Carnation Creamy hot chocolate is a must for me. When it comes to marshmellows, I can take them or leave them but I like tiny. The big ones are for the campfire. Kaluha is my favourite addition if I'm not out with my Scouts.

I really like hot chocolate but I need coffee in the morning. Starbucks Via Columbian is my favorite instant, but I really prefer fresh brewed. If you're in Canada Timmies is probably a staple in the pantry, but every year I start with a fresh ground vacuum-pack from Second Cup, often a Columbian, just for my brew kit.

My go-to way to make it is to put a couple of scoops of grinds into a patch of bandana or t-shirt, tie it off with a little pararcord, and the let it sit in your hot water (I like my old fashioned enamel camp mug best) and steep like a tea bag. I hate grinds in my coffee if I can avoid it. Cowboy coffee works, as does a metal tea ball, but a bandana keeps all the grinds out. it's also lightweight, reusable, and takes up no room in a pack.