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When travelling I mostly grind the beans and either use a Snow Peak collapsible dropper or an aeropress bc those are the most compact way of doing it.
Clever dripper could be a good option. Taking a porlex mini is better but I’m usually happy enough with relatively freshly ground coffee vs the weight saving
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I use a Kinu grinder (probably buy a 1zpresso nowadays though, maybe the JS or Q2 for travel) and a cheap french press if I can pack it safely, aeropress if not. V60 is just too intensive, I want easy when I'm travelling.
Edit: I store beans inside the aeropress/french press for space saving. Screw buying a grinder just because"but it fits!!"
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I just accept that scales, clever dripper and a grinder aren’t that efficient in terms of space they take up, but they pay dividends in having the coffee I want rather than just being disappointed.
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If you're away for a few days or less I would be tempted to grind the beans before you go. Might upset a few people but means you don't need a grinder and ground coffee takes up less space. If you have something to properly seal it in it will be find, and definitely better than shit hotel coffee.
With no kettle you could make cold brew in an inverted aeropress? Zip lock bag of ground coffee stuffed inside the aeropress would probably be the most minimal setup possible
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Starbucks Via Blonde Roast Instant Saches if I am backpacking. They're surprisingly good and cheap.
Otherwise scales, aeropress, coffee, 1ZPresso JX Pro, titanium mug.
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tl;dr - coffee on the road - what's your favourite set-up?
Need to be on the road / sleep in hotels / motels / inns a lot these days, and I've been so annoyed lately with the shit coffee these places offer.
I gathered from this thread that a lot of people do a combination of Aeropress with shoved-in Porlex mini grinder, I'm not sure I wanna go pourover on the road (although this is my favourite when at home). I'm flexible in regards to the style of coffee (could be pourover, could be moka, etc.) - all I want is proper good (black) cofee.
How about one of those electric Bialetti things? Are they good?
Most of the places I stay in offer a kettle in the room, but not all, and bringing my own would be too much faff.