"Mike Petro" > wrote in message
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>
> Bluesea wrote:
> <snip>
>> How do you cope while on the road? I'm looking for a solution that
>> doesn't
>> have me depending on closed restaurants and filling thermos bottles and
>> such.
>
> In my last job I traveled extensively. I flew out on Monday and flew
> back on Friday, always limited to a single suitcase. Not being willing
> to settle for the meager offerings typically found in average hotels I
> tried many things. What I finally settled on was the Bodum
> "mini-Ibus" kettle. ( http://tinyurl.com/2yhzfr ), you can save a
> few bucks if you shop around for it. It is small enough to pack easy,
> will bring 24oz of water to a full rolling boil in less than 5 minutes,
> and worked perfectly for a couple of years until I finally got off the
> road. I found that you could place a cup, several baggies of loose leaf
> tea, and a packet of those fill-it-yourself empty tea bag envelopes
> inside of the kettle for easy compact packing. Alternatively a gaiwan
> wrapped in tea towel and several baggies of loose leaf also packed well
> inside of it.
>
> The bottom line was I always had the makings for a proper cup of tea no
> matter how far from home I was.

Yes, that's the exact objective. That makes two votes for the Mini Ibis,
now.

> Nowadays I have a much more extravagant traveling tea service in a
> small suitcase, albeit only suitable for driving, too bulky for flying.
> http://www.pu-erh.net/static.php?StaticID=10

Classy setup! Since I've gone from my DIY tea traveler (I didn't like the
"mouth-feel" of the mug over the long stretch) to a tea press, maybe I'm
headed in that direction albeit very slowly.

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