Like Brett I'm also part of the PDXcoffeeoutside meet-up (though during the school year infrequently because off route for my bike commute.) The thing about CoffeeOutside is the *Ritual*. In cultures where coffee or tea preparation is historical, it's ritualized, and one of the things I appreciate about the PDX scene is a return to the communal, ritual aspect of sharing the whole experience. The fire in whatever form, grinding the coffee, the food brought and shared, the conversation, being outside greeting the rising sun... All that is far more important than method of preparation.
That said, In this particular forum aren't bike bags sort of ubiquitous? Why would you have a bike bag if not to carry the brew kit?!? I've got about 4 different stoves I rotate through depending on my whim. Not to be sexist, but in my experience the method of creating a fire seems to be more important to guys. My homemade alcohol stove is simplicity itself and the fuel can be carried in a pop can. Isobutane cannister stoves, especially with piezo igniters are quick and nearly idiot-proof, but for quality of flame and BTU it's hard to beat white gas. And Stove Envy is a thing. One member of our group recently scored an old Optimus 8R white gas stove - that was my first backpacking stove in 78 when I purchased with one of my first paychecks at Yellowstone Nordic in West Yellowstone the summer I worked at Old Faithful - and I sorely regret ever selling it. I'm also really intrigued by the speed and efficiency of another member's MSR Windburner stove which boils water in under 2 minutes. One other thing. I'm an admitted snob about it, but quality of beans is paramount to my enjoyment. But a bad cup of coffeeoutside beats most coffee inside any day. PDXcoffeeoutside is the IG group name, btw. Mike On Friday, May 25, 2018 at 7:02:26 AM UTC-7, Jonathan D. wrote: > > I notice a strong correlation to those who love Riv Bikes, for a love of > coffee. On instagram I see a lot of coffee brewing bike kits for when folks > are out on their bikes. I am curious to know what people use. If you have a > coffee bike kit, would you share what you take with you? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
