Coffee for me. Don't even ask about my tab at the local coffee shop!!!

A buddy of mine was so into coffee, he bought his own roaster and sourced his own beans. Let me tell you, when you have complete control, you can make one heck of a cup of coffee!!!!

Why not both?

Cowboy brew every morning, once in a while some loose leaf herbal or a good darjeeling.

When really desperate to stay awake on guard duty, we would put a pinch of MRE instant coffee in like a dip of snuff. Nastiest thing I have ever tasted, but worked.

Tea. I can deal with the bitterness of it easier than coffee if I have to drink it without enhancers. Besides, I haven't heard of making herbal or natural coffees from wild products. Even though chicory is used as a coffee substitute by a certain constituency of the country. Anyway, tea is it for me.

Ah, fond memories! Field coffee!!

Coffee. Black, hot, strong and served by the gallon if at all possible. Pout in grounds, a pinch of salt and boil. Firmly tap the side of the pot to cause the grounds to sink. Use egg shells or pour through cheesecloth or one of the stainless 'permanent filters' sold as an alternative to paper filters in drip machines if you don't have the touch.

I like my coffee but I'm not particular about the blend, grind or how it is made.

Instant coffee is perhaps the single most convincing proof of the existence of evil in this world. Decaffeinated coffee runs a close second. But, being the fallen, perverse and self-contradictory creature humans tend to be I have sometimes resorted to using the abominable instant variety. But never the decaf. I have standards.

I also like tea. Late in the evening when the extra caffeine might interfere with sleep but a warming boost is just the ticket I like some tea. English breakfast tea is good but more often than not it is a nice green tea brewed strong and served hot.

In no case is any cream, whitener or sweetener ever required as they are tools of the devil and will distort your soul.

Hot Chocolate (winter), Knorr beef bouillon, Knorr Tomato/Chicken Bouillon, or hot tea with a bit of lemon in it are my favorite hot drinks. I like coffee but rarely drink it.

Four multi-day hikes, we carry coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Coffee is made in a 2 cup percolator over a backpacker stove or open campfire depending on weather and forestry fire danger ratings in warmer months.

This same percolator is used to heat water for the coffee or tea when needed.

Our usual usage:
Mornings and lunch: coffee
Dinner and evenings sitting around the fire: tea and hot chocolate.

For single day hike, coffee carried in a thermos (this was discussed in another recent thread).

Both. Coffee with breakfast, tea the rest of the time. Tea helps me relax and think.



Karma for putting tea in bags?

Coffee. If I do not have two cups by 9 o'clock my head will explode!