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GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter
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GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter

Item # 750397

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Create great tasting, no-hassle coffee on your next camping trip with this GSI filter.

  • It's simple—just fill your bottle with hot water, screw on the filter, add grounds, close the lid and let the magic happen
  • Filter effectively keeps grounds out of your coffee
  • Fits most standard wide-mouth water bottles

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Item 750397

GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter Specs

Specification

Description

Weight1.8 ounces
Dimensions3.5 x 3 inches
MaterialStainless steel

GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter Customer Reviews

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GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter
 
4.2

(based on 11 reviews)

82%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Durable (7)
  • Compact (5)
  • Lightweight (5)
  • Functional (3)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking (9)
    • Car camping (5)
    • Hiking (4)
    • Brewing (3)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Casual adventurer (5), Avid adventurer (3)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist (5)

    Reviewed by 11 customers

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    Feb

    10

    2008

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Great for tea and coffee

    By hammock-camper

    from Los Alamos, NM

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Pros

    • Compact
    • Durable
    • Easy To Clean
    • Lightweight
    • Stable

    Cons

    • May not seal properly

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking
    • Car Camping
    • Office

    Comments about GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter:

    I go back and forth between this and a cheap Melita drip one-cup maker that sits on top of a mug or bottle. This GSI unit is outstanding for both coffee *and* tea, so it usually wins on longer trips. There are a couple of ways to use it...

    1 - basic pour-through
    2 - pour through the filter then add the lid and invert for stronger coffee or to steep tea
    3 - add tea or coffee to the Nalgene, let brew, then add the filter when pouring

    The last option is by far the messiest, as coffee grounds and tea leaves are very difficult to clean out. I typically use the 2nd method, but you have to make sure the lid is on *very* tightly, or it will leak. It seems the threads are not a perfect mate to commercial Nalgene bottles, so be extremely careful with hot water.

    Cleanup for the first two methods could not be any easier - just run water through backwards.

    One nice thing about this is you can leave it in your bottle when you are just drinking water, as it won't inhibit flow and acts a little like a splash guard. This way, it doesn't take up room in your pack and won't get crushed when you jam your stove on top of it.

    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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    Nov

    13

    2008

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    uhhh, it makes coffee!

    By ajdinkel

    from Chicago, IL

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Compact
    • Easy to Pack
    • Easy to use
    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • Leaked first time

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking
    • High Altitude
    • Hiking

    Comments about GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter:

    For starters, I'm a coffee snob and I like dark, thick coffee from a french press. That said, I don't necessarily mind minute coffee grit in my coffee like some people have complained about with this product (even though it says to use COURSE ground coffee right there in the instructions). Ok, now to the review. I like this product. I've been looking for ways to have my gourmet french roast coffee in the backcountry without a)strapping a heavy french press/percolator to my pack or b)making single doses with smaller units as I'm a coffee addict and one cup just won't do. This product meets both of those needs. It's easy to use, pretty universal (although as one commenter noted you do have to screw the dang thing on pretty tight with nalgenes as i had a leak the first time trying this thing...hot coffee on hands= many muffled cuss words), and it can be kept in your bottle all the time to technically it doesn't take up any pack space in the pack. Yeah there is a little coffee grit becuase it's not a super fine filter, and clean up can be a pain if you use the cowboy method, but in the end I have hot gourmet coffee and i carry minimal weight so if that's all your looking for than look no farther. And if the grit really bothers you take a couple of small paper filters with you and strain it through em while you pour.

    • Gift:
    • No
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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    Jul

    22

    2008

    (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

     
    3.0

    A filter that isnt so great at filtering

    By SlickyVonRictoven

    from Annapolis, Maryland

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Pros

    • Compact

    Cons

    • Difficult to Clean

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking
    • Car Camping
    • Hiking

    Comments about GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter:

    I have been looking for a filter such as this and thought it was amazing, until that first cup. The mesh that makes up the filter is not as fine as those of reusable coffee makers (the gold filters)... it lets lots of coffee grit through. So, if you are going to buy this, make sure you use a chunky ground coffee. However, this coffee filter would work better with tea which is not as finely ground. It also works great as a filter if you need to refill your water in a natural body of water... it will filter out a lot of the muck that might float in... pop in a purification tab and you're good to go.

