I've drunk my fair share of cowboy coffee over the years. There's nothing better on a chilly fall morning. I must admit though that I did get lazy and started bringing and using instant coffee. It's just so much easier, especially after a guy I knew got a real bad stomach bug presumably from the water that he used to settle the grounds. Well, that's what he put it down to but then again, he was wading waist deep in the river all day as well.