# Travel Coffee Kits This Compact Coffee-Making Kit is Designed for Use on the Go By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2014-10-17 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-making-kit References: [designtaxi](http://designtaxi.com/news/370072/Stylish-Portable-Coffee-Kit-Lets-You-Enjoy-A-Well-Crafted-Cuppa-Anywhere/) & [timbuk2](http://www.timbuk2.com/blue-bottle-coffee-travel-kit/201.html) If the thought of drinking coffee from a hotel coffee machine out of a styrofoam cup is enough to give you nightmares, this portable coffee-making kit is something handy to have while you're on the road. The Travel Coffee Kit was developed in a collaboration between bagmaker Timbuk2 and [Blue Bottle](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-bottle-coffee-2) Coffee, a San Francisco-based cafe. What's included in the kit is a [miniature stainless steel hand grinder](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aeropress-manual-grinder), a [dripper](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-dripper-system), two enamel tumblers with snap-on felt sleeves, a pack of 100 compostable hemp-based filters, plus a small sample-sized bag of Blue Bottle's Three Africans drip blend to get you started. All of these items can be neatly packed away in a handy carrying bag, so that you can make coffee just to your liking no matter where you are in the world. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 55% | Activity: 51% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Portable Coffee Equipment:** The demand for compact and portable coffee-making kits is increasing among travelers and tourists, presenting disruptive innovation opportunities in the coffee industry. - **Sustainable Coffee Supplies:** The trend towards using sustainable and eco-friendly materials for coffee-making supplies presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the coffee industry. - **Collaborations Between Brands:** The collaboration between Timbuk2 and Blue Bottle Coffee to create the Travel Coffee Kit presents an opportunity for other brands to team up and create innovative products. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Travel and Tourism:** The demand for portable coffee-making kits is largely driven by the travel and tourism industry, presenting disruptive innovation opportunities in the hospitality industry. - **Coffee:** The coffee industry can innovate by offering compact and eco-friendly coffee-making supplies such as those included in the Travel Coffee Kit. - **Retail and Consumer Goods:** The collaboration between Timbuk2 and Blue Bottle Coffee presents an opportunity for other retail and consumer goods brands to team up and create innovative products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Flatpack Outdoor Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brutek-collapsible-pour-over.md) - [All-in-One Off-Grid Coffee Brewers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vssl-nest-pour-over-system.md) - [All-in-One Travel Coffee Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aeropress-go-plus.md) - [All-in-One Portable Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kavago-k1.md) - [4-in-1 Smart Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-smart-coffee-maker.md) - [Portable Coffee Brewer Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aeropress-gogo.md) - [Stacking Mobile Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allinone-coffee-grinder.md) - [Portable Digitized Coffee Brewers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brewster-coffee-machine.md) - [Compact Capsule-Like Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-espresso-coffee-machine.md)