    Again, if you're looking to have a cup of coffee that wont leave you with chunks of bean in your mouth, you're better off using another product...or grinding your own brew.

    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

    (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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    Jun

    26

    2009

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    2.0

    eh...

    By jaschneider72

    from Spokane, WA

    About Me Everyday Drinker

    Pros

    • Durable
    • Functional

    Cons

    • Hard to clean
    • Leaks

    Best Uses

    • Brewing
    • Creating a Leaky Bottle
    • Wasting water to Clean

    Comments about GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter:

    I just got back from an overnight trip using this item. When I saw it in the store I thought "AWESOME!" and bought it right away. This filter weighs next to nothing and stores right in the bottle you'll use it in, so it's a great idea for minimalist types.

    In camp, I prepared the coffee as recommended, and even though I don't mind the grit you get from other-than-course-ground coffee, the brewing process was a total rumpus-pain. No matter how hard I screwed this thing on, when I turned the bottle upside down to brew, it was leaking pretty steadily. To make a 24oz bottle of coffee, I lost about 3-4 oz of water around the threads.

    Cleanup wasn't difficult, just took a bit more water than I would have liked, given I was camped a 500-meter round trip from our water source.

    The bottle of coffee I made tasted like bung, but I'm sure that had more to do with me not measuring the grounds (just filled it 'til it looked right!).

    Overall: a decent concept, and compact too. However, the leakiness and the amount of water it took me to clean the filter and the bottle pretty much condemned the H2Jo to a dust-covered and ignored future on the shelf. I'm no coffee snob, so I'll stick with the single serve tea-bag style coffee filter packs.

    • Gift:
    • No

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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    Jul

    21

    2008

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Great product!

    By Shooter_McG

    from Kent, WA

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Compact
    • Durable
    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • Difficult to Clean

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking
    • Car Camping

    Comments about GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter:

    This product is amazing. It makes a great cup of coffee, comporable to a French Press. It is small, lightweight, and takes up no room in your pack, just leave it in your water bottle!

    About the only critique I have is that it works best when you put the coffee grounds in your bottle, and then screw in the filter. Works great, but makes cleanup a bit of a hassle.

    Still, the best product I have found for a good cup of coffee in the wild!

    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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    Feb

    2

    2008

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Most, not all, wide mouth....

    By morningLori

    from Central Valley, CA

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Compact
    • Durable
    • Lightweight

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking
      • Hiking

      Comments about GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter:

      Apparently it fits bigger Nalgenes, not the 14 oz version I got it for. Guess I'll have to get used to drinking a lot of coffee on the trail.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort Driven

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Dec

      17

      2007

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Simple yet space saving

      By DoubleD

      from North Carolina

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Simplistic

      Cons

      • None

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking
      • Car Camping
      • High Altitude
      • Hiking

      Comments about GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter:

      Have looked for a simple yet effective product to make camping coffee for years and FINALLY found it with the H2Jo! Easy to carry - just screw it on to your nalgene. Easy to use - no grinds in your mug! And if backpacking - save the leftover coffee - just screw the nalgene top on and go - worry about cleanup later. Use standard or coarse grinds.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      24

      2007

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Good concept

      By toy explorer

      from San Diego

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Durable

      Cons

      • NOT lightweight

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking

      Comments about GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter:

      Great concept - surprisingly heavy for what it is. You need to use a coarse grind.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      6

      2007

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Brilliant

      By kevbooner

      from Redondo Beach, CA

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Durable
      • Easy To Clean
      • Lightweight

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking
        • Car Camping

        Comments about GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter:

        Save the space and weight of carrying your Nalgene AND a coffee press, this works perfectly. Just a tip... Use a very coarse grind.

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Jul

        5

        2009

         
        5.0

        Makes great coffee

        By DUBSKI

        from Sacramento, Ca

        About Me Everyday Drinker

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Functional

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Brewing
          • Coffee

          Comments about GSI H2jO! Coffee Filter:

          Great camp coffee! easy to use & clean, light weight (takes up practically no space) . Not to mention, cheap!

          • Gift:
          • No

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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