Watt the Hack?

So I've had Plenty of time with the Pascal Press, and I'm happy to say that it's found it's Niche in my coffee setup. I first tried this as a daily driver, completely replacing my 20oz stainless steal mug.  That didn't last to long due to the thermal efficiency of the device.  you get an hour to an hour and a half of warm coffee, which is OK but a drastic difference from the old mug where I get 4+ hours. I've also taken the press on a few camping trips now, and while this is where I was expecting the device to shine, it still lacks due to one major flaw: cleanup.  While the device removes most of the grounds in my experience it still required to disassemble and rinse each part to get all the grounds.  With access to a kitchen sink and a clean counter, sure no problem but camping it can be a bit of a hassle.  Not to mention that this is by definition a single cup brewer, so with a group of other coffee drinkers it's probably not the best option. Where t...

My kick starter reward for the  Pascal Press  campaign, a travel mug that can brew it's own coffee.  Here are my initial observations after the 3rd cup. The materials and construction seem to be good it's made of Polypropylene, stainless steel, and  silicone rubber.  Everything mostly fits together nicely. The screen printing of the logo an max grounds fill line is already half worn off, and rubs off with just a finger wipe.  I've had to lightly etched the fill line in with a knife. The silicone grip appears to be cylindrical, whereas the press body is slightly conical, so the fit is a bit loose towards the bottom of the grip.  A tighter and/or conical grip would fix that. The screw top lid needs 2 hands to open and has no storage place when off.  some sort of keeper like whats on a standard nalgene bottle would be nice. Heat retention is not good. it seems like it will stay hot for about an hour, this might be related t...