About Coleman
Coleman traces back to William Coffin Coleman, who started out selling gasoline pressure lamps from Wichita, Kansas in the early 1900s. The business grew from lamps into the Coleman Lamp and Stove Company, which also made a pocket stove for soldiers, and in the 1950s it widened into broader camping gear, adding coolers, tents, and sleeping bags. Today Coleman is a subsidiary of Newell Brands.
That reach is why a Coleman coffee pot belongs on a camping shortlist. Its 12-cup stainless steel percolator is built for the way a family actually brews outdoors: set it on a two-burner camp stove or a grill, and the stainless body plus the included basket, tube, and basket lid mean there are no paper filters to pack. It is a plain, durable design from a company that already makes the stove it sits on.
Brand website: coleman.com
What Coleman makes
Coleman's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines that earned places in our roundups are marked with a star:
Camp stoves
portable stoves, a line that goes back to the company's early lamp-and-stove days
Lanterns and lamps
the gasoline pressure lamps that started the company, extended into the modern camping lantern
Coolers
added in the 1950s as the company expanded beyond lamps and stoves
Tents and sleeping bags
core camping shelter and sleep gear, also part of the 1950s expansion
Camp coffee makers
including the 12-cup stainless steel percolator we reviewed (featured on Brew Gazette)
Why we recognized Coleman
The Brew Gazette Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products consistently stand out in our category roundups. Coleman earned it on the strength of the products below, evaluated the same way every product on this site is: checked against the specs, brewing standards and verified buyer reviews, and judged on what matters in the cup.
Coleman products we rated highly
Coleman Stainless Steel Coffee Percolator, 12 Cup
This is the big stainless percolator for a family camp stove. It brews twelve cups on a two-burner stove or a grill, which suits a group of four to six, and the stainless body resists corrosion and wipes clean, which matters for a pot that lives in a damp gear bin. It needs no filters, since the base, tube, basket, and basket lid are all included. The listing does not describe a viewing knob, so you read the brew by lifting the lid and checking the colour rather than watching a knob. At about 2.2 pounds and nearly a foot long with the handle, it is a car-camping pot, not one for the trail.
Read our Camping Coffee Makers guide →What earned Coleman the recognition
- A top pick in our camping coffee maker reviews for a large group, brewing twelve cups on a two-burner camp stove or a grill.
- Filter-free design: the base, tube, basket, and basket lid are all included, so there is nothing extra to pack.
- Stainless steel construction that resists corrosion and wipes clean, a practical fit for a damp gear bin.
- A well-known camping name with roots in Wichita, Kansas lamps and stoves, so the coffee pot comes from a company that already makes the gear it sits on.