I saw this on an internet video today. It’s a Bripe.
Where does that name come from? Well, it’s a portmanteau: from coffee BRew pIPE.
A small copper vessel with a filter, into which you put ground coffee and water, heat it up, and then drink the BRew through the pIPE.
That’s quite cool.
It’s not rocket science, but then it wouldn’t be any good if it were, because you’re making coffee, not launching satellites. And to be honest, the simplicity is surely part of the charm.
I mean, how good must this be for hikes? A quick and easy, delicious fresh cuppa which you can drink while you’re on the move.
I was actually rather tempted, but it does turn out that there is one slight drawback:
the price.
Because there’s nothing here that’s tremedously complicated:
From the top: thermometer, filter, boob (apparently, that’s a stand for the vessel), a mini blowtorch and the actual Bripe.
So picture my face when I saw that it was going for over R2,700.
Two thousand, seven hundred Suid Afrikaanse Ronts. Completely ridiculous.
And then, re-picture my face when I saw that it wasn’t Rands – IT WAS DOLLARS.
$2,709.00!!
That’s just over R48,000.
What The Actual…
Who exactly is buying this? Not here (because it’s no-one), but over there or anywhere else. Who?
The world’s gone mad.
UPDATE: OMG! It’s gone up!
Where am I supposed to find that extra $7?!?!