[aslyfox]

Yup, cheapest simplest method for great tasting coffee without getting too fancy ;-)

the Aeropress isn't that expensive

Aeropress Aerobie

how cheap is a French press

[bertwert]

the Aeropress isn't that expensive

Aeropress Aerobie

how cheap is a French press

Our Moka pot thingy was pretty cheap, it was either $3 or $5 at the thrift store. It makes great coffee...

[savoche]

in Tanzania we had elephants very close to the vehicle

the pop up top was opened and locked and I was standing up taking photos

I asked John ( our guide ) what would happen if the elephant put its trunk into the vehicle

no response

I imagine it would not be good

Our (not too good) driver many years ago got us between mother and calf when driving through a herd. The whole herd got rather agitated, you know, ear flapping and trumpeting and the lot. Oh and one chap blocking the tracks. I wondered at the time - would they use their tusks as tin openers or simply sit on the vehicle... Probably the latter since it was an open vehicle

Only much later did I learn that there is no real danger as long as the noise and flapping goes on - that's just a warning. It's when they go silent and lay their ears flat that you are in trouble.

[aslyfox]

For the carbon-based units that are upset about this statement, it was a PRIVATE discussion that I was having with myself.

You are taking it out of context and drawing erroneous confusions.

Besides, you shouldn't be looking over my shoulder during a PRIVATE discussion.

(Should get a few more posts for the LUCKY ONE)

I like your avatar but ---

[savoche]

Sorry dood....so sorry

Oh well, I'm with you on the bacon

[robtcorl]

the Aeropress isn't that expensive

That was my only coffee maker for a couple of years, best joe I've made at home, and I used to burr grind fresh for a Bunn maker.
Still have it, need to use it again.

[bertwert]

Only much later did I learn that there is no real danger as long as the noise and flapping goes on - that's just a warning. It's when they go silent and lay their ears flat that you are in trouble.

Open ears bluff, folded flat back not bluff. More aerodynamic means more force to squash you flat.

[robtcorl]

Oh well, I'm with you on the bacon

me too.
Mrs Bob likes crispy, I like it just before it gets to that point.

[aslyfox]

. . . It's when they go silent and lay their ears flat that you are in trouble.

that is when John decided it was time to " get out of Dodge "

no conversation other than " hold on "

didn't ask if we were done or if we wanted to go

that is why I choose to have a knowledgeable guide as oppose to hiring a vehicle and driving myself

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some times the animals move in such a way that it isn't the guide's fault you are in a " bad " position

[savoche]

Open ears bluff, folded flat back not bluff. More aerodynamic means more force to squash you flat.

Yep, pretty common among animals, that. Protects the ears, too. Elephants ears tend to get rather worn over the years.

[aslyfox]

That was my only coffee maker for a couple of years, best joe I've made at home, and I used to burr grind fresh for a Bunn maker.
Still have it, need to use it again.

my choice:

Hario Ceramic Coffee Mill "Mini-Slim"

I'm the only one who drinks coffee so the issue of being " fast
' doesn't exist

and some times " fast " does not equal good

[CharLac]

the Aeropress isn't that expensive

Aeropress Aerobie

how cheap is a French press

$20 brand new (I just bought that one for my brother)....and a couple bucks in a thrift store

[CharLac]

Our Moka pot thingy was pretty cheap, it was either $3 or $5 at the thrift store. It makes great coffee...

The mocha peculator is my second fav cheap and easy method but I find the french press to taste a tad better

[savoche]

that is why I choose to have a knowledgeable guide as oppose to hiring a vehicle and driving myself

I don't mind doing the driving myself now. (If an elephant gets me on my next trip you'll know why...)

Going without a ranger on foot is quite out of the question, though.

some times the animals move in such a way that it isn't the guide's fault you are in a " bad " position

True, even though it tends to happen less often the better the guide is.

[robtcorl]

$20 brand new (I just bought that one for my brother)....and a couple bucks in a thrift store

A nephew teased me that it looks like a pen!s pump.
I asked him how he would know what one looks like.
He said Austin Powers had one.