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Offline wideleft

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How much H2O do you carry?
« on: August 27, 2013, 07:53:58 PM »
Just curious what everyone carries/packs when it comes to water.  Staying hydrated is so important in staying alive, alert, energized...  I have and carry a 32oz bottle plus a 100oz collapsible canteen giving me 132oz of water.  One of my bigger fears in the back country is not having water with me, I really don't like being thirsty and not knowing where the nearest source of water is.  I know this is where scouting can pay off, but trekking through unknown country always has me searching for water sources and marking them on the topo.
Like I said, just want to know how much water you are prepared to pack.

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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2013, 07:55:47 PM »
2 liters and a filter.
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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2013, 07:56:05 PM »
How long of duration is a big part of the equation.  I like to have 96oz per day.  If I am packed in I have a filter and find water to replenish. 
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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2013, 07:57:24 PM »
2 liters atleast and iodine.
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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2013, 08:06:57 PM »
1 liter and Katadyn filter.

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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2013, 08:10:28 PM »
128 ounces, in other words 4 32 oz gatorade bottles  :chuckle: and iodine or some sort of purifier. Im lucky, where I do most of my hunting theres spring seeps in quite a few places also.

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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2013, 08:11:07 PM »
I usually start with (2) 32 oz. gatorade bottles full on all hunts.  Depending on the nature of the hunt I will either pack my filter or just rely on the 64 oz.

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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2013, 08:13:35 PM »
The farther I am from water the more I carry. If I'm hiking/hunting in an area with a lot of water I might only carry a liter but have my filter handy in the pack. Otherwise I carry at least two liters. For day hikes/hunts I just carry a bottle of purifying tablets just in case.
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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2013, 08:14:24 PM »
When I have a number of water sources, I carry 32 oz. and my filter.  I usually end up stopping every 5 mi. on trail. 

After the 5 mi. gap I adjust up to about 4 liters if I'm going 10 miles without water (which is very rare in the Cascades).

I won't go anywhere where there is more then 10 miles between water sources.  What's the point?  Animals have to drink also.

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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2013, 08:21:33 PM »
As much as Coach can carry!!!
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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2013, 08:22:51 PM »
16oz.

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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2013, 08:35:01 PM »
can never take too much , 100 oz plus two to three sixteens incase rt runs out. most days I take my water for a hike and i'm ok bringing some back to camp. I ran out on a hell hike and that wont happen again !

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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2013, 12:07:33 PM »
I usually only carry a 20 oz bottle for an all day hike hunt.  Rarely does it come back empty and often, it comes back full.  Not a great thing to do, but my body doesn't require as much water as many others.

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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2013, 12:09:11 PM »
3 liters and a filter. 

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Re: How much H2O do you carry?
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