Review: The Aeropress Go

i just ordered the go version today. it really does suit backpackers and climbers and other weight conscious outdoors people. my only wish is that the cup were double-walled or that the maker would otherwise sell a thick insulator for the cup. coffee goes cold fast in the sierras, in winter. i hope the seller hears this and begins selling an insulator for the cup. accessories seem to be the maker's trend, so why not address the cup and make an extra buck to fill a need. or, let 3rd parties fill the void but why.

He realy knows how to speak but dose not know what his talking about 😅. I think people is geting more stupid in this days. This video has 21k likes. Unreal. He could work for Biden 😅😅😅😅

James need to get out more. As in, outdoors. As much as I respect his expertise, and love this channel, uh I think he's bordering on obsessiveness about "the cup". It ain't about the cup. I have an Aeropress and an Aeropress Go. Most hotel coffee is dreck. You're almost NEVER going to get a proper drinking cup in a hotel room, usually paper or - heaven forfend! - styrofoam. I pre-grind my coffee before leaving home, place it in a zip loc bag, which fits inside the plunger, so I don't need to carry a grinder. So, what's the problem, James? The Go is a great product. It's NOT a "narrow use case".

Nice for camping

Great for backpackers or day hikers. II gave my original aeropress to my son because it was too clunky to travel with.

Love your videos, but you seem to miss the point a little here. We're avid hikers, campers, travellers. Remote places where there often isn't a cup in sight, a coffee shop in miles & beans are hard to source. We love this device as when you're carrying all your gear up a mountain of living out aof a suitcase, at a some, every gram counts. Also, the conceniance of having the device completely self contained, no losing bits. We used to use instant coffee & while there is a weight penalty to the Aeropress go, its worth it.

The Aero Press Go is a winner 8 days a week and is a masterpiece of ingenuity !!!

What are any good hand grinders (or otherwise) that work with the original aeropress chamber?

James is NOT an outdoor person. So he does not understand the purposes of the AeroPress Go. LOL

That cup is indeed necessary. James, your point is pointless. That version is a BETTER version in terms of mobility.

James seem like he never did any camping in his entire life. And would never do unless he can bring a grinder and 4 types of expensives expresso machine with him to test while he's doing the hike. C'mon this portable model seem fantastic and it's perfect that everything fit in the cup.

Currently on a standard aeropress and a 1zpresso q2, which fits perfectly into the hollow tube. Whenever i have work where I know they have sh*t coffee, i weigh and load my beans, but them into the grinder, the into the aeropress. Hot water and some sort of mug is usually available if the workplay offers coffee

The aeropress go doesn't really make it a whole more convenient, cause my grinder won't fit in that and also the decreased volume isnt great. The integrated cup doesn't help lots either since you still need to carry hot water to have coffee on the go.

For true on the go coffee, I would consider an Outin Nano

Awesome for bike touring/bike packing!

I'm looking at it to take to work with me, I am on trains in the middle of nowhere most of the time. There's a lot of remote jobs that the cup being on there is extremely handy.

Ever try to use an Aeropress with the paper or styrofoam cups the hotels give you? That's why they give you cup with the travel model. Also a lot of campers and hikers just bring a water bladder or canteen and this saves them from bring a cup to brew in. Just saying...

My cylinder doesn’t fit properly on the provided plastic cup. In no way do I feel comfortable pressing down on the extractor. So, a traditional cup is still needed. 😢

Would this be a good secret Santa gift to my coworker who loves coffee and camping?

seeing a lot of comments from business people and flight attendants and such. I'm a mountain girl myself and I purchased the aeropress go for hiking! I would grind my coffee right before so no problems with taking up more space with a grinder. Love that its compact AND no need to bring a cup up the mountain. I normally brew with my v60 but this is a great option for home brewing when visiting family over the holidays!

The Aeropress Go was my first was Aeropress. I specifically bought it for nomadic living - which I never did. But, I fell in love with the system. My daughter recommended this channel because she thought I would like the Aeropress playlist - which I do.

Making it on a plane? I ordered hot water on a plane recently (something I know not to do) and as I brought it near my face, I got an overwhelming whiff of shit. Yes, feces.
Airplane water is disgusting 🤮

I have the original Aeropress in my RV and after using it a bit I bought the Go for use at work. I'm an airline pilot and after 28 years of drinking (reluctantly) airplane coffee I can now make my own cup in flight. Also great in the hotel rooms. Many hotel rooms only have styrofoam or paper cups. Need something to press into. Sometimes I use the cup, sometimes I don't, but I love that the cup and cap makes it a tightly contained little package. My baggage is very space constrained and having all the parts in one package is key, for me.

That your life and travels are such the the Aeropress Go doesn't make sense to you doesn't make you an idiot, though. You just don't get it.

Answer to your puzzle @jameshoffman is: “for backpackers in great outdoors” It is perfect for this use case - it’s compact, all collapses in itself, fairly lightweight.

Aint give a damn about grinder when i in the forest for weeks.

“If you care about your coffee you need a grinder” 😂 I mean - surely if you’re travelling/taking coffee to work you can grind at home and just put up with a slightly more bitter coffee?

