12 Volt Coffeemaker?
claudel
Dripper, preferably. 6-10 cups. Unbreakable ( not glass... )
TIA
Claude
Lee Bray
that can be put on camp fire or on our stove. No electricity
required, meaning no generator in the morning! Plus it is
cheap to buy!
--
Lee (aka Jerry) Jax/Fl
SFC USA Retired, and Retired Civilian
It is tough being a Sexy Motor Homing Senior Citizen
Web Page: http://home.comcast.net/~l.bray/
"claudel" <cla...@bolt.sonic.net
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HDinNY
required and it uses the new blends same as the percolator.
Coffee tastes a little different but still good. Trick with
both types is a filter. We use those round ones that lay on
the bottom of the basket.
HD in NY
Mark Jones
>
> Dripper, preferably. 6-10 cups. Unbreakable ( not glass... )
They may have what you are looking for.
"Half-Canadian"
Camping Life Magazine had an article in their September 03 edition that had
a pretty comprehensive listing of 12-volt gadgets:
http://www.campinglife.com/site_page_902/article_page_217.html
Laurie in BC
claudel
Hi
thanks for the pointer, I've seen these.
25 mins for 5 cups...
Claude
claudel
Sandy A. Nicolaysen
This list from Sept 1999 might be worth repeating for those looking
for 12v appliances. Blame it on GBinNC! :)
GBinNC wrote:
>
> Do any of y'all know where I can find a 12v on/off timer, or even if
> such a thing exists?
>
> TIA.
> GB in NC
GB,
I'm going to give you more than you bargained for when you wrote your
question!
Back on Dec. 12, 1998, Steve Scharf posted the following list of 12V
accessories and where to get them. He did a heck of a lot of work on
this project and I think there are probably a few folks who might be
able to use the information.
As for your 12V timer, well, surely one of the listed places must
carry one.
Best, and hope you and yours aren't flooded.
Mike, CA
RVChem
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There are really only a few manufacturers of these devices, but they
are sold under a variety of different brands at wildly different
prices for the same item.
Whistler (www.imsrep.com/whistler01.html) manufactures a wide range of
products including cooler/warmers, beverage cooler/warmers, ovens,
blenders, compressors, inverters, spotlights, flourescent lights,
reading lights, hair dryers, curling irons, power stations, jumpstart
systems, microwaves, coffee makers, boot warmers, and
buffer/polishers. They sell direct (www.imsrep.com/cat/index.htm), but
the direct prices are much higher than what the identical items sell
for elsewhere (100-200% higher). For instance, I paid $20 for the
deluxe 12 volt coffee maker at a retail store (Auto Parts Club),
direct it costs $60. Clearly they are committed to not competing head
to head with their retail and mail order outlets, which is a good
thing, but this is ridiculous.
Power-To-Go appears to be just another brand name that Whistler sells
under.
Koolatron (www.koolatron.com) manufactures coffee makers,
cooler/warmers, beverage cooler/warmers, and blenders. As with
Whistler, their direct prices are far higher than what the identical
items sell for elsewhere.
On-Line & Telephone Mail Order Sales
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Leisure Time Electronics
(www.online-services.com/leisure/12volt.htm) sells a Power-To-Go
coffee-maker, the Whistler oven, the electric blanket, and a variety
of lights and inverters. Their prices are quite high, though not as
high as the direct prices.
Shopping.com (www.shopping.com) sells a lot of the Whistler products
at very good prices. See
www.shopping.com/ibuy/marginnav/default.asp?nav=|12|1|-1|
Netmarket (www.netmarket.com) sells a lot of Whistler and Power-To-Go
products at very good prices. They are somehow affiliated with
Shopping.com.
S. King Company (www.skingco.com) sells a lot of the the Whistler
products at medium prices (less than Whistler direct, more than
Netmarket or Shopping.com). They also sell what appears to be many of
the same appliances that J.C. Whitney sells, such as the toaster and
corn popper.
