Handpresso experience anyone?

[tobes01]

I'm hunting around for a new out and about coffee machine. The Aeropress gets great reviews and is clearly rugged and simple, but I do love a decent crema on an expresso, so the Handpresso looks interesting. My concern is that the Handpresso could also be rather bulky and a bit fragile for woodland use - has anyone (Lurch?) had a play?

Btw, my normal bushcraft coffee set is a lovely little pot I picked up for a few quid at the last Moot, but I'm cycling from John O'Groats to Lands End this summer and want a single 'luxury' item. I figure a decent morning coffee might be it...

TIA,

Tobes

 

[Asa Samuel]

Can't comment on the Handpresso but my dad uses the Aeropress and I think it's a great little piece of kit

 

[graiman]

haha you'll probably be passing through my town on your way im about 20-30 miles from john o' groats xD .
on the coffee front i have never used any coffee machine when out an about
they cost a fair bit! is it worth it?

 

[DavidJT]

I have one of these...

http://www.outdoorreview.com/mfr/gsi/cook-sets/PRD_98908_3011crx.aspx

TBH though don't take it out that often, even though it's quite compact.

 

[tobes01]

Nice little gizmo but it won't work with the JetBoil I'm going to use for hot water (OK, it's not bushcraft, but neither is cycling...)

 

[Jaysurfer]

Tobes can you not use the coffee press accessorie for your Jetboil?
Wont do Espresso but just boil less water...

J

 

[TREETOP]

Hi Tobes, never done the end to end but fancy having a go sometime, going cycle touring myself soon. Anyway what about this looks stronger than the aeropress and the handpresso and the handpresso seems a bit pricey for what it is. (IMHO) and the price is not to bad at £23.95. http://www.greystonescoffeepots.co.uk/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_004
not used one but looks like a good system plus no need to carry a mug. Think i'm in the market for one myself now they look so good
How long are you planning for the trip?

 

[tobes01]

Tobes can you not use the coffee press accessorie for your Jetboil?
Wont do Espresso but just boil less water...

J

Already got it (so same job as the Greystones) but fancy something a bit special to keep me going. The ride is 9 days, 1,000 miles, kit is transported for us so weight isn't a massive problem (except for the couple of stones of lard hanging around my waist). Camping as we go. This is my first 'silly' ride - I've done London to Paris 3 times now, but that's just a drinking trip with some cycling to burn off the hangovers...

 

[dave53]

hi all iwas in go adventure today and baught an alladdin coffee press £16.99 just what i was looking for to give me that early morning start also got a bargain from sports direct karrimor socks 40ltr dry bag and a karrimor make thermorest all for under £20 not a bad days foraging
regards dave.

 

[greeneggcat]

Hi, i bought a domepod handpresso off of lurch, this one in fact : http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52196.

I like it, i will give you a brief description of it, think of a mountain bike hand pump (slightly wider though), casing made of metal not plastic, with a mini water bowl on the end and a espresso filter attachment which locks on the base of the water bowl and holds the pod inside. The one i have is the type that uses refillable not disbosable pods. The major draw back is they are rather small, it takes two to make a decent sized espresso.

The unit itself weighs a little under 500g so is not light weight, i find it slips in my rucksack easily. It is very "robust". You could use it as a hammer ( not advising it though) and i think in reality you could use use it as a pretty substantial weapon!

I have had to hand carve a special tampa for it though and have found that by using a specific espresso grind along with the compression of the custom tampa i get an acceptable crema on my coffee.

Now lets get one thing straight, i am a fully fledged coffee addict, after a recent trip to scotland i toured the talisker distillery on my way back down south and purchased a few quality bottles of whisky. Usually a night by the campfire with a not so wee dram would have been my first priority, but something disturbing happened. I found myself turning it down and driving all the way back down to glasgow just for a motorway service station double espresso. So disgusted was i at such antisocial behavior that i vowed never again to be without a way of having just a wee shot of the devils cup when out and about!

So i am somewhat biased, i like it, i need more pods though so they can be loaded and ready to go. Being able to sit down in the great out doors miles from civilisation and have a shot of rreasonable esspresso is......... well i am lost for words, lets just say i feel very roman!

 

[dwardo]

Hi, i bought a domepod handpresso off of lurch, this one in fact : http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52196.

I like it, i will give you a brief description of it, think of a mountain bike hand pump (slightly wider though), casing made of metal not plastic, with a mini water bowl on the end and a espresso filter attachment which locks on the base of the water bowl and holds the pod inside. The one i have is the type that uses refillable not disbosable pods. The major draw back is they are rather small, it takes two to make a decent sized espresso.

The unit itself weighs a little under 500g so is not light weight, i find it slips in my rucksack easily. It is very "robust". You could use it as a hammer ( not advising it though) and i think in reality you could use use it as a pretty substantial weapon!

I have had to hand carve a special tampa for it though and have found that by using a specific espresso grind along with the compression of the custom tampa i get an acceptable crema on my coffee.

Now lets get one thing straight, i am a fully fledged coffee addict, after a recent trip to scotland i toured the talisker distillery on my way back down south and purchased a few quality bottles of whisky. Usually a night by the campfire with a not so wee dram would have been my first priority, but something disturbing happened. I found myself turning it down and driving all the way back down to glasgow just for a motorway service station double espresso. So disgusted was i at such antisocial behavior that i vowed never again to be without a way of having just a wee shot of the devils cup when out and about!

So i am somewhat biased, i like it, i need more pods though so they can be loaded and ready to go. Being able to sit down in the great out doors miles from civilisation and have a shot of rreasonable esspresso is......... well i am lost for words, lets just say i feel very roman!

Not being a tea drinker, a good coffee in the woods is worth the extra effort. Never gone as afar as expresso in the woods but a fresh quality coffee at the least.

 

[QDanT]

coffee pot is an Italian Lavazza
with Lavazza Rossa coffee

Cheers Danny

 

[tobes01]

I can't imagine Teddy settling for anything less. What's that burner under the coffee pot?

Greeneggcat, I just missed getting in there for that Handpresso, well done. Glad to hear you like it, I think I'm going to take the plunge. However, having read the reviews I'll be going with the ESE pod version. I figure that I'm already carrying something very un-bushcraft, and this won't be in my 'ultralite' kit, so no harm in a handful of pods as well

 

[spandit]

I've got an ESE pod one. The pods I've got aren't great, TBH, but it's less messy than the Aeropress. A colleague of mine calls it my "coffee gun" and you can get some odd looks from the pumping action. That said, the Aeropress looks like a certain Swedish product favoured by Austin Powers...