I am kinda a coffee snob
but in a good way
my home machine is a Elektra A3 fully plumbed in etc.. takes a 20 amp circuit and about a hour to warm up and stabilize if I turn it off
so no way will that ever come with me
I have a pasquini livia that is in the garage these days I thought about putting in the trailer but it takes at least a 15 amp circuit
so would have to run the generator but can warm up in about 15-20 minutes and be good to go with a few pulls through it
beans are the big thing my beans are from custom roasters if over a couple weeks it gets trashed
grind fresh etc..
for me I use a mypressi
http://www.mypressi.com/
for espresso it does a killer job and comparing it to some $500 or so machines it holds its own wont compete with a $3000+ type machine but will beat a sub $500 machine IMHO its that good
for coffee French Press but I am more a espresso guy
my vote is french press or a moka pot for more regular coffee or a mypressi for espresso
but of course its the beans that really count a lot