About GSI Outdoors
GSI Outdoors was founded in 1985 by siblings Don, Ian, and Kathy Scott, and got its start selling blue enamel tableware. The company is now headquartered in Spokane, Washington, operates as an independent, family-owned business, and says it makes products designed to last generations.
The catalog runs from the brand's original speckled enamelware tableware and percolators to stainless Glacier cookware and coffee gear, insulated drinkware, and packable pour-over brewers built for backpackers. Across our camping coffee maker and percolator reviews, five different GSI products earned a place: a compact stainless percolator and a stovetop French press from the Glacier line, a collapsible silicone pour-over cone, an ultralight mesh pour-over cone, and a speckled enamel percolator.
Brand website: gsioutdoors.com
What GSI Outdoors makes
GSI Outdoors's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines that earned places in our roundups are marked with a star:
Camp Cookware
Stoves, pots, pans, and cook sets for backcountry and basecamp cooking.
Enamelware
The brand's original speckled tableware and percolators, finished in porcelain enamel over steel. (featured on Brew Gazette)
Glacier Stainless
Stainless steel camp cookware and coffee gear built to take packing, dropping, and direct heat. (featured on Brew Gazette)
Pour-Over & Lightweight Brewers
Collapsible and ultralight pour-over cones for backpackers counting ounces. (featured on Brew Gazette)
Insulated Drinkware
Vacuum-insulated cups, bottles, and mugs for keeping drinks hot or cold outdoors.
Tableware & Utensils
Plates, bowls, and camp utensils for basecamp and car camping.
Why we recognized GSI Outdoors
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. GSI Outdoors 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.
GSI Outdoors products we rated highly
GSI Outdoors Collapsible Java Drip Pour-Over
Named our best camping pour-over. The silicone cone collapses to about an inch thick for packing, takes standard number four paper filters for a clean cup, and the clear base lets you watch the water level so you can stop pouring before it overflows. GSI warranties the gear to the original owner against defects.
Read our Camping Coffee Makers guide →
GSI Outdoors Glacier Stainless Percolator, 6 Cup
Named our best compact camping percolator. At about 1.1 pounds it is light for a stainless percolator, and the heavy-gauge stainless body is built to survive packing, dropping, and sitting directly on a grill. The silicone handle stays comfortable to hold without a glove. GSI warranties it to the original owner against defects, and the same design comes in 3, 9, and 12-cup sizes.
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GSI Outdoors Ultralight JavaDrip Pour-Over Coffee Cone
Named our best ultralight camping brewer. It weighs under half an ounce, the nylon mesh filter is permanent so no paper is needed, and it folds nearly flat to nest under a fuel canister in a cook kit. The polypropylene legs clip onto a mug or a wide-mouth bottle to hold the cone steady while pouring.
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GSI Outdoors Glacier Stovetop JavaPress, 20 fl oz
Named our best camping French press. The pot, plunger, and screen are all stainless, so it sits directly on a stove, grill, or campfire to heat its own water, and it doubles as a camp pot for boiling water or a simple meal. Silicone-sleeved handles fold in for packing, and GSI includes a silicone trivet and gripper for handling it hot.
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GSI Outdoors Enamelware Percolator Coffee Pot, 8 Cup (Blue)
Named our best enamel campfire pot. The speckled enamel finish is glassy and inert, so it does not pick up flavor or stain the way bare aluminum can, and the pot works on a campfire, a stove, or a grill. The silicone handle and clear PercView knob make it easy to pour and to read the brew. GSI warranties it to the original owner against defects.
Read our Camping Coffee Makers guide → GSI Outdoors Percolator Coffee Pot, Enamelware Campfire Boiler
Named our best percolator for campfires. Porcelain enamel over steel is a traditional campfire material that shrugs off direct flame and soot and cleans up with a scrub rather than a polish. It is light enough to strap to the outside of a pack, the silicone handle stays usable straight off a fire, and the clear PercView knob gives a visual brew cue. The pattern is one GSI has produced since the mid-1980s, and GSI warranties the pot to the original owner against defects.
Read our Percolators guide →What earned GSI Outdoors the recognition
- Founded in 1985 by siblings Don, Ian, and Kathy Scott, and now an independent, family-owned company based in Spokane, Washington.
- Five different GSI camping coffee makers earned a place across our camping coffee maker and percolator reviews, spanning stainless percolators, an enamel percolator, a stovetop French press, and two pour-over cones.
- The Glacier percolator's heavy-gauge stainless body is built to survive packing, dropping, and a grill, and the all-stainless Glacier JavaPress sits directly on a stove or fire to heat its own water.
- The enamel percolator is finished in porcelain enamel over steel, a material that stays inert and does not pick up stains or off-flavors the way bare aluminum can, built on a pattern GSI has produced since the mid-1980s.
- GSI warranties its gear to the original owner against defects.