I'm in agreement here. "Civilization" means a shower every day, a french press, Breville expresso machine, and good locally roasted fresh beans. (Nope, I'm no high maintenance princess...) If I don't have that, I'm just as happy to drink taster's choice on the trail and save the weight. OTOH I have been known to bring some expensive tea-snob tea on the trail - like some wickedly good gong-fu oolong or the mindblowing japanese sencha I brought back from japan <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Coffee is one of those things that I have to either do completely right - or just the lightest way possible. You might be able to get close with a packable expresso machine but having seen them being brought out of 90 litre bags by the overpacked clueless more than once while I snort and giggle under my breath, I don't think I personally could ever pack one no matter what or the irony of the situation would make me fall over and die on the spot wearing my little princess crown.

However, if you're just interested in having a little more gourmet enjoyment on the trail instead of being coffee snob - go find a good local tea shop and become a tea snob. Good loose leaf tea is much easier to do right on the trail for very little weight than good coffee. It's hard to beat an AGG 3 cup pot full of really nice Gong Fu - but at 70 dollars for a half pound of tea (trust me, it's awesome tea! and a little goes a long way), I think the tea cost me more than the pot! (Hmm. I think my princess is showing again... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> )