Coffee Yes or No?

Just wondering who is a Coffee drink and needs a cup to start a fishing trip?  Personally I am not a coffee drinker but am just wondering who is and why is it that you like best t about your cup off morning Coffee?
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I wait until after my float tube session for coffee, usually stopping at Dunkin for a medium iced decaf coffee, black. However, on my evening shore-pounds, I'll usually bring a hot cup of decaf coffee along for the session. I like the taste, but don't care for how the caffeine made me feel sometimes.

Thanks for your input. I can see the need to stay warm I am not a coffee fan but starting to think maybe its time to try it out.

One cup of joe every morning
Just gotta pee before getting in tube
Dont do the starbucks thing
Grind and brew at home

Aeropress for the win
Foam up some milk for a latte



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jeffcpr wrote:Thanks for your input.  I can see the need to stay warm I am not a coffee fan but starting to think maybe its time to try it out.

jmytuna wrote:One cup of joe every morning
Just gotta pee before getting in tube
Dont do the starbucks thing
Grind and brew at home

Aeropress for the win
Foam up some milk for a latte



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Looks great thanks for you response. I have to say I have always loved the smell of coffee just never cared for the taste. Funny enough I made it every morning in the Fire House but never was had my own coffee.

Gotta have it. Everyday . Work , fishing, chores, etc  Can’t function without it . In my head anyway .  Doesn’t matter the weather but yes good for a warm up on cold mornings for sure but does require a pit stop before going out in the tube .  My spots are usually 30plus minutes away so make a pot at home and take the travel mug.

BigMaxFloats wrote:Gotta have it. Everyday . Work , fishing, chores, etc  Can’t function without it . In my head anyway .  Doesn’t matter the weather but yes good for a warm up on cold mornings for sure but does require a pit stop before going out in the tube .  My spots are usually 30plus minutes away so make a pot at home and take the travel mug.

Thank you sir for posting your answer.  I have an idea and all the info helps.

jeffcpr wrote:...


Looks great thanks for you response.  I have to say I have always loved the smell of coffee just never cared for the taste.  Funny enough I made it every morning in the Fire House but never was had my own coffee.

For coffee, I'm a little atypical.

1. I hate burning my tongue (you don't want to see me tired, sleepy, AND irritated)... so I tend to drink iced coffee, or I wait for hot coffee to go cold.
2. I'm randomly lactose intolerant, and I like sugar so while I can drink my coffee black, I prefer lots of sugar, but taking a chance on a little cream before float tubing is out of the question.
3. I'm sensitive to artificial sweeteners so I tend to stay away from most flavor additives so while I won't spit something out on your windshield if I detect artificial sweeteners on something someone thought to get me, I will just not drink it. Usually, if someone is doing a coffee run, it's best not to try to introduce me to a new flavor without asking.
4. I strongly dislike contact with pee, the need to interrupt a float tube session to pee, and floating next my pee or someone else's pee so I try to not drink anything at all 2 hrs before a float tube session and it's highly desirable that there's a bathroom near where I launch.

LoL, when I'm on a friend's boat, I'm usually the one to wash down the side of the boat and the gunwhale after  anyone pees.
You don't want to be the one that pees in front of my tent within throwing distance. I suck at throwing but if I can hit you, it's your fault that you have to go looking for your boot.

5. I actually prefer the taste of instant coffee over homemade coffee and if I order a coffee it's usually an iced coffee laced with chocolate or a plain iced coffee with plenty of sugar.

I must suck at making coffee because I've tried an old style coffee maker (before the Keurig days), a coffee press, a Keurig machine with standard "cups", and a Keurig machine with the metal mesh cup so you can use fresh ground coffee and I basically use my Keurig for making a spicy, self-sweetened tea (nothing added, and I buy the bags because I drink alot of it)... I just drop 2 bags into the K-cup compartment, add enough water (in stages) to fill a beer stein, then I pop the tea into a silicone trivet in my fridge that's cold enough to form ice if I leave the mug on the bottom level too long.

So how do I usually drink my coffee now?

I usually have a simple shake of lactose free milk, some protein powder, and I throw a random amount of instant coffee on top... usually in the morning and I tend to forget to make something to eat so I throw some peanut butter on a spoon into my mouth for some fat. I used to put it in with the coffee but I didn't like cleaning it out of my mixing cup.

The coffee wakes me up if my thyroid isn't going hyperactive... if I don't feel the effects of the caffeine, I know what's going on (when my thyroid is acting up I can chug Monster or Red Bull in large quantities because I like the taste, without getting tachy... if I get tachy after my 4th can of pressurized Monster in the morning, that's actually a good sign... Not just a sign to stop).

When I road trip, instead of coffee or caffeine pills I'll crunch Altoids or the white or red tic-tacs and then drink some Sprite (try it), that wakes me up better than caffeine.

OK Ray I am a peanut butter FEEN never thought of that in time I will try this. Thanks for your info as well as the Sprite and Tix Tac's idea as well.

I luv my senior cup of McDonald’s coffee in order to get my day started!! Life is too short to to deny one’s self of the little pleasures that life still provides us.

SP Dan <“))><

Coffee is a MUST every morning. But especially before going out. I got to say I got a little excited when I saw the coffee mug picture load I thought it was gonna have the FTFF logo. . I put a drink holder on my rod rack of my float tube for coffee but I always finish it before I can make it out. Lol. But I think it's better that way.. one less thing to worry about. I bring enough junk as it is.

FTFF Logo on a coffee mug I will look into this for sure.

Some ideas just kick these around.
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Yes to all. Hope you can make something happen.

That is the plan I have a lock on a coffee mug that will work out well.

Here is what I am planning and what will work best to start.

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This one’s a winner!

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