The JC Whitney catalog has a variety of 12 volt products, but they
generally don't disclose the manufacturer. Very few of their available
products are listed on their web site (www.jcwhitneyusa.com), but you
can fill out a catalog request on-5
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- Sandy
BD
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Add one more retailer to the list for all things 12 volt:
www.das-roadpro.com
BD
VRE
8-10 cup drip makers. Only one has a plastic caraf that makes over 8 cups,
that I've found, but it's a little pricey. You could buy two of the lower
cost models for the same price.
Good luck,
V-
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Sandy A. Nicolaysen
wrote:
Just to toss another log on the fire, but why not just use an inverter
to run a 120v AC coffee maker? Our 10 cup Sunbeam draws 600 watts.
It runs on an inverter that cost me $35 at Walmart. Added benefit is
that you also have 120v AC for other uses.
Is it just me, or are inverters becoming dirt-cheap?
- Sandy
BW
Another log on the fire: buy a metal teakettle, a Melitta plastic coffee
filter cone, and a vacuum bottle carafe. Heat the water on the propane
stove (propane is a cheap source of heat, and brings the water in the
teakettle to a boil much more quickly than a 12-volt heater will), pour the
water over the coffee sitting inside the Melittla coffee filter cone sitting
on top of the carafe, and in about 2 minutes you have a vacuum carafe full
of fresh coffee. The carafe will keep that fresh coffee hot for an hour or
two. If you don't have a propane stove in your camper, you can heat the
teakettle over a small portable gasoline or propane stove, or even heat it
over an open campfire.....
BD
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>
> Another log on the fire: buy a metal teakettle, a Melitta plastic coffee
> filter cone, and a vacuum bottle carafe. Heat the water on the propane
> stove (propane is a cheap source of heat, and brings the water in the
> teakettle to a boil much more quickly than a 12-volt heater will), pour
the
> water over the coffee sitting inside the Melittla coffee filter cone
sitting
> on top of the carafe, and in about 2 minutes you have a vacuum carafe full
> of fresh coffee. The carafe will keep that fresh coffee hot for an hour
or
> two. If you don't have a propane stove in your camper, you can heat the
> teakettle over a small portable gasoline or propane stove, or even heat it
> over an open campfire.....
>
>
This is exactly how I've been making my coffee for years. Boil water in the
sauce pan, pour into Melita w/ fresh ground and into caraffe. 4 minutes from
cold to boil on electric or gas.
BD
captjack
fast and makes great coffee.
FWIW: Jack in Reno
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GBinNC
<sand...@erols.com> wrote:
>This list from Sept 1999 might be worth repeating for those looking
>for 12v appliances. Blame it on GBinNC! :)
Heck, why not? I get blamed for everything else. <g>
And not only did I never get a 12v timer -- I have no idea now why I
was looking for one. Must not have been a *real* important project...
GB in NC
Cricket
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When digging about looking for something to use on some project, do you ever
find yourself gazing at some object which you vaguely remember having been
tickled to death to find, way back when, so that you could use it
for...um...something really important...pretty sure it was...or I wouldn't
have kept the thing around taking up space...it'll come to me in a minute...
Or is that just me?
claudel
claudel
Hi
I thought about an inverter and dragging around my
Capresso. I just wanted something smaller/simpler
I've been using a Melitta into a Thermos which works
out fine if I can get hot water happening.
I'm car camping around the weather & fires out west
and am short on space. A hot cup is just the thing
to melt the frost first thing in the morning. :^)
Happy Trails
Claude
Claude
claudel
Hi
Thats more or less what I've been doing. I have
a propane stove & melitta & thermos. The evil
walmart in Fallon, Nv. even had propane cyls 2 for ~$4.00
It's dangerous, though, to try this method while under way. :^)
I'm just wondering if there's a decent 12v coffemaker
available that doesn't take an unreasonable amount
of time to brew.
Happy Trails
Claude
GBinNC
wrote:
>When digging about looking for something to use on some project, do you ever
>find yourself gazing at some object which you vaguely remember having been
>tickled to death to find, way back when, so that you could use it
>for...um...something really important...pretty sure it was...or I wouldn't
>have kept the thing around taking up space...it'll come to me in a minute...
