Gift Beta - Coffee Addicts Rejoice

Between now and Christmas Eve, we're going to be helping you with your outdoors present dilemmas with a new Christmas gift suggestion every - week - day. To kick things off, here's one for the outdoors caffeine addict in your life, in the form of GSI Outdoors' Personal Java Press.

More mild camping than wild camping - weight is a real life 314g - the Personal Java Press from GSI is a two-piece nesting press and personal mug both with removable insulated EVA sleeves made from hard to break BPA-Free Infinity clear polypropylene.

The press strips down and the mug sits inside it. The idea is that by using a separate mug, you avoid the muddy, over-brewed coffee you can get from an all-in-one press mug affair by pouring out the coffee after the optimum four minute brewing time.

Ah yes, the optimum time. The Personal Press comes with a set of very detailed instructions covering everything from basic use through to a detailed explanation of 'what makes the best coffee' - freshly ground arabica beans if you were wondering, and, erm, don't re-use your old grounds.

Anyway, we've used it, it works well, and it's a nice thing for car boot camping that'll save your glass press from campsite disasters. At over 300 grammes, we'd say it's a tad weighty for  lightweight backpacking, but then again, if you really value coffee on the move....

The GSI Outdoors Personal Java Press retails for £25 more information at www.gsioutdoors.com stockist details at www.rosker.co.uk or phone 02392 528711.