Reddit mentions of GSI Outdoors H2JO!

I'm in the same situation as you, traveling for work that can span the 2-3 days to little more then a week.

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Tried various things, here are my findings.

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Found that Wulong, Puerh and Greens that can handle some heats works best. While at home, I am more "scientific" in my approach, but on the road I try to keep things simple with easier to brew stuff. Usually bring 3-4 bags of loose leaf. Darjelings and other blacks does not work at all for me in this context, but that might be only very personal.

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I usually put all my tea gear in my checkedin luggage, never had a single problem that way. Made it with carry on as well without issue.

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I do cold and hot brew. Cold brew is really great while traveling. I get it out in a cup in the morning, then start a new one for next day. In my case, traveling usually comes with time zone switch and late meetings / late social activities so it's an easy way to have something ready in the morning when I wake up and prepare for the day ahead.

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For hot brew, I always travel with my foldable kettle bought online --> https://www.amazon.com/Gourmia-Travel-Foldable-Electric-Kettle/dp/B01M2CARAV

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For my brewing vehicle, I work with a Nalgene bottle --> https://www.amazon.ca/Nalgene-Mouth-Bottle-Purple-1-Pint/dp/B003QRWRAA/

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And an adapter filter for the bottle --> https://www.amazon.com/GSI-Outdoors-73020-H2JO/dp/B000PGPGQC ( I usually put the tea in the bottle under the filter, not directly within the filter)

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It's about that... found some good triangular shaped tea bags with good tea in them and carry some to add in my bottle from time to time in the day with cold / hot watter. Also worked directly with loof tea and the adapter, but it's more work to get it clean and everything while on the go in events... --> http://camellia-sinensis.com/en/tea/bags

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So I think that's about it for my cheet sheat :)

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Ciao

It's just difficult to maneuver in the nalgene bottle, and it's a bitch to get that thing clean on the trail. Well it's hard to clean even off the trail imho. Regular french presses are no-fun enough for me to clean, so picture that plus the lip of the nalgene bottle, PLUS the mess you created when you removed the folding press part.... Does it work like it's mean to? Technically yes. Will you want to use it? Probably not.

I am not saying coffee made with the GSI H2Jo is better or even as good as french press, but it's certainly easier, and if I'm guessing, weighs less. No moving parts. Easier to clean, etc. I actually use it in reverse, though - put coffee grounds into the bottle, then screw on the H2Jo. Let the coffee steep as long as I want it to, and then pour the coffee off, through the H2jo. That's not at all how it's meant to be used, but the coffee is better. And at that point the difference in cleaning it and the nalgene french press isn't that great. So it's almost a wash, except it weighs less. And you can still use the nalgene, while it's installed. With this you could even cold brew all night, pour off in the morning and heat THAT coffee up. Now that'd be good coffee.

Honestly what someone needs to make is something designed to do what I described above. Instead of like the H2jo, though, just make the metal mesh flush with the top of the bottle, and make the coffee as I described. That'd be even smaller, weigh even less, and be even easier to clean. You could even make it have with different size holes on each half, so you could choose between pour speed, and sediment.

But at this point you might as well just make cowboy coffee and be done with it.

Honestly I'm just kinda brainstorming here. :)

I'm not sure about that Keurig, but I've had success with [this from GSI] ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PGPGQC?ie=UTF8&at=&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links) in a normal nalgene.

http://smile.amazon.com/GSI-73020-Outdoors-H2JO-Percolator/dp/B000PGPGQC/

This is what I use. I have a nalgene bottle just for it so my water doesn't taste like coffee. I pour the water in the bottle, and then put the filter thing in, and then the coffee in the filter thing. Screw the cap on, make sure its all tight, and then I lay it on its side until I think its had enough time to brew. Doing it this way lets me take the grounds out before I enjoy my liter of coffee (all morning long) so it doesn't get bitter. Also makes cleaning easier because I can scoop most of the grounds out into a garbage bag to pack out and what I can get is rinsed out. I make sure my coffee is course ground for this, much like cowboy coffee.

http://www.amazon.com/GSI-73020-Outdoors-H2JO-Percolator/dp/B000PGPGQC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500554246&sr=8-1&keywords=nalgene+coffee

In doing research I found this.

I own several nalgenes, so this is amazing.

I would put the leaves straight in the bottle and use the strainer as just that.

really old review of mine, but check out the setup for it.

It's a nalgene, with one of these sweet little puppies attached. It works best for teas that don't really get bitter with long brew times. At $20-odd for it and the nalgene together, it is cheaper than many specialty thermoses. (and yes, a thick sock works as the best kind of tea cozy, plus, most of us own socks, so the cozy is essentially free.

This handy tool and a standard Naglene is the easiest and fastest coffee I have made out in the woods.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PGPGQC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

H2JO By: GSI outdoors this guy lives on my hydro flask full time. Also does great work with loose leaf tea when I want to switch it up.

https://www.amazon.com/GSI-Outdoors-73020-H2JO/product-reviews/B000PGPGQC

Pair that with the camelbak twist lid which is actually spill/backpack proof. It does not leak and you can have hot coffee/tea all morning.

https://www.amazon.com/CamelBak-Chute-Hot-Accessory-Black/dp/B0793CNVDP/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=camelbak+screw+cap&qid=1573356701&sprefix=camelbak+screw+&sr=8-6

I just dump in my grounds or tea into the hydro flask or nalgene add hot water and screw them both back on and I am good to go. Bonus is you have cold brew later in the day if you dont drink it all in the AM.