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Old 03-05-2019, 08:56 AM   #621
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Back in the day at the station, I made the coffee. We had one pot I specially made for 3 of us on the night shift. It was "extra leaded". After about 3 insulated travel cups of that stuff you could "see the air" and hear colors if you know what I mean. Kept you alert and reactive on a double shift (on the verge of tweeky).
I remember well those nights on field exercises in Korea and Germany. Usually, there was a meeting at the TOC (Tactical Operations Command) around 9 or so and the mess Sgt would have a large pan of coffee with his secret formula of egg shells, salt and maybe the socks he wore that day floating around in there. If you forgot your canteen cup you were out of luck. Sitting next to the pan (it was a very large baking pan) was a large sack of sugar. Even the hardcore among us would start adding massive amounts of sugar as the week went on the sugar would help with the loss of sleep. On a typical 1-week Field exercise about 2 hours of sleep per day was about all us Infantry guys got.
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Old 03-05-2019, 12:11 PM   #622
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17 Oaks. Thanks for your service. I think I would have died. I had to do this multiple times a year in my working days. After only two hours of sleep, by 3 pm, I felt like the walking dead.
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Old 03-05-2019, 12:27 PM   #623
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17 Oaks. Thanks for your service. I think I would have died. I had to do this multiple times a year in my working days. After only two hours of sleep, by 3 pm, I felt like the walking dead.
Thank you.

In Korea, we have one exercise that lasted about 45 days in Jan-Feb, talk about miserable, cold, wet, snow up where I was on the DMZ...what was I thinking all those years???
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Old 03-05-2019, 01:02 PM   #624
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Some of the best I have had came out of an 80 qt stock pot. Started with boiling cold water to a rolling boil then add 3 lb can of commissary brand coffee. Cut fire some and let simmer for a little bit. Add 1 qt cold water gently poured around the pot. Kill the fire and wait about 10 minutes. Enjoy. Absolutely great whether outside temp was hot or cold. If really cold outside, hold hot canteen cut till almost cool then gulp. Repeat.
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Old 03-05-2019, 03:04 PM   #625
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I remember well those nights on field exercises in Korea and Germany.
I not sure if "field coffee" even qualifies as coffee. Some of that stuff would strip paint...

When we didn't have access to field coffee I used to take the instant coffee packet, hot chocolate powder, non dairy creamer and sugar packets out of my C-rats and mix them up with ice cold water in my canteen cup.... It sure would help keep you awake and help you forget how cold and miserable you were!

Now I order my Community Coffee blends on line and have a one cup coffee maker in our motor home...a much better solution!
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Old 03-05-2019, 06:30 PM   #626
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My wife and I spent a few days in the Philippines a couple of years ago. We enjoyed our stay, except for their traditions concerning coffee. We take our morning cup(s) pretty seriously, so we were dismayed at the options no matter where we went. Nescafe is everywhere, and it's usually prepared with gobs of milk and sugar. I thought I got hot chocolate by mistake. Our adventure fortunately included a stop in central Indonesia, now they know how to make a quality brew! Their coffee was almost enough to make up for the "chicken bacon".
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You had me at "chicken bacon" until it clicked that you had said Indonesia...
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Old 05-10-2019, 09:00 AM   #628
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At home we are all about fresh ground coffee, and like to use different kinds (partial to Ethiopian) and use a French press. On the road however we keep it simple and just go with a small single cup Keurig. Less space, simpler, and ready in seconds
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It makes sense to use propane if you ask me. An old style percolator works fine. My Dad had a ranch for 30 years. I like cowboy coffee, just grounds in the pot with cold water, maybe an egg shell or two. After it gets to a boil, let it sit. The secret is too add a small amount of cold water to settle the grounds. Context is everything in the outdoors.
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Old 05-10-2019, 09:50 AM   #630
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I buy what is on sale and fill up the Mr Coffee .... they all taste good to me
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Old 05-10-2019, 09:51 AM   #631
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Wife #1 was from Sweden and that is how she made coffee. It was excellent! #2 is more traditional. Coffee now is just OK.
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It makes sense to use propane if you ask me. An old style percolator works fine. My Dad had a ranch for 30 years. I like cowboy coffee, just grounds in the pot with cold water, maybe an egg shell or two. After it gets to a boil, let it sit. The secret is too add a small amount of cold water to settle the grounds. Context is everything in the outdoors.
I like this, kinda like Army field coffee. But just a question, where do cowboys get cold water and eggs from? Ha !! [emoji848]
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Old style blue perculator on gas stove. Set it up and load it outside the TT the night before. Up early and out so wifey can sleep in; patiently wait for the perc to start to prevent from boiling over. Used same pot for years. It lets just the right amount of grounds into the pot for that great bottom of the cup last sip.

Only drink the stuff when camping.
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I like this, kinda like Army field coffee. But just a question, where do cowboys get cold water and eggs from? Ha !! [emoji848]
Army field cooks used to check their coffee readiness by throwing in a horseshoe. If the horseshoe sank then more cooking was necessary; coffee was ready when it floated.
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Army field cooks used to check their coffee readiness by throwing in a horseshoe. If the horseshoe sank then more cooking was necessary; coffee was ready when it floated.
Thanks for my daily laugh...i think you might be right is the sad part😂😂😎
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We got eggs from the hens outside the ranch house and cold water from the cistern under the house that collected rain water.
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Army field cooks used to check their coffee readiness by throwing in a horseshoe. If the horseshoe sank then more cooking was necessary; coffee was ready when it floated.
At the station we used to give it the "spoon test". If the spoon would stand up straight in the cup, it was done. If not, perk it some more.

If the spoon started to dissolve, it's over perked.

Just kidding, but we did make some thick morning watch coffee. There were 3 of us that drank the "thick" stuff.
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A one cup at a time Keurig for me. I'm the only one drinking coffee. I try to use the biodegradable pods but if I need a special blend, I can use the personal one that comes with it.
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Old 05-14-2019, 12:42 PM   #639
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People love the gizmos and rituals associated with coffee making.
The best coffee I have ever had was always related to the context.
Saddling up at 4 to chase cattle.
Getting up in the dark at 9,000 feet to chase elk.
Watching the steam rise off a big river.
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We almost never are at a camp with power so we just boil water in teapot and pour over grounds in a Melita drip style filter and directly into a large caraffe. It is slow but good. We are taking a trip to Zion (Watchman) in September and I will use my home coffee pot for the first time camping.
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