues down to nearly zero. My red American blood still wants to throw that tea into the bay, but it is now my primary source of hot drink and caffeine.

 

[TOBY458]

I like black tea mixed with a little black coffee over ice. It gives the tea a coffee flavor, without being bitter like straight coffee. I know…I’m weird.

 

[Tanks]

I do like coffee, spend thousands a year on it.

 

[Sideshow]

Thought this might help

Can’t believe no one liked this!? Your all philistines

 

[deewayne2003]

My travels in Australia taught me that 99.9% of American coffee is bullshit quality.

In OZ you can stop at a “Servo”(gas station) in the middle of the central Australian desert and get amazing coffee.

Instant coffee is terrible and infuriating, pay $20,000 for a 7 day safari that has 4 star camp , excellent food , good sundowners, then instant coffee ( yuck )
Same thing happens in Mexico, 4-5 star luxury fishing trip and crap coffee
Come on do I need to start packing my little Walmart percolator and a a fiver of the good stuff, or make some cowboy coffee
Three requirements for a expensive trip , good local coffee, good local Rum , good fishing or hunting
Imo it’s not that hard to obtain a good supply of locally produced goods

I also learned in Costa Rica the only device you need to make coffee is a clean piece of cloth and something to hold it while you pour HOT water over it…. I forget the name of this contraption but I brought one back also.

 

[Tanks]

I also learned in Costa Rica the only device you need to make coffee is a clean piece of cloth and something to hold it while you pour HOT water over it…. I forget the name of this contraption but I brought one back also.

Prior to switching to Nespresso some years ago I had a siphon coffee brewer that had a cloth filter, worked great.

 

[SFRanger7GP]

I’d like to know too

DM sent

 

[Tanks]

Instant coffee is terrible and infuriating, pay $20,000 for a 7 day safari that has 4 star camp , excellent food , good sundowners, then instant coffee ( yuck )
Same thing happens in Mexico, 4-5 star luxury fishing trip and crap coffee
Come on do I need to start packing my little Walmart percolator and a a fiver of the good stuff, or make some cowboy coffee

I was looking at this as a solution for that. USB chargeable as well.

Amazon.com

 

[SaintPanzer]

Was on my driveabout in Skye. Needed some coffee, and the food truck that was set up was charging a silly amount of pounds for a small styrofoam cup. Used my usual kit. Have had this since the Reagan Administration. Not seen is the plastic Melita Cone filter holder. Coffee on the Wing:

 

[YancyW]

Instant coffee is terrible and infuriating, pay $20,000 for a 7 day safari that has 4 star camp , excellent food , good sundowners, then instant coffee ( yuck )
Same thing happens in Mexico, 4-5 star luxury fishing trip and crap coffee
Come on do I need to start packing my little Walmart percolator and a a fiver of the good stuff, or make some cowboy coffee
Three requirements for a expensive trip , good local coffee, good local Rum , good fishing or hunting
Imo it’s not that hard to obtain a good supply of locally produced goods

I agree, I tell my outfitters in Africa I would like some good quality coffee, they always make it happen. A couple years ago,@DALTON & YORK SAFARIS had their cook hand grinding beans every morning, it was local Zim coffee beans and it was very good. Any outfitter should be able to source some quality coffee beans and brewing it form there is pretty simple, even in the most basic of camp setups.

 

[Betterinthebush]

Was on my driveabout in Skye. Needed some coffee, and the food truck that was set up was charging a silly amount of pounds for a small styrofoam cup. Used my usual kit. Have had this since the Reagan Administration. Not seen is the plastic Melita Cone filter holder. Coffee on the Wing: View attachment 707428

Love those MSR Whisperlite multi-fuel stoves. I have several. Absolutely no better camp stove ever made.

 

[SaintPanzer]

Love those MSR Whisperlite multi-fuel stoves. I have several. Absolutely no better camp stove ever made.

I've had that thing everywhere. Burned Coleman white gas in the US, diesel in Tbilisi, Reinigungsbenzin (cleaning petroleum) in Germany, and JP-8 in Kabul. I've heard a Jetboil running on butane is an option, but I've no reason to switch. It just works.

 

[Rumrunner]

I prefer coffee from Kenya or Ethiopia, at least so far. Buy green beans and roast them at home with a Fresh Roast roaster every couple weeks. Grind the beans just before making the coffee. Use a ChemEx pour over setup 90% of the time. French press the rest of the time. Been doing this routine for the last several years. Absolutely fantastic cup of coffee that I look forward to every morning.