I have always liked the idea of being able to make a coffee anywhere I go. Especially in inaccessible places, there is something nice about sipping a coffee on s deserted beach 100kms from the nearest paved road.
Until recently I used to carry a small camp stove and stove top moka pot, then I started carrying a small stove top steamer to make cappuccinos. While to may people this may already seem excessive, I was still not happy, I really wanted to be able to make an actual espresso instead of the stove top coffee.
So after months of thinking about it, an opportunity came up where I was able to purchase an old (really really old) la Pavoni Europiccola. Actually It wasnt even an entire machine, just most of the boiler, the group and portafilter. The machine appears to have had a very hard life, which made it perfect for its transformation into a butane powered espresso machine.
Here are a couple of photos of what I started with:


Theres not a lot of chrome left on the old girl and a bit of rust.
It remains to be seen just how much I can get apart for cleaning. There is a lot of old scale and crud that will need to come off, but I am trying not to get hung up on the external appearance for now.
Until recently I used to carry a small camp stove and stove top moka pot, then I started carrying a small stove top steamer to make cappuccinos. While to may people this may already seem excessive, I was still not happy, I really wanted to be able to make an actual espresso instead of the stove top coffee.
So after months of thinking about it, an opportunity came up where I was able to purchase an old (really really old) la Pavoni Europiccola. Actually It wasnt even an entire machine, just most of the boiler, the group and portafilter. The machine appears to have had a very hard life, which made it perfect for its transformation into a butane powered espresso machine.
Here are a couple of photos of what I started with:


Theres not a lot of chrome left on the old girl and a bit of rust.
It remains to be seen just how much I can get apart for cleaning. There is a lot of old scale and crud that will need to come off, but I am trying not to get hung up on the external appearance for now.





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