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aggiehiker92 · 08-29-2007, 10:30 AM

I use a 100 oz. Camelback (strapped to the top of my pack) and two wide-mouth Nalgenes for water normally. If I plan on needing more, I'll get a couple of empty 2-liter soda bottles and fill them up, and place inside my pack (if dry camping).

If near a water source (lake, river, etc) I have a Katadyn Hiker water filter that is rigged to refill my Camelback directly through the drinking tube. The filter works well even in squiggly water, but be sure to wrap a coffee filter or bandanna around the intake tube. It WILL clog up on you if you don't.

Yeah, the 100 oz. Camelback may be extreme, but I drink a lot of water. I'd rather carry the weight personally than drop out due to heat exhaustion.

08-29-2007, 10:30 AM	#4
aggiehiker92 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 21	Re: Water solutions I use a 100 oz. Camelback (strapped to the top of my pack) and two wide-mouth Nalgenes for water normally. If I plan on needing more, I'll get a couple of empty 2-liter soda bottles and fill them up, and place inside my pack (if dry camping). If near a water source (lake, river, etc) I have a Katadyn Hiker water filter that is rigged to refill my Camelback directly through the drinking tube. The filter works well even in squiggly water, but be sure to wrap a coffee filter or bandanna around the intake tube. It WILL clog up on you if you don't. Yeah, the 100 oz. Camelback may be extreme, but I drink a lot of water. I'd rather carry the weight personally than drop out due to heat exhaustion. __________________ "Badges?!? We don't need no stinking badges!!"