Early morning coffee

[Slake]

I love perculated coffee. When backpacking I've tried it all, socks, you name it. I've never been much for tea {'cept in Ireland} When it comes to delicious morning coffee perc is where it's at.

I read this whole thread, great ideas here. I have two cents to add. Egg shells work great for many many things. They work the best for driving fish crazy. Flip a handfull of dried eggs shells in the pond, give 'em a wee bit of time then drop in a worm on a hook, you'll have dinner.

Another must mention is your old coffee grounds make powerful compost additive don't ever send it to the dump. Compost it!

 

[Swampman]

A tin cup would be ok for 18th c. trekking. A boiler would be ok for Civil War era trekking.

 

[J.D.]

Acually that is not completely true Mark.

Cookpots were available in cast iron, brass, and tin, in various sizes. I will concede that modern boilers are not historically correct for the F&I era, but until someone makes the proper small cookpot for English Colonies, the boiler is what we will have to use.

On campfire coffee or tea, a well made boiler will hold up to cooking over coals or suspended from a "billy", as long as there is enough water to prevent a meltdown.

I prefer to carry a stoneware cup, without a handle that just fits into my boiler. This allows drinking hot coffee/tea on cold mornings without burning the lips off one's face.
J.D.