>
>Or is that just me?
Trust me, you are not alone.
GB in NC
Peter Pan
> > wrote in message news:bo432h$4nm$1...@bolt.sonic.net...
> > Anybody have one that they like?
> >
> > Dripper, preferably. 6-10 cups. Unbreakable ( not glass... )
> >
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Claude
> >
The one I use is
Vector® 12V Portable Coffee Maker
This standard 5-Cup coffee maker is perfect for use on the road.
Automatically keeps coffee warm at just the right temperature. Uses standard
5-cup paper filters.
Features a built-in dual thermostat to prevent overheating, a 6' cord with a
12V DC accessory plug
and a steel finish carafe
web address for details and pictures:
http://www.basspro-shops.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=23782&hvarTarget=search&hvarAID=outdoorsite
It almost meets the requirements of what you ask, except it only makes 5
cups not 6. Since after 5 cups of coffee I have to use the bathroom, I
stop/make more coffee/use the bathroom/drive on :)
Will Sill
wisdom:
>Just to toss another log on the fire, but why not just use an inverter
>to run a 120v AC coffee maker? Our 10 cup Sunbeam draws 600 watts.
>It runs on an inverter that cost me $35 at Walmart. Added benefit is
>that you also have 120v AC for other uses.
>
>Is it just me, or are inverters becoming dirt-cheap?
Yes and yes. We bought our 1500w Heart inverter 5 years ago and it
came with an integral 3-stage charger. The price for that level of
features and quality has not changed much. See
http://www.brokenlegdave.com/Manufacture/Heart_Interface/freedom_15.htm
OTOH simple inverters ARE way down in price.
Will Sill
claudel
Hi
Thanks for the pointer.
How big is a "cup" anyway? :^)
This morning I _almost_ filled my 16 oz travel mug
with the output of a 4 cup motel dripper...
Happy Trails
Claude
Neon John
>Anybody have one that they like?
>
>Dripper, preferably. 6-10 cups. Unbreakable ( not glass... )
>
Depends on how much patience you have. Since there is only about 120 watts
available (12 volts at 10 amps, the practical limit of most cig lighter
sockets) vs the more usual 1200 watts for plug-in makers, you can expect it to
be very very slow. You should also know that what many of these marginal
coffee maker vendors consider to be a cup (4 to 6 oz) is merely a mouth full
for most of us.
Might I instead suggest this:
http://www.foodservicedirect.com/index.cfm/S/176/N/1368/Vacuum_Coffee_Makers.htm
This is the modern version of the classic vacuum pot. This makes IMHO the
best possible coffee from a given grind. Close behind is the French Press.
This version of the vacuum pot works with an external heat source such as your
RV's stove. If you want something portable or something to use in a van or
whatnot, the cheap canned butane stoves such as this one:
http://www.quickspice.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/scstore/cookware-portablestove-joycook-flower.shtml?E+scstore
http://tinyurl.com/tjxu
I have a couple of these and find them to work great.
Of course, there is the old standby, the Coleman single burner stove.
Using the butane stove, the vacuum pot and cold water, I can make a little
more than a quart of very good coffee in about 4-5 minutes.
John
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Cleveland, Occupied TN
Jon Porter
>
> How big is a "cup" anyway? :^)
>
> This morning I _almost_ filled my 16 oz travel mug
> with the output of a 4 cup motel dripper...
The standard coffee maker industry way of thinking means that a cup is 6oz.
Anything bigger is a mug.
dave martin
> If we don't have 120 VAC then we use the Melitta coffee maker. Its very
> fast and makes great coffee.
> FWIW: Jack in Reno
>
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> > "BW" <b...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> > >
> > > Another log on the fire: buy a metal teakettle, a Melitta plastic
Another option is an italian cast aluminum expresso maker. They are
fast, easy to clean & make good coffee on any heat source. The come
in sizes up to 9 cup (expresso cups). Make the coffee expresso
strength then dilute it with water (I think the cafe's call this
americano). It is GOOD.
racem...@webtv.net
the old perrc types for a few bucks.
Bryan
asadi
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