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French press is the cheapest, simplest way to brew coffee. You don’t need special filters, electronics (that break), or even an expensive one (I use a like $25 one from Amazon).
I know not what you asked for but realistically imo it’s the only one you’ll be buying for life.
I got a French press and used it for awhile. I'm extremely lazy though and got tired of having to clean the coffee grounds out of the screen. That's something I didn't consider before buying it. I switched to a chemex that I like much better. Yeah, there are disposable filters but it works better for me. If I were starting over, I'd probably just get some kind of pour over thing that fits over my mug. That would take up less space than the chemex.
I probably shouldn’t, but I just wash it all down the disposal, or dump the grounds in my plants.
Not a coffee drinker at all, but that’s what I encourage people to do: dump them in their compost bin.
A plus side to filters is that they filter out cholesterol. Unfiltered coffee such as from a french press can raise cholesterol so better to stick with filters. Also the maker of the aeropress did his own polling and found the vast majority of people prefer the taste of filtered coffee. I'm pretty sure he did pretty rigorous testing, not just self report too.
Maybe I should try one of these, for now I use a very similar item called the Aeropress. It does use filters though. It makes a single cup of coffee at a time
But I can take it camping
The other option, as someone else mentioned is a pour over. If you want to take something camping Stanley makes a real solid one.
I’d recommend trying a French press. It’s my preferred method as I have a lot of control over it, and unless the glass breaks, or the screen gets mangled, there’s nothing to break.