Our Story

 The founders of Bear Box Brew, Nate and Emily hiking to campsite in Yosemite National Park.    The founders of Bear Box Brew, Nate and Emily standing in front of a glacial lake in the Sierra Nevada's.

We’re a couple that love to enjoy camping without sacrificing on our creature comforts. We get creative to make sure we always enjoy good food, warm showers, and most importantly good coffee.

Trip after trip we noticed that making coffee created a mess we couldn’t clean without sacrificing precious water we’d packed. Not only are current camping coffee solutions tough to clean, but they’re clunky, heavy, and expensive. All this, for a less than desirable result. We knew there had to be a better way to enjoy a strong and flavorful cup of coffee while being off the grid.

As two engineers would, we began experimenting by dumping out some tea bags we brought and filling them with coffee grounds we had prepared for the trip. By just adding water to our mugs and placing them in the bear box at our campsite overnight, we woke up to the best "nature's cold brew" style coffee we’ve ever had on trail without having to make or clean anything!

Don't stress, just enjoy. Love, Nate and Emily.

 

The first night of experimentation with prepped mason jars in a campsite bear box with other various camping supplies.    Initial experiments of bear box brew in mason jars on a campground picnic table.