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bradcrc

04/25/2010 06:46PM

what do you use to store water?

group or solo, after you filter water, what do you use to store it till you need it?

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kanoes

04/25/2010 06:48PM

nalgene screws right into my purifier.

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Huck

04/25/2010 07:01PM

We use nalgene bottles. I also take along a camel bak bag to hang with water in it. It works well with the hose. Open the clamp and measure out small amounts of water for cooking, cleaning etc.

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ZIMTLSA

04/25/2010 07:25PM

We usually go with six or more people so we pump water into a collapsible five gallon container then distribute into Nalgenes or other smaller containers. Usually go through five gallons a day sometimes more sometimes less depending on weather and what we are doing. When we travel we only carry personal water in Nalgenes or Camel backs and we pack the water jug in our supply pack until we get to our next campsite. We have a good idea how much water we need for how long we will be at a site so sometimes we won't fill the jug. Todd water jug

Semper Fi

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Merganser

04/25/2010 07:30PM

Most drinking water will get pumped straight into nalgene bottles. I have a 6 liter platypus bottle for cooking/dishes. On group trips I bring a base camp filter and that fills the platypus bottle.

"That sort of thing is my bag baby."

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Savage Voyageur

04/25/2010 07:30PM

I have a REI water bag. It is a nylon bag with a plastic liner. The liner looks like a liner that would come in a wine in a box. I filter right into the bag and hang for use. I also filter right into my nalgene bottles.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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Traveler

04/25/2010 07:42PM

quote Savage Voyageur: "I have a REI water bag. It is a nylon bag with a plastic liner. The liner looks like a liner that would come in a wine in a box. I filter right into the bag and hang for use. I also filter right into my nalgene bottles. "

SV, do you have a link? This sounds like the bag I have used for years but I have not been able to find them anymore. Mine collapses to about the size of a baseball, holds at least a gallon, hangs from a tree and has a simple rubber spout. I looked at rei.com but I couldn't find anything like you described, or at least not like mine.

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sloughman

04/25/2010 07:46PM

We have a collapsible 5 gallon jug as mentioned by someone above, but we also hang the Katadyne Bag Filter from a branch for filling water bottles.

Here's the water jug; you can get it all Walmarts and Fleet Farms.

Here's the Katadyn Camp Filter; I ordered mine online, but REI and Midwest Mountaineering have them too.

"You guys might not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack." - Alan Garner, The Hangover.

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Arkansas Man

Moderator

04/25/2010 07:49PM

When we get to camp one of the first things we do is to fill up the two 48 ounce nalgene bottles we carry for cooking water. These are used for cooking and not drinking. Everyone pumps their own water...

Bruce

Good Paddling, Great Fishing, and God Bless All...

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boonie

04/25/2010 08:14PM

I put the drinking water in a nalgene bottle and the rest in a couple of platypus bottles that fold flat for storage.

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Craig K

04/25/2010 08:20PM

As ZIMTLSA and sloughman, I use the Coleman 5 gallon collapsible water jug as I too normally have a group.

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andym

04/25/2010 08:32PM

MSR water bags. Very convenient for doing a few liters at a time. Pack small, light.

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tony

04/25/2010 09:04PM

I have two 2 1/2 gallon collapsible water containers I use. If solo I use one and in a group I use two. That way in a group I can have two people pumping water at the same time. I also have several one quart nalgenes and a camelbak for day trips that I use. I go through a lot of water out there so I usually carry a lot of water and carry a filter when I day trip.

tony

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marsonite

04/25/2010 09:16PM

I guess I'm a Luddite. I use a gallon jug, generally a used spring water jug from grocery store. I tie it to a thwart (empty while traveling). Once I get to camp, I fill it and use it for all the things you need water for around camp.

While traveling, I carry a Nalgene.

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Savage Voyageur

04/25/2010 09:17PM

Traveler, I looked on the REI site and did not find it. I know that the REI in MPLS has them. I think that you should go to a REI and ask them if they still carry them or can get one for you.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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TomP

04/25/2010 09:34PM

For cooking and cleaning, we have been using old one gallon OJ jugs from home. We usually pack two or three, depending on group size. They are more durable than milk jugs. The Minute Maid or Tropicana jugs with screw on lids work best. They don't collapse but we have plenty of room in our kitchen pack. We double portage but if we single portaged I might consider a collapsible jug.

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mc2mens

04/25/2010 09:35PM

I have a couple of 4L Platypus water bags that work great.

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Traveler

04/25/2010 09:48PM

Thanks for looking, SV, those are nice bags. I have had mine for more than 10 years.

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BWPaddler

04/25/2010 11:16PM

quote Savage Voyageur: "I have a REI water bag. It is a nylon bag with a plastic liner. The liner looks like a liner that would come in a wine in a box. I filter right into the bag and hang for use. I also filter right into my nalgene bottles. "

I have the same bag, and I have extra parts - one extra bladder and multiple "wine box" valves. I love it too. Was thinking maybe I got the extra bladder at Campmor? If you can find the bladder, you can make a new sack - what part of yours is worn out?

I have been using a Steripen, so I put "bad" water into the bag now... then fill a waterbottle, use the steripen, and drink.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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bradcrc

04/26/2010 06:40PM

I've been filling 2 large naglene bottles as well as cook pots, and it seems that I still don't have enough water for cooking/drinking/dishes even when solo.

I have one of those larger water bladders, I may need to bring that next time.

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tom m

04/26/2010 06:49PM

what happened to the canteen,tom

TOM

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IBFLY

04/26/2010 06:49PM

I'm part camel so I just store it in my hump. Failing that, I also use the collapsible 5 gallon bag/jug and nalgene bottles.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

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removedmember1

Guest Paddler

04/27/2010 11:24AM

2 liter, round, blanket covered, western-style canteen, pardner.

