[pct-l] Carrying Bulk Water

[Yoshihiro Murakami]

I also using  4 or 5 1 litter Platypus bags. The possibility of
occurrence of puncture of all the bags at once is zero. I change old
bags to new ones once a year. It is easy to count the amount of water.
 At tent site, I need 2 litter for dinner, 1 litter for nighttime, 1
litter for morning coffee.  Platypus bags are not expensive, compact,
 replaced easily,  connected to MSR water filter. I put 1 litter bag
into the top lid and use as a hydration system. I like this bag.





2010/6/9 giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net>:
> This is a good discussion.  My only caution is to not carry light and filled water containers inside your pack, or at least pack them assuming they will spring a leak.
>   I once had a gallon plastic milk bottle filled with water in my pack.  Due to the movement of the pack as I was hiking, it wore a small leak.  It soaked my sleeping bag!  That's one reason I'm willing to eat the few ounces of a more solid water container.
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: CHUCK CHELIN
>  To: PCT listserve
>  Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 10:29 AM
>  Subject: [pct-l] Carrying Bulk Water
>
>
>  Good morning, all,
>
>  I used Dromedary bags years ago to carry bulk water, but quit for good once
>  I began using the Platypus bags.  My 2 liter Dromedary weighs over twice as
>  much as my 2.4 liter Platypus.  Over the years I’ve had one Platypus
>  fail:  There
>  was an incompletely sealed seam near the neck which oozed early, and the
>  sack was replaced by REI.  If there should be a puncture, a bit of duct tape
>  would fix it.  I’m about average-rough on gear, and I don’t throw my pack
>  onto rocks, etc.  If I were a horse-packer I might reconsider the Dromedary
>  because, 1) they will take more of the abuse when a horse pack rubs against
>  a rock or tree, and, 2) because I wouldn’t have to carry it.
>
>
>
>  Southbound in Oregon years ago I wanted extra water to get me between Summit
>  Lake and Thielsen Creek so I used a plastic one-gallon jug that had held
>  spring water. When I got near Carter Lake I passed it off to a NoBo hiker
>  who also needed capacity for that same piece of trail.  Those “milk jugs”
>  are very light and durable, but are a bit bulky.  Last year near Little
>  Jimmy Springs I encountered a bunch of Scouts hiking to the campground.  Each
>  Scout had several empty gallon jugs tied to the outside of the pack and were
>  bobbing around.  It looked a little strange -- like they were all decked-out
>  with party balloons.
>
>
>
>  Another good opportunity for bulk water carriage is the plastic bladder that
>  lines a wine box.  They hold about a gallon, they are flexible to be
>  compliant in the pack, they diminish in size when emptied, and they can be
>  tossed or recycled at the next resupply if no longer needed.
>
>
>
>  Drink up….
>
>
>
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>
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Sincerely
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Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami )
HP:http://psycho01.edu.u-toyama.ac.jp
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Backpacking for 30 years in Japan
2009 JMT, the first America.
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