CONQUECOPortable Espresso Machine Travel: 12v Car Coffee Maker with Battery for Camping - Small Electric - 2.5 Mins Heating - 8 Cups Espresso for One Charge

I’m not what I call a coffee snob but I have a Nespresso machine at home and enjoy the coffee it makes from pods. So I thought I would buy a portable device to enable me to enjoy pod coffee when away in my camper van.The choice came down to devices from Outin or Conqueco and after watching various YouTube videos and reading comparisons I couldn’t really decide between them in terms of coffee production - both seemed capable of providing a perfectly adequate cup of coffee. The Outin device was slightly lighter but the Conqueco offering was a bit cheaper. Being a tight arse, and lazy enough that I wasn’t likely to carry it very far, I plumped for the Conqueco - it’s reassuringly sturdy aluminium construction was the reason for its extra weight and who knew when it might come in useful for hurling at a pursuing bear or smashing my way out of rapidly filling glass enclosure that I may find myself placed in by an over dramatic evil nemesis.My purchase coincided with a period where I didn’t use my camper van and after a couple of trial runs in the kitchen, which were a bit of a faff compared to the Nespresso machine, I filed it away in the cupboard.A couple of months later I came across it and decided I would take it to work as I needed the space in the cupboard. This turned out to be the genius move. At work we had filtered, boiling water on tap and now my portable coffee maker had its time to shine. Making a decent coffee with a pod became a simple process, one that I have repeated a couple of times daily for a good few months now. I love it, and get jealous comments from my colleagues who covert my precious.It’s not actually perfect. I would like to see the top click on, rather than just rest in place - but as I hardly bother putting it on when actually in use it’s not a huge issue and I can see how others might like the fact that it’s easy to put in place. It’s just that I’m clumsy and occasionally it falls off as I’m carrying the device back to my locker (I don’t use the bag)I am not a fan of the built in “cup”, it’s plasticky and odd to drink out of, but my Conqueco machine sits nicely in my Yeti 8oz insulated tumbler and doesn’t fall over so I use that instead - also has the advantage that my coffee doesn’t get cold walking back to my desk. But again, it is quite a clever design and if I were to carry it on a hike I would happily use it to safe having to take a separate cup.I don’t feel that these point deserve the deduction of a star as they do not affect function and are just personal little niggles.I’ve not yet had a pod fail to pierce correctly and the device charges reasonably quickly using a charger with a decent amperage output (mine is 3A). I use it a couple of times a day (with hot water) and it lasts me a week before charging.Overall I am really quite impressed and may buy another one. For the camper van…

Firstly I would like to say CONQUECO are the best company I have dealt with in a very, very long time. Their customer communication is exceptional, they really do care about their product and their customers.The coffee machine is Amazing, never did I think I would find a travel coffee machine let alone a robust one that you can use coffee pods in. I love great coffee and really miss having a great espresso or lungo when travelling in my campervan. In my case s full size Nespresso coffee pod machine is not practical for travelling, this machine absolutely fits the bill for me, both for travelling and hiking.I have had my machine for a couple of months, on the road I use it every day, I only use coffee pods, most often with room temperature bottled water - this is what I've found.1. The machine is robust, very well made, I absolutely love it.2. It comes with a protective cover sleeve with a tie top, but the carry bag you can also buy is great and very protective, you can carry it like a mini briefcase, with a section to store your chosen coffee pods, great for hotel travelling or the office. I take mine when travelling in the car so I know I can get good coffee the other end, but I have not charged it in the car.3. For me it's not too heavy to carry in a rucksack but I mostly use it in the van as my coffee treat after a hike.4. I have successfully used the following brands of coffee pod, Lavazza, L'OR, Nespresso, each worked a treat.5. I usually use room temperature bottled water, so my heating time is greater than if I were to use hot water, obviously the battery is depleted faster if it has to heat the water from scratch. I have achieved 3 x 80 ml very hot, gorgeous coffees in one go, but tend to recharge the unit after this.6. I have only charged the unit using the cable provided, and via a usb plug not directly through a usb port. I found that when completely depleted the unit took 5hrs to charge fully, but neither the unit, nor the plug became hot.7. The machine let's you know when there is not enough battery left to make a coffee by bleeping and flashing a low bar warning - time to recharge.8. You push the coffee pod in the bottom of the machine, but you need to ensure both bottom screw parts are screwed in tight, on my first use I didn't tighten enough and my coffee came out of a connection join rather that the bottom spout, pretty messy.9. The water (room temp bottle) takes about 3 minutes to boil, once you have your coffee pod inserted correctly, you fill the top section with your water, replace the lid and press the top button (front of machine), you should hear a beep (if enough battery) and the machine starts the magic. When the machine is ready to push the coffee out it makes a pulsing sound and a beep, this means the coffee is about to be dispensed.10. The water is lovely and hot and the coffee is wonderful.To sum up I can't recommend the machine enough, I'm really pleased I have it and the opportunity to get great coffee whenever and wherever I want.

The media could not be loaded. Just got this and this is my second cup of coffee. Machine feels heavy and nice. I like the colour and the fact that it can stand on the cup rather than holding it while it’s extracting coffee (this is why it’s more expensive than the cheaper version I guess). It’s little bit pricey but I think it worth every penny. Coffee I just bought couple of them from Asda come in box of 10 (have to state nespresso to be compatible) the Asda own one was okish (price around £2 I believe) but the other one I’m pointing at in the picture was maybe a pound more expensive but more creamy and nicer taste. Machine easy to use , I would recommend trying with water without pod first to clean before first use just at water in top press the button and that’s it. Then add the pod as in the video and water and your coffee will be ready in couple of minutes. When finished drinking and had enough of coffee, Always remember to remove the pod after, add water on top of the machine operate then it’s clean. Dry and that’s it. Bag is nice.After a month of daily use , feel it doesn’t screw in as much needed , like wearing off little bit , had couple of time it was all a mess as i didn’t screw/rotate the bit the have the capsule in as needed. Using hot water from tea boiler to save battery.It need proper (was it like phone charger power 5v?) plug (it only comes with the wire) other than that it wouldn’t charge. I tried with electricity meter plug and wasn’t enough power.Coffee Preparation time May need 5/10 minutes doing the coffee and including cleaning it well and pack it after .I’m still happy with it, but not sure how kind would it last.