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My wife used to have her coffee shipped in and ground the beans. We have an Airstream Interstate in a Mercedes Sprinter van, so size was important. We used a Keurig on our last trip but it was heavy with the tank filled, too large for the overhead compartments, and had to be placed on the floor for traveling. This time, she bought the single cup Keurig and we use the Kirkland (Costco) brand ground coffee for the first two cups each and Starbucks Mocha for the third (OK, and fourth sometimes). The single cup Keurig is smaller with no tank to hold multiple cups and you don't have to wait for the water to heat up; you just pour your water into your cup and pour that into the Keurig. It makes a large Longaberger cup in less than 3 minutes. Keurig's come with that metal filter basket, but it's a pain to clean. Walmart sells a plastic K-cup replacement with a paper filter that is decent and cheap, though it needs some cleaning, like a normal drip coffee maker in miniature. If you want the best, Bed, Bath and Beyond sells the EZ-Cup which is $12.99, and 50 filters cost $4.99 (.10 each). These paper filters have a little flap that covers the top so you just fill them to the brim with your coffee, brew, and pop the whole paper filter in the trash. It's not quite as strong as our Bunn, and it is .10 per cup added to the coffee, but we use less coffee and less creamer, with less waste and it's small, light, and a nice looking brewer (red is $25 cheaper than black). And, my wife loves it, which speaks volumes...