12V Coffee Machine

Hi summer

Well we are able to use the dropper, plunger and the De Longie blue coffee machine.
As well the princess can power her hair straightener and turbo hair dryer,
This is because I had a choice, travel alone or get a thingy that will make my stuff work.

I have installed a 2700 watt inverter/charger and this allows all these to operate.
We have our coffee machine coffee and the princess looking absolutely fabulous.

Cost a couple of $$$$. But we'll worth the price.
Ale to pull the batteries up during the day with a couple of solar panels with no difficulties to date..

Regards
Geoff

as a car only traveller tourist, we use a plunger,about 400mls to satisfy our coffee needs.
i can make the coffee i want plus the wife can water it down to the strength that she likes. this way there is no coffee left lying around unused.

we use the dripper to home and have found this to be the better alternative.

Have you considered a stovetop espresso pot like the Greeks and Italians use?
Cost about $30 and can use on gas cooktop it needed and are compact and light. Just got one myself for camping

What sort of coffee machine are you after.... espresso is the choice of real coffee lovers and then you have Turkish/Italian style and then the plunger.

We have been looking for a espresso machine for camping for ages but most are around the 1700w or bigger.

We don't want to run a BIG inverter for it so plunger or Turkish/Italian are what we usually use.

The are some small single shot hand held espresso machines around the $200 mark but have heard mixed results about them.

We use a Bialletti stovetop perc and/or a Handpresso. The Handpresso is a hand pump that uses ESE pods. 15 bar pressure, excellent coffee from a roster in Sydney (they do mail order) and very compact. For milk, a small jug and a $2 battery operated wizzer off ebay. Put a milk thermometer in the jug and stop before hitting prefered temp as it keeps going up.

If you decide to get a Handpresso, Amazon Spain is the best value - half the local price including delivery.

Nespresso "Pixi" coffee machine , 90sec water heat up time , 19bar , light and very portable , perfect fit carry case/bag available ,, 1260w 240v draw ,,,,, be suprised ,, my Yamaha ES 1000IE generator actually runs it ,,,,,

Hi SL

Most capsule machines will run off a 1500W Pure Sine inverter, here is a test we did on the Aldi machine.


Aldi-Test


Regards

Derek from ABR

Thanks everyone for your replies,

We drink long blacks with a dash of milk so no need for a frothed milk etc..

Looking like a stove top one will be our only option as we have such a small inverter.

Hi, If you have solar all I have ever used is a waeco 12vlt kettle. It holds about a ltr of water, I just put enough water in for 2 big cups and in about ten mins it shuts off and you have got boiling water. Or do what we do, mount it in the vehicle and 15mins before you stop switch it on?? great for quick stops. other than that boil the kettle on the gas, it is a lot easier than coffee machines?? (remember the more you carry you are likely to have more problems) Enjoy you trip. Cheers

Summerlovin,
We have used a Stove top expresso coffee maker at home and on the road for years.
Take your pick from one listed. The stainless steel Pezzetti for $59.00 is looking good!
Rob

Just incase you want to simply boil water one should consider the Bugatti Kettle.

Bugatti Kettle

I have a friend who has one............guess what......it still just boils water.

Folks heating water with 12Volts is a fools game......so ya got ya high power inverter..to run ya 1500 watt coffee machine....now ya pulling more power than ya starter motor (serioulsy more power than ya strater motor) to make a cup of coffee....that is just plainly rediculous.

The greeks and italians have been using little stove top perculators for over a century and they work very very well on a $20 butane stove.

If ya want to froth ya milk......warm it on the butane stove in a sucepan or a laboratory beaker and whizz it up with a $2 Ikea battery powered milk frother.

I don't drink Coffee...but the wife does and in my opinion is rediculously fussy.....she has a coffee machine..and not a cheap one.

Even at home the only advantage to the coffee machine is the speed and convienience.....she still prefeers a coffee from the little perc or a plunger.

Once away from a mains 240v supply and a nice steady bench top, the advanteges of a coffee machine just evaporate.

cheers