Instant coffee sticks

[acannavo]

I'll throw Alpine Start into the mix. I got a ton for free a while back and have been using them on all my trips for a few years now. Good instant coffee and good flavored options as well. Pricing is equivalent

 

[tkabzems]

Been using alpine start for a few years. Highly recommend as well

 

[Danny Hoey]

It finally arrived, I don’t think I will ever have more. Great idea, but tastes like the bottom of my boot after walking through the pig barn

Try snorting it. Beats having to taste it, and you still get the caffeine....

 

[Brew-Jitsu]

I'll have to try that Alpine Start brand (never heard of it before this forum). I like the Starbucks Via more than their non-instant coffee.

Usually I just bring a small threaded Nalgene full of Nescafe instant, but it it's nice to see some other options, including the fillable teabag concept, here.

 

[nuttz]

I started to just chomp on whole beans and wash them down with water.

I keep them in a vitamin container, but could use a small ziploc to be ultra light.

 

[Highwarlok]

It finally arrived, I don’t think I will ever have more. Great idea, but tastes like the bottom of my boot after walking through the pig barn

Ugghh I just bought some and it should deliver today.

 

[Schmo]

I am definitely a coffee snob, and I’m on the search for good instant coffee when on a hunt. Starbucks Via isn’t great. I know lots here like Mt Hagen.

There are some I’d like to try.

H&H Coffee Co out of Idaho has the bags that you steep in your cup

Blackout Coffee has instant I’d like to try

I’d also experiment with jars of instant coffee and could package in pill sized ziplocks

 

[Amos Moses]

$7 for 25 of these, and they are much better than Via in my opinion. Even if you double up, you’re saving money too.

 

[highcountrymuley]

Let us know how the whole foods espresso sticks are. I am a Mt Hagen instant drinker in backcountry. I would not want to carry stinky trash of the teabag variety. I also like Tasters choice light roast fir about $1 for a box of 5 sticks. Very good nutty flavor

 

[rafiki]

you can also add the four sigmatic packets to any instant coffee and it makes it taste significantly better (and adds ~80mg caffeine iirc). the other ones i like are IQJOE on amazon...the mocha and hazelnut are pretty good. not a big fan of the plain or vanilla. i think those are 200mg caffeine plus the lions mane and some other stuff that four sigmatic has.

 

[MtnRedy27]

Just when I think maybe I should try weaning off coffee for my fall hunts, yall have given me too many good options to make it easier than ever to take it with me. Looks like I don’t have to worry about the caffeine withdrawal symptoms, I’m staying on it. ️

 

[CountryAsACoonDog]

Need to try that one!

I am sort of a coffee snob at home, so don't judge me too much on this--but in the backcountry I will often start my morning with a Nalgene filled with 2 starbucks via and one chocolate breakfast essentials. Pretty good combo, and even palatable cold if you're in a hurry and just need the caffeine fix.

Adding that to my pack. Breakfast essentials + coffee sounds hard to beat