Lightweight Titanium Coffee Press for Camping

I’ve been using this french press for over a month now and love it. It is small, lightweight, and seems to be hefty enough to withstand bumps and dings even though it is single wall titanium. I took the papery/mesh screen off of the normal metal screen and it seems to work just as fine. I read other reviews saying that additional silky screen allowed grounds to get through for whatever reason. I have had little to no grounds get through the filter so far. I mean, it is a french press, so it is inevitable but this one works really well for its size and quality of build. I am happy I bit the 60 dollar bullet and got it. I use it in my office everyday and it is super easy to tear apart and clean then dry which I do every time I use it to keep it in great condition. Eventually I will bring it on camping trips. I am nervous about squishing it in my normally overpacked backpacking bags. I did bring it to a wedding that I camped at with a ton of others and it was quite the conversation piece in the morning. Needless to say, your friends will be jealous. protip: After washing the container, blow through both handle housings to get excess water from sitting in there. I doubt it would rust or cause build up, by why take the chance?

this is a great little French press, however the filter design is not very good. A few modifications could make this much better as the grounds have to be very coarse otherwise they flow through and around the edges of the filter. A little bit more R&D from the company as far as fitting a better stainless mesh filter without the plastic filter would be far superior, or just using the traditional style coiled spring steel to secure the filter since the rubber gasket they use gets gross and is hard to clean. EDIT: i ended up getting a different press due to the rubber gasket being hard to clean and not holding the filter in place as efficiently as a traditional style.

I’ve used an all plastic bpa free GSI French press for years. And it has held up for years. I’ve been looking for a non plastic alternative not made in China. I realized soon after using this Japanese product that my previous coffee method imparted a plastic taste! I removed the polyester lining and although some larger bits of ground settle on my poured cup, there is less micro grounds than my GSI. This one checked all the boxes.

Great coffee. Switching from a Keurig, I doubt I can ever go back – I can’t believe the flavor difference and what I’ve been missing out on. Like others, I was concerned about the polyester filter – I simply removed it so it’s 100% metal, and I get little to no grounds in my coffee. It’s also super lightweight, so I can’t wait to take it on the trails with me!