How much H2O do you carry?

[James]

2-4 Liters per day to drink depending on conditions. If I need water to cook, that will get upped a bit.

[northcoast]

 

2 liters for a day trip and 3 liters plus a filter if I have to cook.

[akirkland]

100 oz.  Hydration bladder and a filter.

Ditto

[MLHSN]

I carry 200 0z or 5lts. I get sick if I dont drink alot of water. Its alot  of weight but I got H20 and I carry a  surplus canteen that has a thing that I can boil water with. Only had to boil water water once and I was up in the olympic national forest.

You should seriously look in a Seychelles bottle and utilizing water sources.  200 oz of water?  That's a friggin gallon and a half!

   


I use the 2 hydrastorms and they work fine. Its only 12 pounds and the weight does slowy go away..... If I need a water sorce I will find it and boil it. I rather boil water then trust a filter BUT I have never had one or used one so til I have I will carry 200 oz and something to boil water in lol

ummm... you might want to check your math,  There are 16 oz. in a liter. So 200/16=12.5 liters (not 5).  Second, a liter ways 2.2 lbs.  12.5 liters X 2.2 lbs = 27.5 lbs of water.

This weekend my whole pack, including rifle only weighed 35 lbs.  27.5 lbs is a lot of extra weight when you can just stop and refill.

One other poster asked about the difference between pills and filter.  Here's my thoughts.  First, iodine tablets aren't made for continuous use.  They are suppose to be an emergency purification tablets.  That leaves tablets like micropur or drops.  My biggest issue with using them is that I would get to creek and want a drink.  Once you pop the tablet into the water you still have to weight 30 minutes to drink it.  I hate that, plus I didn't like that it changed the water color and taste.  My filter only adds an extra 1/2 lb.

You know the animals have to drink also so why go so far away from a water source?

[Smossy]

I carry 200 0z or 5lts. I get sick if I dont drink alot of water. Its alot  of weight but I got H20 and I carry a  surplus canteen that has a thing that I can boil water with. Only had to boil water water once and I was up in the olympic national forest.

You should seriously look in a Seychelles bottle and utilizing water sources.  200 oz of water?  That's a friggin gallon and a half!

   


I use the 2 hydrastorms and they work fine. Its only 12 pounds and the weight does slowy go away..... If I need a water sorce I will find it and boil it. I rather boil water then trust a filter BUT I have never had one or used one so til I have I will carry 200 oz and something to boil water in lol

You might as well get one of these.
http://www.rei.com/product/733950/msr-dromedary-bag-6-liter

[hirshey]

2 liters and a filter.

This is generally what I carry unless I'm headed up a ridgeline to camp high. Then I carry a plastic 1 gal for cooking/drinking that I fill with my filter at the last known water source. My high hunt will take me through a hike with no water sources for 1 day's worth of hiking. Just gotta know your area.

[Houndhunter]

If i know the area well, really well, i just fill one bladder which is 2L. If im going to an unknown spot or place where water is very unpredictable i load both my bladders and maybe a bottle or two as well. Really depends on the type of hunting I'm doing, but i always make sure i have more water than i need no matter what im doing 

[wilsongideon]

I carry 45-60 oz starting out in the morning in a 70oz bladder. If I glass all day that does me fine but I have to ration water on warm days and am usually running out before its dark and I can hike back to camp and water, I always bring my filter though and if I do any serious hiking and run across water refill.

[Fl0und3rz]

ummm... you might want to check your math,  There are 16 oz. in a liter. So 200/16=12.5 liters (not 5).  Second, a liter ways 2.2 lbs.  12.5 liters X 2.2 lbs = 27.5 lbs of water.

This weekend my whole pack, including rifle only weighed 35 lbs.  27.5 lbs is a lot of extra weight when you can just stop and refill.

One other poster asked about the difference between pills and filter.  Here's my thoughts.  First, iodine tablets aren't made for continuous use.  They are suppose to be an emergency purification tablets.  That leaves tablets like micropur or drops.  My biggest issue with using them is that I would get to creek and want a drink.  Once you pop the tablet into the water you still have to weight 30 minutes to drink it.  I hate that, plus I didn't like that it changed the water color and taste.  My filter only adds an extra 1/2 lb.

You know the animals have to drink also so why go so far away from a water source?

Approximately 32 oz. to a liter. But good points on the filter and animals and proximity to water.

[Bean Counter]

You can stretch how much water you need if you plan smart. I can get by with 2.5 liters in a day, all day away from my truck. I hunt in the Southwest U.S. desert where just breathing uber dry air is a source of dehydration. Plus, there aren't too many sources of water unless you want to drink out of a cattle tank full of algae water.

Planning smart means limiting your diuretics. Ie, not drinking too much, if any, alcohol the night before. It may mean forgoing coffee the morning of. Also, it means getting a good amount of sodium in with breakfast. I think a 12 ounce can of v8 is one of the best electrolyte sources you can get. The sodium helps me hold water and I usually don't find myself taking sips of water until a few hours into the morning, even if I've done some hiking.

[MLHSN]

ummm... you might want to check your math,  There are 16 oz. in a liter. So 200/16=12.5 liters (not 5).  Second, a liter ways 2.2 lbs.  12.5 liters X 2.2 lbs = 27.5 lbs of water.

This weekend my whole pack, including rifle only weighed 35 lbs.  27.5 lbs is a lot of extra weight when you can just stop and refill.

One other poster asked about the difference between pills and filter.  Here's my thoughts.  First, iodine tablets aren't made for continuous use.  They are suppose to be an emergency purification tablets.  That leaves tablets like micropur or drops.  My biggest issue with using them is that I would get to creek and want a drink.  Once you pop the tablet into the water you still have to weight 30 minutes to drink it.  I hate that, plus I didn't like that it changed the water color and taste.  My filter only adds an extra 1/2 lb.

You know the animals have to drink also so why go so far away from a water source?

Approximately 32 oz. to a liter. But good points on the filter and animals and proximity to water.

lmao,  I stand corrected.  I guess I had my head in the pint glass  get it, PINT glass

[coachcw]

132 oz and a life straw

[justaguy]

3 L camelbak with a MSR Hyperflow filter with NUUN electrolyte tabs is the base if I'm going to be moving slowly all day. There's an extra 1 L Nalgene, ioidine tabs, and a 3L Nalgene collapsible bottle for hauling water to the netherregions in dry spots in E WA or high ridges on the westside and I'll need to cook. If you go in dehydrated, catching up's a bitch when you're in it.

Hydrate or die! 

But seriously, be thirsty sucks.

[justaguy]

And most importantly, a flask of good whiskey for sitting around camp. 

[wideleft]

While out in the field this past week I filled up at the last known water source and had 232oz.  Sure made a difference in my pack weight.  However it was enough water for two plus days, spent mostly glassing and not too much hiking (lots of rain and thunder).  When I finally moved I found more water sources and only filled the 32oz bottle and 100oz canteen.  Worked out well for me.