Making really good coffee on the go
Good coffee only needs hot water. Which Arca you choose only depends on how many people are drinking along.
Van Life and RV
You choose the spot for the view. Not for the power outlet.
In a motorhome, good coffee doesn't need an outlet. Just 95-degree water.
Holiday home and holiday apartment
Every vacation rental has the same machine. And everyone hopes it's clean this time.
You arrive after an eight-hour drive, unpack, and there it is in the kitchen:
a capsule machine that has already seen many guests. Limescale on the spout, three
capsules in the drawer, all of the kind nobody likes.
Two weeks of vacation, and every morning starts with a compromise.
The ARCA fits in your travel bag and sets itself up in any unfamiliar kitchen in three
simple steps:
Hiking and summit coffee
After a three-hour ascent, you're drinking instant coffee. You don't have to.
The reward at the top is, of all things, the worst coffee of the day.
An instant sachet, hot water added, and it tastes like cardboard.
It doesn't have much to do with coffee.
This is how I do it. The ground coffee is already in the filter before I set off.
The hot water travels in the thermos flask. Once at the top, I pour it on,
sit down and gaze at the landscape for four minutes. Then I unpack the
mugs.
No pressing, no assembly, no fumbling with paper. The flask weighs
less than my packed lunch, and the coffee is the same as at home at the kitchen table.
Product
We're driving ourselves. That's why the pot looks the way it does.
I'm Jürgen Henkel. Our family business, a household goods specialty store, dates back to 1903, and in 2010 Kirsten and I made a new start in Lucerne. Before that, I spent almost twenty years at Bodum, most recently as managing director. So I know pretty well how a coffee pot is made and why most of them are built the way they are.
The ARCA came about because I wanted a system that doesn't require pressing, tolerates any grind, fits on a warmer, and can be cleaned in thirty seconds. And because on the go, where there's no power outlet, it suddenly becomes clear how little good coffee really needs.
If something doesn't work, write to us. I will respond myself. Even if you are dissatisfied.
We're driving ourselves. That's why the pot looks the way it does.
I'm Jürgen Henkel. Our family business, a household goods specialty store, dates back to 1903, and in 2010 Kirsten and I made a new start in Lucerne. Before that, I spent almost twenty years at Bodum, most recently as managing director. So I know pretty well how a coffee pot is made and why most of them are built the way they are.
The ARCA came about because I wanted a system that doesn't require pressing, tolerates any grind, fits on a warmer, and can be cleaned in thirty seconds. And because on the go, where there's no power outlet, it suddenly becomes clear how little good coffee really needs.
If something doesn't work, write to us. I will respond myself. Even if you are dissatisfied.
What you should know beforehand
Borosilicate glass is laboratory glassware. It withstands heat and cold and survives shipping. For on the go, we pack it in the box it came in or wrap it in a towel. If it falls, it's broken. Then there are spare parts, the glass jug from 32 Euros.
Tap out the filter over the organic waste bin or compost, then rinse briefly from the outside in. That's all. At home, all three parts go into the dishwasher once a week, once a month at 80 degrees.
The 0.6 l weighs less than a filled thermos. Those who count every gram will leave it at home. Those who make the break the goal of their hike will take it with them.
Until limescale do you part. After three to five years, most machines are full of limescale, and the coffee only reaches a maximum of 70 degrees. Too little to release the aromas.
Admittedly, the ARCA is not cheap. Calculated over five years, it's five cents a day. No power outlet, no descaling, no maintenance contract, no capsules. After the first cup, that's no longer an issue.
A few suspended particles, yes. That's intentional; they carry the aromas that would otherwise get stuck in the paper. Don't fill to the brim, and let it settle briefly, then the sediment will stay at the bottom.
This can happen with all glass and porcelain teapots, it's physics. Don't fill them to the top, then at most a drop will run down the outside. We prefer to say that beforehand rather than afterwards.
No. Espresso requires pressure, a portafilter, and someone who knows how to handle both. I drink that at the café.
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We also deliver to your campsite or holiday apartment throughout Europe.