Backpacking in Yosemite, this is what you do with no coffee maker. Whenever I go backpacking with this group of friends, one necessity they always have is coffee. They always pack as little as possible each trip, but coffee is a constant. With how much technology is included in our everyday lives, there is something calming about staring into a fire and waiting for it to do its thing. No buttons, beeps, or heat settings to fiddle with or worry over.