Water Supply - Page 2

SQuirrel · 04-29-2009, 03:38 PM

You can get a Katydyn Hiker for about 65 bucks and that will give you all the water you need. Pert near 200 gallons per filter element which are only like 30 bucks. I'm a backpacker and motorcycle camper primarily so I allways cary my filter. When car camping I will bring a couple of gallons just too be lazy, but when those run out I will filter into those jugs if available. When backpacking, Even at dry camps I try not to carry more than a gallon of water just to get me through the night and back to a source I can filter from the next day. Needless to say, I don't do well in the desert.

Barney · 05-11-2009, 07:39 AM

I carry on as much as I can, of course, because without the water a person can endure much less than without the food. But everytime I prepare myself for some trip I ask around where can I find water locally. Drinking rain water is OK if you are in an emergency, but drinking stream water is just irresponsible, because you can get really sick from bacterias from it. Boiling is the best cleaning process for the water. I also carry water purification tablets with me, because they are quick and convenient way of purifying water from bacterias (but not as good as boiling).

Gondor · 05-15-2009, 05:38 PM

That's a lot of good tips and tricks for preserving and purifying water. Anyway I got interested and saw this article on Wiki, explains in detail what method should you consider for water purification and all pros and cons.

Portable water purification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Woodzie · 07-03-2009, 07:36 AM

We have 2 big 10 gallon jugs that we bring with us. That usually lasts us a couple days. If we are staying longer, we just take them up to the natural spring that is by where we camp.

To conserve out water, I will take some of the river water and boil it to wash my dishes with. Then I rinse them with the good water.

Campy · 07-22-2009, 07:24 AM

I bring some water with me, usually a case of bottled water for drinking and one of those long jugs of water (with a spout) designed to put in your fridge.
I also have a 5 gal. folding plastic jug that I fill up at the campgrounds water spigot. It can hang on a tree by my kitchen.

**2coastcamper** · 07-23-2009, 03:36 AM

I usually bring in one jug of water, and boil the rest that I need. The past few times, though, there have actually been spigots nearby that I could use.

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04-29-2009, 03:38 PM	#11
SQuirrel Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Long Beach, Ca Posts: 45	You can get a Katydyn Hiker for about 65 bucks and that will give you all the water you need. Pert near 200 gallons per filter element which are only like 30 bucks. I'm a backpacker and motorcycle camper primarily so I allways cary my filter. When car camping I will bring a couple of gallons just too be lazy, but when those run out I will filter into those jugs if available. When backpacking, Even at dry camps I try not to carry more than a gallon of water just to get me through the night and back to a source I can filter from the next day. Needless to say, I don't do well in the desert.

05-11-2009, 07:39 AM	#12
Barney Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 126	I carry on as much as I can, of course, because without the water a person can endure much less than without the food. But everytime I prepare myself for some trip I ask around where can I find water locally. Drinking rain water is OK if you are in an emergency, but drinking stream water is just irresponsible, because you can get really sick from bacterias from it. Boiling is the best cleaning process for the water. I also carry water purification tablets with me, because they are quick and convenient way of purifying water from bacterias (but not as good as boiling).

05-15-2009, 05:38 PM	#13
Gondor Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 80	That's a lot of good tips and tricks for preserving and purifying water. Anyway I got interested and saw this article on Wiki, explains in detail what method should you consider for water purification and all pros and cons. Portable water purification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

07-03-2009, 07:36 AM	#14
Woodzie Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 31	We have 2 big 10 gallon jugs that we bring with us. That usually lasts us a couple days. If we are staying longer, we just take them up to the natural spring that is by where we camp. To conserve out water, I will take some of the river water and boil it to wash my dishes with. Then I rinse them with the good water.

07-22-2009, 07:24 AM	#15
Campy Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 38	I bring some water with me, usually a case of bottled water for drinking and one of those long jugs of water (with a spout) designed to put in your fridge. I also have a 5 gal. folding plastic jug that I fill up at the campgrounds water spigot. It can hang on a tree by my kitchen.

07-23-2009, 03:36 AM	#16
2coastcamper Moderator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 359 Blog Entries: 6	I usually bring in one jug of water, and boil the rest that I need. The past few times, though, there have actually been spigots nearby that I could use.