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nojobro

04/27/2010 11:38AM

I also have a couple 4L Platypus bags. When just two of us went, we had just one of those...it was okay. When we take the kids, we'll take both bags.

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jaimed

04/27/2010 11:40AM

One 2l dromedary bag per 2 people is probably sufficient in canoe country, maybe another Nalgene bottle for convenience.

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bradcrc

04/27/2010 07:08PM

"The Institute of Medicine advises that men consume roughly 3 liters (about 13 cups) of total beverages a day and women consume 2.2 liters (about 9 cups) of total beverages a day."

plus water for dishes, plus we lose more when paddling and sweating a lot.

no wonder I never get enough when I'm tripping.

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oldgentleman

04/27/2010 07:54PM

quote marsonite: "I guess I'm a Luddite. I use a gallon jug, generally a used spring water jug from grocery store. I tie it to a thwart (empty while traveling). Once I get to camp, I fill it and use it for all the things you need water for around camp.

Hey, good for you. That's not being a Luddite, it's being smart.

While traveling, I carry a Nalgene."

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Journeyman

04/27/2010 07:59PM

For hauling water into camp it's hard to beat the "Platypus Water Tank".

It fills like a bucket then zips tight on top and has a pour spout like a gallon jug. There's a few sizes to choose from.

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oldnewbie

04/27/2010 08:23PM

SV, if you are thinking of a Stearns Water Carrier, it is available from Shopwiki for $9.99

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fishguts

04/27/2010 08:37PM

Personal nalgene bottles provided by our outfitter, we don't filter, just dip in deep water.

fishguts

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BWPaddler

04/27/2010 09:59PM

quote oldnewbie: "SV, if you are thinking of a Stearns Water Carrier, it is available from Shopwiki for $9.99"

YES! That's it! Good eye oldnewbie. The REI one just said REI instead of Stearns (and mine is navy). It is out of stock, but hopefully could be replaced. In any case, good to know they are still around. Holding 2.5 gallons from that small space can't be beat I don't think. Thanks.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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inthewoods

04/28/2010 08:08AM

a $5.00 camp shower from wally world

"ya like thats going to work"my wife

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Traveler

04/28/2010 08:41AM

That is very much like my old one as well. I am so pleased to find that they are still being made. Mine was not made by Stearns but it looks very similar to that. Thanks for the heads up oldnewbie!

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Benutzer

04/28/2010 08:48AM

I generally use the same collapsible 5 gal container. I use it to dip from the middle of the lake, then filter what I need out of it into nalgene bottles. Use the rest of it for any other cooking/cleaning needs. That Platypus bag looks pretty interesting.

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Georgiaboy

04/28/2010 10:52AM

We use the 2.5 liter platypus bottles. They fold flat when not in use and weigh practically nothing. They are much tougher than they look. We have been using the same ones for years. I like them because you can freeze, them and you also can boil them to get them clean.

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Jeriatric

04/28/2010 11:57AM

When solo, I usually use the Steri-pen to fill two Nagenes and one 4 Platypus bladder. In a group, we have used the Katadyn Camp Filter.

The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)

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brerud

04/28/2010 03:54PM

I use half gallon juice containers and gallon juice containers. We basecamp and like to have several drink choices at the ready so we fill all of our containers up and treat the water - then add crystal light, tang, koolaid, or whatever we are making for drinks on the half gallon jugs and leave the gallon jugs for plain water. Wash water comes straight from the lake.
To get our jugs in/out of the BWCA they are duct taped under the seats of the canoes. They are lightweight and out of the way under the seats.

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solotrek

04/28/2010 04:40PM

I use an old fashioned canteen for storage and a Gatorade sipper when I need a drink. No filters, though. I use the tablets.

"It is in solitude, in quiet communication with nature that we reach most deeply into truth." Sam Campbell

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bapabear

04/28/2010 05:29PM

Wish I knew more to comment better but one of the members of our crew made some bladders that hook to our Katadyn gravity filter base camp bag. Whenever we're in camp we always have 1-2 filled bags with clean water. You could probably buy something like it but the ingenuity of their system is pretty cool. One of our travelers is a plumber and I'll have to ask him where he picked up these bladders. I hope it's a story I'll want to hear because we've used them the last couple of years!

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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BWPaddler

04/28/2010 05:45PM

quote BWPaddler: "
quote oldnewbie: "SV, if you are thinking of a Stearns Water Carrier, it is available from Shopwiki for $9.99"

YES! That's it! Good eye oldnewbie. The REI one just said REI instead of Stearns (and mine is navy). It is out of stock, but hopefully could be replaced. In any case, good to know they are still around. Holding 2.5 gallons from that small space can't be beat I don't think. Thanks."

Bad news, discontinued and out of stock. I got his last "bladder" insert and will keep using my sack until I need to make a new one. Figure we're a 2-canoe party these days, each canoe should have one, so I'll keep looking.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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Traveler

04/28/2010 05:57PM

Bummer. I hope mine has another 10 good years in it.

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Savage Voyageur

05/02/2010 03:44PM

Traveler, I found my extra bag with the number still on it. It says Universal with the number , 0 28867 20006 7 . Good luck finding one.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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Traveler

05/02/2010 04:10PM

Thanks!

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overthehill

05/02/2010 05:12PM

For 4 we take a 5 gal. collapsible and for 2 a 2 1/2 gal. accordian type collapsible. For drinking, we filter under a 2 gal. bag strapped to a tree with an in line gravity filter in the outlet hose. (Similar to platypus) These are for camp. Traveling it's a nalgene bottle.

Not to Hurry-Not to Worry

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