Originally Posted by bobbyg
There are many methods of making a cup of coffee, and countless brands & grinds & roasts. But most of these methods and types will almost always produce only a girly-man cup of coffee. For the essence of real he-man coffee, you have to camp out right next to a fast moving trout stream, and the water for the brew has to come from the stream (afterall, the trout will be watching). Here's what I do ... have a favorite camping spot right next to a western North Carolina trout stream (near Robbinsville, NC), setup camp with my little popup camper and as soon as that's completed (and even before I line the fly rod) I get a pot of that cold, clear water and put it on the camp stove to boil. There's no electric hook-up at this site so the method to use is a percolator - now you have the water on the stove, no innards in the pot, just water. Into the strainer put the desired amount of coffee and just as soon as the water in the pot comes to a boil remove it from the heat AND THEN put the innards with the coffee into the pot and return to the heat ... only turn the heat down, way down ... and slow perk for six minutes. At the end of that time remove the pot from the heat and just let it set for maybe a minute. Now it's ready to enjoy.
Now, here's a pic of that little popup camper and my favorite campsite ~
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