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06/01/2014 08:37AM  
This is a shot of our water station on our BWCA trip over Memorial weekend. Very convenient and 16 liters of fresh filtered water available at all times. It consists of 2 6 liter MSR Hydration reservoirs with replacement spigots (the ones that come with them suck) and a Platypus Gravity filter system. No trees were harmed in the creation of this photo...or the station. Used rope, bungees and carabiners, and took it down when we left.

 
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06/01/2014 09:03AM  
Are you going to add the shower next year?
 
06/01/2014 09:16AM  
Naw...not necessary. Water temps were perfect for a veeeeery refreshing dip last week.
 
RainGearRight
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06/01/2014 09:22AM  
That is a serious hydration station!
 
06/01/2014 09:31AM  
Great system. Somebody has long arms. The cross branch is way up high!
 
pswith5
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06/01/2014 10:33AM  
You must have been thirsty!
 
Longpaddler
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06/01/2014 10:35AM  
quote Scout64: "Are you going to add the shower next year?"


and a hot tub??
 
Savage Voyageur
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06/01/2014 11:37AM  
Cool setup. I will try to do something like this next week with mine. Good idea.
 
OldFingers57
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06/01/2014 11:41AM  
Nice setup. I hate the MSR spigots that came with the bags too. I switched over to the other type on my bags.
 
06/01/2014 02:27PM  
Very nice indeed, about as good as it gets for canoe camping, love the Platy kits.



I'm currently working on the ultimate ultimate gravity kit, this is a large scale hardcore kit made for large groups with emphasis on NOT for canoe camping but I guess it could be if you had a group of nine and didn't want to fetch water much, but it is on the heavy side, that's for sure, lots of machined aluminum and two 90 mil 5gal buckets.
 
RainGearRight
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06/01/2014 06:55PM  
quote Ragged: "Very nice indeed, about as good as it gets for canoe camping, love the Platy kits.



I'm currently working on the ultimate ultimate gravity kit, this is a large scale hardcore kit made for large groups with emphasis on NOT for canoe camping but I guess it could be if you had a group of nine and didn't want to fetch water much, but it is on the heavy side, that's for sure, lots of machined aluminum and two 90 mil 5gal buckets."


Doomsday prep?
 
Frenchy
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06/01/2014 07:12PM  
Nice set up. Very clean and simple.
 
jb in the wild
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06/04/2014 08:13PM  

This one has been going around for the last 4 years. Still works like a champ.

JB
 
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