Water and RV Coffeemakers

Above, the coffeemaker in The Beast. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

There's nothing like a morning cup of coffee while camping out in the great outdoors.

When camping at an RV park with hook-ups, I use a 5-cup drip coffeemaker. When dry camping, I use a stainless steel percolator. For both methods of brewing coffee, I use bottled water.

As the following article states, campground water is notoriously low-quality with minerals and contaminants. Hard water will ruin drip coffeemakers with mineral build-up.

RV Life has a helpful article on coffeemakers and filtered water.

They begin with:

You’re standing outside your RV early in the morning. There’s a slight chill in the air, but the sun is starting to slowly warm things up. Your RV coffee maker has completed its morning duties. Nestled in your hands is a steaming hot cup of coffee, the smell rising up into your nose, the taste satisfying your palate. 

Few things in life are quite as enjoyable as that first cup of coffee each morning on an RV trip. So, you want to ensure that you’ve got all the ingredients and the tools to make the perfect cup. 

The type of RV coffee maker you use makes a difference. And obviously, the coffee itself plays a huge part in whether or not that cup of Joe is going to pass the test. But let’s not forget about what is, arguably, the most important but often overlooked ingredient: the water.

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