How to make coffee when you're packing super light

I normally buy a giant bag of Peet’s coffee whenever I’m in the US, and carry that with me when we’re abroad. I also carry my AeroPress and filters for making coffee (I don’t have the AeroPress Go yet) directly into my Yeti Rambler, which is a stainless steel insulated coffee delivery system (it’s a travel mug, basically).

Sometimes, like now, we travel super light. Most of our stuff is back at our Mexico City apartment, including the AeroPress. We’re in Oaxaca for the week, and we packed super light — only carry-on. That’s when I go into super nomad mode for coffee.

I use a portable immersion water boiler, and I boil water directly in the Yeti Rambler. Once the water is up to temperature, I pour the coffee, and the coffee brews as the grounds sink to the bottom. Boom! Coffee, with the least-possible amount of equipment for the lightest-possible packing.

Could this be the perfect travel coffee kit?

A company called Pakt has successfully Kickstarted and will soon go into production with a product called the Pakt Coffee Kit. This looks to me like the perfect travel coffee product.

Open the case and pull out the cylindrical kettle, which sits on a plugged-in base like a regular electric tea kettle. Inside the kettle is nested two containers, one that serves as a giant coffee cup, and another that holds your coffee beans or coffee grounds.

A pour-over cone expends out with a clever design, so that when it’s collapsed, it fits inside. This is made of metal, rather than silicon or some other material usually used with collapsible food and coffee products.

The Pakt Coffee Kit is scheduled to ship by the end of the year for $189.