I got the Wacaco Minipresso GR almost 2 years ago. I got it because I was sold on the dream of swarthily (haha hardly) backpacking to a campsite, busting it out, and downing an espresso shot.
That was the dream!
Did fantasy live up to reality? I would say, for the most part, yes.
The Wacaco Minipresso GR is indeed as lightweight as advertised, does pump out a decent shot with a nice amount of cremå and an extra thing I hadn’t thought about is that its edges are nice and smooth so there’s no worry about it roughing up the insides of your sack.
The downsides? Not much. Might even be more of a personal issue. What I typically lug around is a dainty (not dainty) Mokapot that weighs in at 13.7 oz empty, the Minipresso is 13.2 oz so a slight weight benefit. It does have some fairly sharp edges though, so my solution is to wrap it with like a shirt or some soft fabric, not having to do that would be good though. Another issue is that the water needs to be heated separately, which I guess wouldn’t be too much of an issue since most campers bring something like a pot to boil water in anyway. More objectively though, the minipresso offers up 8 bars of pressure when pumping an espresso, machines are typically rated around 9, so one more, while not a dealbreaker, would be nice.
So, that last complaint leads to this stunning revelation…. Wacaco already has a follow-up to the Minipresso called the Nanopresso that clocks in at 18 bars. It also weights an ounce less. So, I did mention I got this thing 2 years ago, thankfully Wacaco hasn’t been sitting on their laurels and have been pushing out better devices.
At the end of the day, I’d suggest this for anyone wanting to go camping with a good espresso solution. It’s light enough and the espresso shots it pumps out are good.
Amazon link to the Wacaco Minipresso GR.