We consider a best backpacking coffee maker to be a worthy investment in the long run.
We are here to help you choose the right one for your needs from all the best available products in market today.
Our review process:
After analysing dozens of makers for the past few months, here are our favorite makers, in a wide range of styles and prices.
Our final collection has the best products and we also worked hard to maintain variety within our selection to accommodate personal preferences.
We have collected makers from several brands including snow peak, ycdjcs, gsi outdoors, coletti, texsport etc., specific to your regular usage .
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The latest gsi outdoors best backpacking coffee maker is an absolute beast in terms of its features, and rightfully takes the top spot with ease. This is such a simple solution to a great cup of coffee when back packing or camping. The ultralight java drip's sturdy legs clip to nearly any mug while its ultra-compact design nests under a standard fuel cartridge so that you can enjoy bold, mud-free coffee. It can connect to a range of diameter cup/bottle openings. The plastic is stiff but flexible enough to be tossed.
It is easy to fold up and store, most importantly a good cup of brew. What's really neat is once it finishes brewing, you can just shake off the spent grounds, they all come out and makes it very handy for easy clean up.
Why We Like This:
Works great with mugs of any size, including the gsi insulated mugs
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Compared with other maker in this category, the bestargot best backpacking coffee maker has a convenient design. This one has a more mug-like feel, but with the wider diameter, is well suited as a bowl for meal prep and serving. It makes a good cup of coffee and it’s easy to clean. It can be used on open flames such as gas burners and bonfires due to their single wall construction. It's lightweight, sturdy, and it comes with an insulator cover.
The handle folds back against the side of the cup, which makes for easy storage, and the hinges attaching it are solid, resulting in a stable feel in the hand. The entire plunger assembly can be taken apart for cleaning or ease of packing if one wishes to nest a Nalgene sized bottle in the cup to save space.
Why We Like This:
Nice design with notched handle for over the fire pull grip
Perfect size and weight for camping
Light weight, transfers heat well, cleans quick with water and a scotchbrite
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The coletti glass top should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. The lid to the basket has a 2 step lid design. It is made in an on the stove perculator pot. The percolator lid is stainless and the topper is glass. It is perfect for boiling water for tea or making coffee. The lid closes accurately and tight. There are no springs and the internal basket sits in the percolater nicely and has a lid. It is easy to clean, more time for fishing.
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The features department is where gsi outdoors stainless steel truly manages to shine. This percolator brings coffee to a whole new level. It is more [work] than a k-machine, and you must wait longer for the first cup—but it is worth it, imo. It provides a secure grasp and also it is made of clear plastic. The water boils after a few minutes as well.
The little brewing instruction sheet loops over the brew basket, is not very clear and somewhat contradictory, as it is obviously written by a person whose primary language is other than English. The handle doesn't get hot and it's light and small unlike the big bulky coffee machines. It is PERFECT for one or two people. There is no bitterness or acid taste whatsoever.
Why We Like This:
Heats water quickly, nice even perk across grounds
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The snow peak best backpacking coffee maker's high-end materials makes sure that it ages well with use. There are far more compact methods to make coffee without any fuss. Paired with a Snow Peak butane stove it has come in handy during hurricane season when there's a power outage. It makes about a solid 3 cups of coffee. It works well, no leakage of grounds into coffee, easy to use.
It's light, attractive and sturdy. The plunger rests on the bottom of the pot when it is empty. It's super light. It is perfect for making a single mug of coffee without any fuss.
Why We Like This:
Lightweight durable it’s exactly what a coffee lover need outside
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Texsport line of maker come in a pretty wide variety of styles, so you can definitely find one that suits your individual preferences and needs. This is a good, solid, camping coffee pot for a small family. It works great if you might get some coffee grinds in your coffee but makes a nice cup of coffee. It is the one that's in the adult chuck box and it gets plenty of use. This makes 14 cups fine, but it is not as substantial and the pot is either slightly warped or out of round as it is difficult to get the basket for the coffee grounds inserted.
This pot is well built and easy to clean. It is easy to clean, all parts fit snug and tight. They do add an extra sight glass just in case but an easy touch is all that is needed. This will last for a long, long time.
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The firemaple best backpacking coffee maker's high-end materials makes sure that it ages well with use. Weighing only 13oz(371g), this coffee pot cup java set is ideal for solo camping and backpacking. It is accepted worldwide as one of the best and greenest ways to brew coffee, it's fast to get a mug of coffee in the outdoors, no paper filters required. It is made of food grade 18/8 stainless steel, enjoy great coffee anywhere with this coffee maker. All components can be folded together, it's campact and easy to carry with the handy fabric bag included. It is easy to carry with the handy fabric bag included.
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Next on the list, we've got yet another maker that manages to win our hearts. It's the coletti best backpacking coffee maker and it's widely considered as one of the best convenient maker you can buy. It is a very well designed take on the classic camping coffee percolator. It features all the retro enamel percolators. It's stainless steel under the blue splatter enamel. The stainless steel internals are non-magnetic which indicates a higher grade of stainless, and are of decent thickness to ensure durability with regular use.
This is a somewhat heavier product, and wouldn't be great for backpacking, but if you're just car camping, it's wonderful. It’s easy to use, and brews a fresh tasting twelve cups when filled to the top. The coffee is not much more than lightly colored water. The handle is comfortable and secure.
Why We Like This:
A very functional camping coffee percolator with a retro look
Well made camping coffee maker that brews a full twelve cups
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The keith titanium best backpacking coffee maker is satisfactory and appropriate and fits well with your daily usage. If you're looking for arguably the best travel setup for pour-over, you've found the right place. It is functionally simple and elegant, straightforwardly versatile and multi-purpose and environmentally friendly and healthy, perfectly interpreting both the product design philosophy and environmental philosophy behind which keith titanium proudly stands. It produces an extremely clean cup of coffee for a non-paper filter, assuming you have a good grind without too many fines. It will help keep the water hot.
This is an excellent coffee maker. It is ideal for an overnight bag or wherever you want to brew it up more conventionally. The cone also fits on the Keith titanium tea cup sold separately, so easy to make multiple cups of coffee as lo g as your pot holds enough hot water. If you are a backpacker and are mad about coffee, this is indeed a luxury on the trail.
Why We Like This:
Excellent quality, a really well designed lightweight coffee and tea maker
Taste is altered, no flavor is absorbed
Great craftsmanship and compact size with complimenting case
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The ycdjcs best backpacking coffee maker's superior materials makes sure that it ages well with use. It is ideal for usage by motorcycle and cycling bicycle, driving, running, fishing, racing, skiing, climbing, trekkingor other outdoor activities enthusiasts. It designs to pack up small and take up little room, so that you barely feel the weight within the pack on your back. It is easy to spill, convenient storage and easy to carry. It can be used as a camping teapot or coffee pot, for boiling water, tea, coffee, hot drinks and soup. It is space saving and compactable. It is also space saving and compactable.
Why We Like This:
Linked rivets, strong load-bearing, durable, not easy to loose
Portable plastic handle handle, non-slip heat insulation, high performance, and more practical