Part Two of a multi-part series.
Ok, so you have ground your beans to the desired consistency, you're ready for step 2: brew it up. I'm assuming you have hot water, you're going to need it. I use whatever we're cooking with that trip to heat the water. Early morning convenience suggests that "build a campfire" is my last choice. Jetboil, canister stove, alcohol stove, zipstove, whatever. Make water hot.
The Aerobie Aeropress (https://amzn.to/2NrKgmA) is my latest tool in the quest for decent backcountry coffee. It's light, it's fast, it's compact, it's easy to clean, and it produces a brew that is clean and most definitely quaffable. You won't be met with a cup slimed with industrial sludge at the bottom, post-quaff. $29.95 on Amazon.
I find the inverted method to be least likely to make a mess. Assemble the Aeropress, which is basically a tube with a filter on one end and a plunger that fits in the other, by inserting the plunger about 1/4 inch. Stand it on the plunger with the filter removed. Add coffee grounds, add hot water, stir, let it sit for a couple minutes. Attach the filter and filter housing and flip the whole thing over and place it on your mug of choice. You then press down on the plunger until it won't go anymore and, bam, coffee. Quaff.
Pros: light, compact, easy to clean, relatively inexpensive, seems fairly indestructible, reusable filters available.
Cons: makes about 12oz of brew per batch, if it were 25% longer I wouldn't complain
Cleanup is easy, pop off the filter with the plunger still fully plunged, splash some water on the plunger, chuck the puck of compressed coffee, splash out the reusable filter (or dispose of the paper) and you'you're ready for another round.
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