They are iodine tablets specifically for water. They kill anything in the water before you drink it. I have used them a lot. Look up cohglans or Potable Aqua. Both make the 2 part kit.
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I bring my new LED lantern lasts longer & keeps away animals at night!!! I pick up the 99 cent head lights from Walmart & hang them in my tent ⛺ so I can read. Also led. I have found my gas lantern gives off a slight noise that keeps animals away so I’m super remote areas I’ll use it.
I plumbed a marine washdown pump with a strainer to one or two 5 gal reliance water bladders at the other end a spigot and coil hose in my truck. I was going to use a fixed water tank but decided to go portable so I could fill them anywhere. I also have a hose fitting that can be attached to my drip pan on my air cond. It amazing how much water you can recover on a humid day. I can also leave the bladders in the sun for a nice hot shower. I have an adaptor that can go to a garden hose that I can run to a creek, pond or other clean water source for unlimited water. Comes in handy to wash the truck down in the field. We live in Fl so for the beach its the ticket. Covered with saltwater and sand? ....no problem! Bottled water for cooking. Sawyer filters on hydration packs.
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Ok @Lovey now you really impress the heck out of me! First the pee bottle, Not to be gross and guess I am a bit dumb but dont you need incredible aim to do that? I have seen these devices that allow women to pee standing so that would work.....And doing it in a cave, awesome and impressive, then you hit me with the saw to sut off your arm? WOW You knocked me over with that one, you ma'am are awesome!
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Lol TY. I carry a pee funnel when I cave to help preserve the caves condition we leave nothing behind. Which means I carry a poop back triple sealed with deodorizer they actually sell them for caving!!!!
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for a week-end Fri-Sun camping in the same spot we bring 21 gals of water & it last us & usually bring back some. If were on the road bouncing from one spot to another 14gals we take. We gather water in between destinations just like food.
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Basically its a washdown system for a boat. You can buy a kit with 80% of the pieces needed the rest Home Depot or Ace. You could use a RV pump, same product but the marine one is more weather resistant. You can find the pumps on Amazon, Walmart.com. The good ones are made by Surflo or Flojet. You can get the reliance water bladders at walmart in the camping section for under $10, they fit perfect in a milk crate for structure, they are lite, cheap, easy to keep clean, dont need to vent it, it just colapses,fill them anywhere and you can daisy chain them with t fittings. What really worked out nice is the 1/2 hose fits perfectly on the spout of the bladder you dont even need a hose clamp on it since it is negative or no pressure on this side of the pump. The filter is called a pump guard by Jabsco pn 46400-9500, this pops right on the intake fitting of the pump. Easy to clean, you just unscrew the clear top an dump it out. The output hose goes to the spigot, you can get the barb and spigot at HD or Ace. Super easy project you can knock out in a couple hours. Any questions give me a shout.
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Personally we bring some water with us but for most of the time we use a Katadyn Vario water filter. It has served us quite well over the years and never has let us down. I will be purchasing some Water Bricks at some point though.
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We bring 2 gallons of water per person for everyday we plan on being gone. Maybe less if we are going to stay in a campground where we have access to running water.
I"m also looking into outfitting our OV with a WaterPORT Day Tank for showers and other multiple cleaning options when back country camping.
I"m also looking into outfitting our OV with a WaterPORT Day Tank for showers and other multiple cleaning options when back country camping.
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We just purchased this water filter. Have not used it in the field yet, but love the size and ease of use.
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We have a pair of water tanks built into our trailer and carry a 7 gallon blue container in the rig. We fill up our our hydration systems in our back pack and day packs and in our 4 gallon solar shower bag.. All told, a little over 30 gallons which is more than enough for 5 or 6 days in even the hottest, driest conditions. We've never run out. However, If we should be faced with having to walk out or having to wait for a rescue we also carry a filtration system in our back packs that feeds directly into our hydration bladders..
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Weight doesn't really mean that much to my platform, therefore we carry 42 gallons of potable water in a food grade tank that has a 12V pump at 50psi. We shower, wash, drink, rinse. for a full week of moving. I schedule our refills during trip planning. Tank is located where the rear seat was and in the middle for best COG with this amount of fluid movement. We fill smaller bottles and chuck them in the fridge to keep cold water available.
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