I love this idea and will be buying one. I am a mobile technician and spend anywhere from 10-18 hours a day in my van this will help me enormously having my cup and brewer all in one convenient little bundle I love it

I haven't got an Aeropress but recently bought an Aeropress Go. I needed one and really like it's simplicity, sometimes I don't have time to use my expresso machine. Eventhough I use it 90% of the time at home and maybe 5% on holiday or at work. I've bought the go because its just smaller. Takes up less space at home

AeroPress Go is my first and the only one AeroPress, and I really like it! So, when I'm out I take my Timemore grinder in the separate bag and I fill free space in the Aero with the pre-scaled coffee beans. And yes, I like the cup too, 'cause it is MY OWN CUP

James I have a question. I want to buy either the regular Aeropress original or Aeropress Go. Tell me honestly, is Go fitting for any other mug/glass? This is my only worry that the brim is not wide enough to out it on another glass. I know I will not be using their mug because I do not like it. So, is it OK to buy it and mounting it on any other mug? Or should I buy a regular Aeropress to feel comfortable? Your answer is appreciated by me. Thank you.

Ok, now that I watched till the end I must say that most definitely I am getting one. This is perfect brewer for me for hiking and backpacking. I always took italian moka with me which is steel and heavy but this? THIS IS PERFECT!!!

This is perfect for me! Both for work as there we have an automatic coffee machine but mostly for camping and hiking. I hike alone or with my girlfriend or with my daughter or both and this is actually what I was waiting for!

I think the thing with the cup is that the Go is so narrow that you're not assured you have the cup of the right lip diameter to fit it, so it needs a cup. This still brings down the total diameter of the Go, which means it now fits in more places.

Aeropress Go is for camping primarily, either backpacking, car or RV. I use it in my RV and it’s great to have everything but the coffee in a compact enclosed container that survives bouncing down the road.

It’s great for weight conscious use cases. You’re right about the cup though. I leave that shit to save weight

Perhaps what eludes James' reckoning of the Go is that adventurers and Americans at large are a little more adept at making do with a crude implement if it means they get their brew in an adverse setting . So they probably won't mind the cup.

Just realised!!!! You can now use the plunger as a second cup if you are splitting the brew between two. You couldn't on the old one because the brim was so wide. I say this because I was gonna bring a GO on a trip with a friend and wondering about the second cup....

The heavy red silicon lid is rather useless though. They could have come up with a better design; either a second cup or a non-spill traveller mug arrangement. Also the paper holder keeps springing open and is hard to put an elastic band around because it is round. Something water tight would have been good as when you pack up the used and wet AP the papers can get damp.

Forget the spoon, forget the ubiquitous stirrer, forget the idea of ​​carrying a coffee grinder, AeroPress should make a container that fits inside the press so one could carry their own pre-ground coffee, and voilà! You'd be all set, all that would be missing is hot water. I think this self-contained unit is a fantastic idea, no matter who you are.

It tells a lot of his travelling that he thinks a grinder is necessary but a suitable cup is always available. Not every cup fits aeropress, and you can't press down on paper cup. And pre-ground coffee might not be as good, but it still beats instant or gas station coffee that has been sitting for an hour.

“No one really likes nice coffee at work” for god’s sake how could I miss that hearing out for years 😂 perfectly nailed it

Honestly, a lot of hotel rooms provide you with only paper coffee cups that will crush under the Aeropress, so a cup is actually a pretty good idea. I don't need a grinder. I just buy ground coffee. I used to care about grinding my own coffee but I don't think the time and effort is worth it. But YES, I wish it was a little bigger, but I can see how that would require all new everything and nothing would be compatible.

James, how do I make 3 coffees with the press at one time?

I feel like all they had to do is making an accessory kit with: a cup with a lid that can fit your original Aeropress inside, a small spoon and a collapsible stirrer that it inside the Aeropress, and the small paper holder, and sell it for like maybe $10-$15. The whole thing would probably be 3cm taller than the Aeropress GO, which is nothing. Absolutely no need to make a tiny bit shorter Aeropress.

James isn’t very ‘outdoorsy’ is he? 😂

Just about perfect for a good cup of coffee while backpacking.

Just ordered the Go version to pair with my classic one. I'm not a hiker/traveler. Still want it kind of for collection, for additional accessories, also I appreciate smaller stronger portions of brewed coffee. For any chance I may be taking it with me while I'm away from home I can still value the "cup" not for exactly being a cup but for it being a box for the whole thing.

As a college student, the ability to pack it all up and store it in a small drawer of my desk is a huge plus. Especially with the limited space in a dorm room

just ordered one. excited to use it on long distance bike trips. i like to take something to 'make' such as food or coffee, etc. its just a gimmicky thing i like to do to make every ride kind of interesting like im not just going to ride 100 miles near the beach, im going to ride 100 miles near to beach AND brew a really nice cup of coffee by the beach.

Thank you! You've completely convinced me to put this on my xmas list. When I'm in a hotel room, I never use their cups and I also travel with a mini kettle. Take a blue light and shine it into their kettles sometime. 😂

This guy doesnt understand. This isnt made for people like him . Its made for people who camp and hike, who are always looking for lighter, smaller, better. Coffee is the ONE thing that most people want out on the trails when backpacking, in which there isnt mich of a market for anything like this, that makes non pour over style coffee

I've been bringing the Go on my travels for about a year now. Love it! Small and compact, everything I need together. I drink pourover with a V60 and espresso with a Flair typically, so this is my backup.