Best Camping Coffee Makers & Machines in Australia

Never underestimate the power of a hot drink on your morale, your body and your energy levels, especially if you are out of your normal comfort zone like camping or trekking. Indeed in very cold conditions, a hot cup of coffee feels like a lifesaver on many levels.

Conversely, sitting around your set up campsite in your nice reclining chair watching the world go by can be the perfect time for a hot coffee and not the instant stuff, but a nice coffee just like you would have at home, because why not? You can.

Whatever the situation, the ability to make and drink quality hot coffee wherever you are is something many of us like to be able to have. In this guide, we will have an in-depth look at different setups, makers and machines for your coffee while camping anywhere in Australia.

Best Camping Coffee Makers & Machines Australia

Wacaco Minipresso NS Espresso Machine

If you like your Nespresso® style capsule coffee at home, then look no further for your campsite companion – the Wacaco Minipresso NS Espresso Machine. This simple and highly portable little machine will have you sipping your gourmet coffee in seconds. Fill with hot water and when you are ready for your coffee, you pump and serve.

Customer reviews are almost all highly rated by people who take this with them to work and drink it on the way, however, there are some pretty big issues with this kind of machine that you should take into account before a purchase nevertheless.

You need to heat the water separately and it only produces 45ml of coffee. The machine needs to cool down again before you open it and refill, which can take 5 mins or so. If you want more than a single 45ml espresso, like say a double – then it becomes a slow and tedious process, not to mention needing more hot water to refill it.

Further to this, capsule coffee makers are not great for the environment, every espresso shot is more plastic in a landfill.

Even though this product is rated highly unless you just love a specific capsule flavour once in your day, this machine is not great for camping and there are better ones listed below due to the limitations (and waste) this machine produces.

GSI Outdoors Espresso Mini Coffee Maker

Here is a coffee maker that is worthy of a campsite – the GSI Outdoors Espresso Mini Coffee maker. It may be small, but the way it is designed to be used, it only takes 90 seconds for a double shot of espresso and can be reused immediately.

This means you can be churning out high-quality coffee every 2 mins and supply your whole campsite quickly and easily.

This mini coffee maker works easily enough, load in your ground coffee and stack it down, fill it with water and place it on a small hiking stove or gas burner. The coffee will take approx. 90 sec to heat up and you can then pour yourself a double shot that can be topped up with milk or more hot water if desired.

Customer reviews are all very positive and this coffee maker is small, light and durable – meaning it can be used for camping or hiking, for small groups or repeatedly with large groups.

It's only reported negative was the base is too small for many gas stoves, something that can be corrected easily enough by using a smaller stove or a metal grill to hold it in place. Well worth the purchase for easy and reliable coffee at your campsite.

AeroPress Portable Coffee Maker

Like the GSI Mini coffee maker, the Aeropress Portable Coffee Maker is a very worthy inclusion at your campsite. It too can produce quality coffee quickly and repeatedly, so whether you have two people or twenty, everyone can have a morning cup of coffee with no stress involved.

Unlike the GSI, this camping coffee maker produces filter style coffee instead of espresso shots and has a higher volume capacity of up to 3 small cups at a time, so realistically – two people should be able to have a coffee every 2 mins or so.

The AeroPress does require external hot water instead of heating it directly, making it very straightforward to use.

Customer reviews all love this camping coffee machine, with the only negative being if you run out of paper coffee filters. While not great for the environment, these filters do break down fairly quickly (or can be burnt) and ensure the coffee is smooth and tasty.

Definitely recommended as a camping coffee maker everyone can enjoy.

JetBoil Grande Silicone Coffee Press