[pct-l] Plastic bucket/'dundo'

[giniajim]

Good ideas, thanks.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com 
  To: giniajim 
  Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 12:07 AM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Plastic bucket/'dundo'


  It would but I rigged up a little bit of elastic to attach it to the  
  outside when empty. When full, it took up as much room as a full  
  platypus would. I bought the bottle in Tehachapi because I wanted  
  more capacity but found it was durable and useful so kept carrying  
  it. It is good to know you can get stuff cheap in trail towns as  
  needed. Not everything has to be fancy, expensive and from a gear shop.
  On Jun 8, 2010, at 9:01 PM, giniajim wrote:

  > Wouldn't the plastic bottle take up a lot of room in your pack?
  >
  >   On Jun 8, 2010, at 8:14 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
  >> I'd like to chime in here with a durability point:
  >>
  >> We're all for have as light a pack as possible, but not at the
  >> expense of safety and durability. Case in point, here, is the
  >> selection of a good water bag for in-camp use for dinner and
  >> breakfast water needs
  >
  >   I found that a half gallon plastic bottle worked well. Originally
  >   held cranberry juice. Cheap and durable. Still have it along with  
  > all
  >   the platypus and the camelback bags I used. All still are  
  > functioning.
  >
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