[pct-l] Pct-L Digest, Vol 82, Issue 13

[David Money Harris]

Tim,

I use a Sawyer filter inline with a Platypus hydration hoser 100 oz.  On most sections I carry 1 or 2 32-oz gatorade bottles for extra capacity, and in the desert, I add the 70 oz platy bottle and possibly a third gatorade bottle for 7-8 quarts maximum capacity.  This is the least labor intensive system I’ve found other than not treating water, though it gets tedious drinking through a tube all summer and I look forward to the sections of the trail where there are clean water sources and I can drink untreated from the gatorade bottles.

I seem to remember I’ve had to replace one platypus bladder in the past three years, and it might have been due to damage by animals when it was in my garage.

I haven’t used the Sawyer bags, but there was a thread on this list several years ago where folks were complaining about Saywer bags failing regularly.

Happy trails,

David

On Oct 17, 2014, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

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> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:51:41 -0700
> From: Tim Umstead <tumstead96 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Platypus vs Sawyer Bags
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> Which resists punctures better a Platypus or Sawyer water bag?
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> I will be using a Sawyer filter in line with my Platypus hydration hose and
> the Sawyer 2l bags are much cheaper.
> 
> Or does anyone know of a different inexpensive hydration bag that can be
> used?