[kiltedninja]

everyone needs water. That's a fact. How much you drink and how you transport it is also important.

how does everyone carry theirs? I have a 100oz camelbak and a 24oz water bottle. I drink about all of that and some more on a busy day.

[zombiekilling101]

Camel Back is all you need for carrying purposes. And it depends on what climate/how much work your doing. But have water purification tablets and your set.

In the military we just use the one camelback and thats sufficient. Some have a canteen on their ruck and my assault vest has a canteen holder but I dont use it. In basic we had to carry camel and two canteens. But we were always working out so it was necessary.

Storage isnt a problem. Obtaining clean water (assuming practical avenues have been exhausted like grocery stores)

[Enahs567]

canteen and a milk jug

[Burt Gummer]

I have a camelback that is compadable with all of my packs and i have 2 1 litre canteens. As far as cleaning water there are many fairly inexpensive charcoal filters, water purification tablets, and there is always iodine as a last resort, but if i could make a suggestion:

If youre going to purify a source with iodine and youre not using a camelback system or anything that uses a straw bring packets of powdered gatorade or something it will help rehydrate you and it will really help with the taste of chemically purified water which will make you drink more of it, at least in theory. I know of several sites that sell these things in mini portable packs if anyone is interested. Just my two cents worth.

[rowdyrugby]

2 canteens and a camelback.

[Cmpunk]

Those jugs they use in offices are a little smaller than a drum but bigger than most containers. Mostly depends on your transportation. If its a motorcycle you could tie two of those gas can shaped water containers together and hang over the bike. Its obvious how a car would it.

[Bob]

During WWII over 30 Million 5 gallon gasoline and water cans, aka Jerry Cans were produced and sent to war.
A single infantry division would have in excess of 3,200 cans as part of their organic equipment, and armored divisions would have over 13,700 cans.

[Sammo909]

I have a 1Litre camelback and on an average day I drink 1 1/2 to 2 litres.

Might need to pick up a couple durable water bottles/canteens.

[False God]

At home I honestly would dring one glass of water per day. No juice and the ocasional glass of milk. Now I'm on base and have no air conditioning (and it's about 32C) I keep refilling this 4L old cranberry juice container in the tub and storing it in the fridge. I drink about half of one each day.

[hotlead]

I've tried all sorts of stuff, and come to a few personal conclusions.

Camel backs are comfortable and conveinient, I have four of them, but they really hold on to flavors. I've had a few instances where they failed in some fashion when a hard canteen or water bottle wouldn't have, and they're sometimes hard to fill from a naturally occuring water source. I do like them, and use them a lot, particularly handy on quads.

When I was a kid, I started off in the Cub Scouts with a couple of green plastic GI canteens my Dad brought me from his base on Treasure Island, and I still have 'em today. Those canteens have hundreds of miles and hundreds of gallons of water in them, a vinegar rinse after a years worth of iodine tabs and bug juice takes the taste out. Stainless cups that nest over these are kickass for space savings, and there are little stands that also fit around the cups that you can use flame tablets or very small fires for boiling and warming stuff up. The only thing about this type is that your water feels warmer than other vessels for some reason, at least it does to me.

The little squeezy/squirty bottles we had gatorade in on the sidelines and the ones that the guys with stretchy shorts on bicycles use are junk. They're OK to keep on your treadmill and in the dugout, but I don't find them very useull otherwise.

We've just recently started using nalgenes, and they are nice bottles, we have a few different ones we took to Mt. Lassen a couple weeks ago. We like 'em so far, the only thing is there aren't many options for carriers we like that are under $25, so they have to go inside the pack for the most part.

The ones I like the best are the WWII type stainless steel GI canteens, water tastes better and feels cooler from them, and they don't hold flavors that I've noticed. A cup for these has been available since 1910 that nests over it and fits inside the carrier, just like the plastic ones. You can thaw/heat liquids right inside the canteen, like you can't do with the plastic ones. The drawbacks to these are a slight weight gain, and the sloshing sound of a half full canteen seems to be louder in the steel canteens.

Just a few of my thoughts.

[False God]

hotlead said:

I've tried all sorts of stuff, and come to a few personal conclusions.

Camel backs are comfortable and conveinient, I have four of them, but they really hold on to flavors. I've had a few instances where they failed in some fashion when a hard canteen or water bottle wouldn't have, and they're sometimes hard to fill from a naturally occuring water source. I do like them, and use them a lot, particularly handy on quads.

