SOTO Compact Helix Coffee Maker – Portable Stainless Steel Pour Over Coffee Dripper for Travel- Camping

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1. customer Verified Buyer – 2 May 2024

   Gotta figure out right grind. But overall process easy. Coffee tastes solid.
   

2. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 30 October 2024

   Yeah, it’s actually great, and I wasn’t going to buy one of the many knock-offs from eBay, but why the price tag? It’s a bit of wire bent into a cone shape. Real coffee out on the hills though, that’s something. Would recommend.
   

3. redhed Verified Buyer – 26 December 2024

   More 4.5 review. Compact but sturdy for what is basically wire sculpture. Really meant for true cone filters vs the flat bottom Melitta style. A Hario #2 will work but I wouldn’t fill it beyond the upper ring. I think they’re really meant for the smaller Hario #1 size filter and that’s pretty much what they ship with. I’d say 200-250gr of water is pretty much its limit. Fine for a typical American style coffee cup.
   

4. FoMo Verified Buyer – 2 January 2025

   I bought this for camping. I have quite a few coffee drippers: a Chemex, a glass V60, a ceramic V60, a stainless steel V60 with fine mesh (so you’re not supposed to need a filter). They all work great except for that last one (which is horrible – it gets clogged after every use no matter the grind and no matter how well you clean it). But, all of those are too bulky for camping, so I wanted to try this one out. And I’ve got to say, it’s perfect. It’s light, it’s compact, and it does the job well. I even use the same 02 V60 filters that I use for everything else. Also, I never brew just one cup at a time (my wife and I drink at least a cup and a half each), meaning when I make coffee with this thing I’m making a full pot. That’s right, it can handle large batches so long as you are careful (it’ll drip out the side a bit at first if you don’t start slow. I know it’s just a simply formed piece of stainless steel, but it’s design is perfect and it’s quality is good. And, it’s become a huge improvement to our camping gear. Oh, and it doesn’t slip off the jar, or mug, or whatever. I think that’s due to the 3-leg support design, rather than only having two supports, like I’ve seen on other models (where there were complaints of it slipping off the cup).

   

5. PW Verified Buyer – 2 January 2025

   I own a number of pour over brewers from Hario, Chemex, Clever, Kalita and Rok. This one is THE BEST because it makes the most consistent high quality brews. The fact that it has very little mass allows more heat to stay in the grounds rather than allowing heat to be constantly transferred to the body of the brewer. More consistent heat means a more consistent extraction. You could say the best brewer is no brewer. And this is as close to no brewer as you can get without a truly rube goldberg type of arrangement with lab equipment and bungee cords. Yes I’m that guy.

   The unit is high quality and imparts no flavor. It’s very light and portable. It’s easy to clean. And it reminds me of a slinky. 🙂 You can use the smaller or larger Hario cone filters in it. The larger size, 02, may be a bit easier to finagle into position. Design-wise it’s minimalist in a Marie Kondo fashion.

   Yes, this is the pour over brewer you are looking for.
   

6. Andy Verified Buyer – 14 January 2025

   Good quality product. Ideal for camping etc.
   

7. Angela G Verified Buyer – 18 January 2025

   Great, very functional and awesome when space is at a premium. I am a vanlifer and I need items that do their job and take as little space as possible, this fits the bill. BTW backpackers, this is super lightweight
   

8. Alejandro Arias Verified Buyer – 12 February 2025

   Muy compacto y fácil de llevar a todas partes. Es importante tener presente que usa filtro v60 #1, por lo que la cantidad que se pueda llegar a preparar no es muy grande. El método permite muy buena oxigenación del café lo que permite obtener un sabor muy agradable (siempre y cuando uses buen café) , sin embargo pierde mucha temperatura pero es muy agradable para los que tomamos el café en unos 65 a 60º

   

9. LR3SEA Verified Buyer – 3 March 2025

   Simple and functional, very little cleaning required. Made video how I use it in a van posted on YT. Search “How I make coffee in a van “

   

10. Gabriel Jimenez Verified Buyer – 4 March 2025

    The easy way to brewing coffee and lightweight

    

11. Christine Verified Buyer – 9 March 2025

    I’ve had this for years now and am just getting around to reviewing. This is a must for any person that enjoys camping or backpacking, or traveling with coffee and not carrying a big setup. This packs down to literally nothing. It takes up next to no space, and it’s perfect for your morning coffee. Durable and easy to use, love this product.
    

12. Charlie Benbow Verified Buyer – 3 April 2025

    I’ve been using this to make my coffee for a couple of years now, including on a number of field exercises everywhere from the California desert to Japan, and have been completely satisfied. I started out looking for a pour over coffee maker that would fit on the narrow mouth of my Hydroflask coffee mug. Our ceramic pour over didn’t fit, and coffee would spill all over the counter. This guy fit perfectly, so much so that I use it every morning I go to work. I will contradict what others have said – I think the Hario V60 size 01 filters are a perfect fit. Anyway, can’t recommend this thing enough.

    

13. Mona Aguayo Verified Buyer – 6 April 2025

    I purchased for our RV. First time using this pour over gadget . My husband likes instant coffee I’d prefer fresh coffee, this is perfect. I was worried it would be flimsy but it’s not. Love that it folds away and easy to clean: And being its in an RV I wanted to use coffee filters for easy cleanup not wanting coffee grinds going into my grey tank from rinsing out a metal coffee filter. I normally use course ground coffee for my percolator coffee pot but ran out so I used really fine coffee grounds that I found in my kitchen . I would recommend not using really fine coffee grounds, I did notice some grounds in my coffee. Not the pour over coffee cones fault more the coffee filter. Just a heads up. I’m very happy with this purchase.

    

14. Astrid Kinzelbach Verified Buyer – 7 April 2025

    Perfekt geliefert. Vielen Dank
    

15. Mowrind Verified Buyer – 9 April 2025

    This is the concept engineered down to the most efficient solution possible, I think. It holds up a standard #2 cone coffee filter just fine. You do want to be careful pouring over it, since it’s a bit flexible. So far, though, I have had no mishaps. Consistently good results. I haven’t tried the included filters, but I’m sure they work even better, stability-wise, since they’re a bit smaller than #2 cones.
    Easy to unfold/compress, and refold. Tiny profile for travel. Perfect.