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How do you make your coffee?
Hey, Reader,
You might not know this about me yet, but I REALLY love coffee. In fact, I am borderline obsessed with coffee and NEED it every morning. You better not talk to me until I have my coffee!
Did you know that caffeine is the most widely used psychoactive drug in the world?
I have a system in place: A hand-grinder where I grind whole beans. A tiny electric hot water kettle. And a simple pour-over method that results in delicious coffee.
Then I sit and read the newspaper on my iPad as the outside world wakes up.
As I write this email, I'm sitting in my van on a forest service road in the Sierra Nevada. Birds are chirping. Bees are buzzing. The air smells of sage and pine, and we have a view of the distant hills. I feel so happy here, comfortable in my van but immersed in nature.
The perfect spot for my cup of morning coffee, right?
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Everyone has their own way of enjoying their cup of morning joe.
Some people love the French Press. Others swear by the pour over, like me. And others have small electric coffee pots inside their vans.
My friends over at Engineers Who Van Life have an ESPRESSO MAKER in their van. Luxurious, right?
There are SO MANY ways to make coffee inside a campervan or an RV, that I asked my writer Brooke Alexander to write an in-depth post about all the ways to make coffee on the road.
| Read the post about campervan coffee making here! |
But I also want to know, what is your preferred way to make coffee?
I hope you have a wonderful Sunday :)
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