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 Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Trip Planning Forum Base camping basics: Water Reply
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| schweady |
01/19/2019 05:03PM We collect water from mid-lake (or out a ways, anyway) in two Innate Aqueduct bags I found at MEC. Around 5 gallons each, made from heavy coated nylon, with a wide roll-top opening, spigot, hanging strap. Far superior to the Reliance plastic collapsible 5-gallon jugs we used to use but would always develop leaks after 2 years or so. Drinking water is taken from these bags and filtered with a 4 liter Sawyer gravity system. Water needed for cooking is taken directly from the Innate bags... cleaner than water near shore but no filtering needed. Water for washing dishes and other cleanup chores is taken near shore with a kettle. While paddling, I'll carry a Camelbak Eddy, but in addition to the full straw, there's a Sawyer Mini filter with shorter straw pieces to sip filtered water directly. Switch to the full straw if drinking filtered water, especially if it has been mixed with Mio flavors. All parts travel inside the Eddy. Sounds involved, but they're actually pretty simple systems. |
| nctry |
01/18/2019 08:52PMold_salt: "Is this a ‘Gear’ thread?" Rich, they are planning... on using blah blah blah for water. My experience with many collapsible jugs is the water gets that plastic taste sometimes. Nalgene canteen works good. |
| overthehill |
01/18/2019 03:44PM A Sawyer on a 2 gallon gravity bag and a solar shower and collapsible bucket |
| old_salt |
01/18/2019 03:30PM Is this a ‘Gear’ thread? |
| mirth |
01/18/2019 12:18PM This last year we used a solar shower for rinsing dishes, if there was water in it. Otherwise if you pinch the end of the clean bag's tube to create a spray it works okay for rinsing. I agree that keeping drinking water in a solar shower bag wouldn't be advisable due to the concern of chemicals leaching into the water from the bag. |
| maxxbhp |
01/18/2019 10:49AM We do this |
| I-Hawk |
01/18/2019 10:19AM We have never filtered our water. Paddle out a ways and fill our collapsible container for use around camp. I drink lake water whenever I'm on the lake other than shallow lakes or streams. Nalgene bottle works fine for travel and fishing. I bring a filter along in case I need water out a stream or shallow lake. Giardia is heavier than water so it sinks. |
| bwcadan |
01/18/2019 08:49AM We no longer use the portable showers to hold drinking water due to the chemical makeup of the showers. |
| lskidder |
08/06/2016 06:28PM We have used a Katadyn Base Camp filter bag for the last 6 or 7 years and it has worked great. We also fill a collapsible 3 gallon bag and treat it with Aerobic 07 for cooking use. On July 22 we were on Kekekabic fighting heaving whitecaps, our water bottles were empty we couldn't suck enough through our filter bottles to give us any respite. I told the boys I was going to drink right out of the lake, we were out in the middle, Kek is high and cold, and it tasted great. No problems at all. |
| krick |
08/05/2016 08:10AM For base campers, regardless if you use gravity or pump filters, I suggest getting a camp water container. It's collapsible for easy packing and holds 5 gallons. Fill it up once and it lasts for days depending on the size of your group. |
| bwcadan |
08/04/2016 04:19PM We always take and set up two Sawyer water filtration systems. We drain the clean water into Sun Showers which always gives us more than enough water. If one should fail to work, the other is a backup. We use clean water for all uses including wash water and showers. We use water as clean as possible from the lake to keep the filters from clogging When we get home, I back flush before stowing for next year. |
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