Texsport 9 Cup Stainless Steel Percolator Coffee Maker for Outdoor Camping

Overview

This is the Texsport 13215, a 9-cup stainless steel stovetop percolator built for camping, with a hardwood side handle and a glass sight bulb set into the lid. It brews over any heat source, from a home range to a camp stove.

Texsport's percolator is built around metal parts plus a glass sight bulb in the lid, letting you watch the brew color rather than guessing when it is done. Reviewers consistently prefer it as a backup or off-grid brewer, since it needs only a heat source rather than power. The stem and basket, the parts that sit inside the pot, are the components most often reported as flimsy.

• 9-cup stainless steel percolator body
• Insulated hardwood side handle
• Glass sight bulb set into the lid
• Percolator stem and basket included

Who it's for

Built for campers, RV owners, and anyone who wants stovetop coffee that does not depend on power, whether at a campsite or during a home outage. Less suited to someone who wants a low-maintenance pot and won't handle the glass sight bulb gently.

What buyers say

From Amazon customer reviews.

Reviewers who use this for camping and backup home brewing describe strong, satisfying coffee and note it uses less coffee than an electric drip machine while working over any heat source. Recurring complaints center on the glass sight bulb in the lid, which multiple buyers say chips or cracks over time, and the internal stem and basket assembly, which several describe as flimsy and prone to separating from its base.

Strengths and trade-offs

Drawn from this product's published specifications.

Performance notes

Water rises through the stem into the basket, then drips back over the grounds, repeating until the brew reaches strength, a process that works over a stovetop, camp stove, or open flame rather than needing electricity. The glass bulb in the lid lets you watch the color darken as it perks.

Specifications