As a general rule it is advised to never put anything flavored in camel packs especially since a lot of people don't clean them properly if at all

I love using mine for biking, hiking, quading and snowmobiling :)

When I was a kid, I started off in the Cub Scouts with a couple of green plastic GI canteens my Dad brought me from his base on Treasure Island,

wait, there is a US base called treasure island? That's is pretty cool

and I still have 'em today. Those canteens have hundreds of miles and hundreds of gallons of water in them, a vinegar rinse after a years worth of iodine tabs and bug juice takes the taste out. Stainless cups that nest over these are kickass for space savings, and there are little stands that also fit around the cups that you can use flame tablets or very small fires for boiling and warming stuff up. The only thing about this type is that your water feels warmer than other vessels for some reason, at least it does to me.

The little squeezy/squirty bottles we had gatorade in on the sidelines and the ones that the guys with stretchy shorts on bicycles use are junk. They're OK to keep on your treadmill and in the dugout, but I don't find them very useull otherwise.

We've just recently started using nalgenes, and they are nice bottles, we have a few different ones we took to Mt. Lassen a couple weeks ago. We like 'em so far, the only thing is there aren't many options for carriers we like that are under $25, so they have to go inside the pack for the most part.

There was a big health scare a while ago, when Nalgenes are put through a dishwasher they release a chemical in the heat that has been linked to causing cancer. I don't know if you've heard of this but here is a link from the Nalgene Site


The ones I like the best are the WWII type stainless steel GI canteens, water tastes better and feels cooler from them, and they don't hold flavors that I've noticed. A cup for these has been available since 1910 that nests over it and fits inside the carrier, just like the plastic ones. You can thaw/heat liquids right inside the canteen, like you can't do with the plastic ones. The drawbacks to these are a slight weight gain, and the sloshing sound of a half full canteen seems to be louder in the steel canteens.

I have a couple of german jerry cans that I strap to the quad on long trips, mostly for washing trail dust off of ppl's faces

Just a few of my thoughts.

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[kiltedninja]

I had two Nalgene bottles but they both disappeared in the last couple months.

[Lian]

I have a couple nalgen bottles with a couple kinds of filter that were especially designed for them. I got a heavy duty pump one that cleans out damn near everything, and I've got one that serves as almost a straw that just screws on to the top, situation depending, I've used both in the woods. However I also have a couple of metal military styled canteens strapped to my go bag too, and I have two five gallon collapsible containers in the bag so I suppose I have have water containers covered. I also live in a desert so making sure I can store and carry plenty of water is a priority as far as I see it. I also got like a five hundred use kit of water purification tabs in the bag.

[VidaSuicide]

A 2L camel pack, yeah, those things are brilliant as ****.
Other brilliance: have one of those little water filter pump dealies, and be in BC where it rains all the damn time. Where's that one place where it actually does rain every day? Stave Lake? Yeah. Go there. :)

[Redneck]

Looking into getting a camelbak (hawg) but idk if I can give up my canteen :(

[kiltedninja]

then don't, keep the canteen, some water sources are easier to get at with a canteen.

[Survivor243]

I'd want a Camel Back for when I'm trapsing around job sites, because I have three Nalgene bottles, a 2 liter soda bottle and a cooler freeze pack in a backpack so I have enough water when I'm a quarter mile from the truck toting a chainsaw or picking up sticks.
On a good day I drink about 1/2 gallon and on a bad day I drink 1 gallon because it is hot as Hell.
Anyone got a new Camel Back for under $25? The ne I had once upon a time got broken after two weeks of use when my brother sat on it by accident.

[Toasty O's]

Ideally people should drink about a gallon a day.

Sweaty people (myself included) need to drink more.

However, we are not speaking about ideal conditions. I would suggest carrying as much water as you can comfortably carry. If you are out on the roads, throw a few of those big office water cooler jugs in your vehicle. If walking, consider pulling one in a hand truck, you can always drop it if need be.

Being dehydrated leads to all sorts of problems, like headaches, cramps, and blurred vision. The last things you want when the world has gone down the tubes. Keep in mind that caffeine and sodium found in soft drinks cause dehydration, not fix it. Tea is a diuretic as well (Sorry Brits).

[Survivor243]

Water, water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.
I found a list of things you can get from drinking bad water, but I can't remember the stupid link, but it was a long list with syptoms-cure for each one too.
Boiling it, purifying it or adding a teaspoon of bleach to a gallon of water with cleanse it if you need to drink it right now.
Better to be careful then end up on the bad end of diherra or something that has you layed up.

[zombiekilling101]

Burt Gummer, on 09 August 2010 - 09:12 PM, said:

If youre going to purify a source with iodine and youre not using a camelback system or anything that uses a straw bring packets of powdered gatorade or something

You shouldnt put any powder drink mix in the camelback unless you clean it regularly. They sell cambelback elixr which is like crystal light...pretty much has the same taste as well.