Desert Captain
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There has been a number of references lately to firing up the genny or "needing" electrical hook ups to make a pot of coffee. Naturally this quest for caffeine often comes early in the morning, that's when I like mine, but I have got to ask:
"What's wrong with a stove top coffee pot?" 
The vast majority of RV's have a propane stove which generates more BTU's than any other fuel, good ole fashioned stove top pots are sold everywhere so why don't more folks use them? Why the need for AC power when in just about the same amount of time you can brew up a nice, very hot, delicious pot of coffee without waking your neighbors? Heck you can even stick the pot right on the campfire.
We picked up our large blue speckled pot which makes four large mugs in about ten minutes at Sportsman's Warehouse for less than $15. I like to fill the pot the night before, drop in a flat filter and then all I have left in the morning is to spoon in the nice fresh coffee and light the stove. If it affects no one else make your coffee any way you like but at O'dark thirty the sound of your generator carries farther than stink and is about as welcome. 
Feel free to flame away since it does not require a generator. 
Maybe I should switch to decaf...sigh. 
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RaenMark
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Desert Captain, I'm willing to bet it's mostly because we've gotten so far away from percolated coffee. I know I haven't perked for years, and it is a bit of art to get it going properly without scorching or boiling over. Nothing wrong with your approach, I applaud it, just lack of familiarity.
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classicdude
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My dad always insisted on coffee made just as you describe when camping. Personally I love my electricity, coffee brewing technique being the least important reason. And I don't foresee you getting flamed for hating generators at dawn...
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Go Dogs
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DH uses drip coffee maker at home to save time in the morning,(it's programmed to make the coffee before he gets up). When we go camping I love using,'Chalkie',an old white enamel percolator. He makes the best coffee-maybe because we're camping!
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goducks10
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We don't have the old style like that but we do have a Coleman stove top. It's a little slow but still makes 10+ cups in the morning. Plus on those cooler mornings with the stove on it helps to warm up the TT. It's sure nice to have elec though, but only because it's quicker to make 10+ cups.
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Polishnurse
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Accualy, perked coffee is perhaps as close to instant as you can get. Now the best coffee is dripped coffee. It's just that simple. Perking the coffee raises the tempeture above 190 degrees since it has to boil to perk, which causes oils to seperate, making the coffee bitter to the taste, guess if you like Starbuck you like perked. JM2Cents. Bill
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downtheroad
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Two extremes:
1. cowboy coffee. Throw a handful of coffee grounds in a boiling pot and drink it.
2. $2000 Italian espresso machine.
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RustyFairmount
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We use a French press. It makes 1 to 4 mugs at a time, never boils over, requires no paper filters, and cost $15 brand new, and IMHO it makes better tasting coffee than any other machine.
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We just bought a camper, and the first thing my wife noticed was that we'd now be able to use our coffee maker. I'm going to miss the old BSP. It was the best coffee I got all year.
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romore
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I think most of us have been spoiled by convenience. I love a cup of perked coffee but danged if I remember how to make it.
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