Water carrying container?

I couldn't find one of those either so I got a 3 liter Platypus Hoser It doesn't have a nice webbing handle so I just added one, through the small uncomfortable handle molded into the plastic. I had a zip top 4 liter platypus that the zipper opened up on me once and got 4 liters of water inside my pack. Fortunately it wasn't on a real trip, just testing it. Hoser doesn't have a zipper top.

The MSR Dromedary bags have grommets and webbing that can be adapted to carry any which way you like. Plastic pipe would make good handles to run the webbing through. Have you tried walking far with 4-6 liters of water in one hand? 6 liters is like 13 pounds. You might give that a try for a walk around home first. You could make a sling to give your arms a break.

Free option: Dumpster dive behind a wino's house and get an empty wine-in-a-box. They hold 5-ish liters and are quite sturdy in the box. More so than an HDPE milk or water jug. I carry an adaptor to turn that WIAB spigot into a shower head. Cheap option: Source said WIAB, and take out the liner. Carry it in a slightly smaller stuff sack, with a hole cut/burned in for the spigot. Since the stuff sack takes the force, it is quite strong (and doubles as an inflatable pillow). I've used one since 1985 and only need to replace the rubber nipple/spigot on it every ten years or so. Which, of course, I scavenge for free. If you don't mind carrying water jugs in your hands and don't mind them not packing down like playpus and WIAB in a stuff sack do; then dumpster dive for HDPE containers sturdier than milk jugs. Windshield washer fluid, clothes detergent and cat litter all come in sturdy containers, 1- to 2.5-gallon in size, and the handles are larger, smoother and more comfortable* to carry than gallon milk / water jugs are. HDPE goes through the dishwasher just fine and that hot caustic cleansing is very effective at cleaning out any residue from the containers. *They are better, but not perfect handles. Often there is a seam where the mold joined together. Take a razor knife or sandpaper to that to smooth it up. Or wrap it in tape (you need to wrap your Luekotape and Duct tape supplies around something, anyway). I suggest two such containers. I much prefer to have the load balanced side-to-side. If you go with something that has a strap for a handle, get 5 inches of 3/4" or 1" PVC, cut a slot in it, and slip it over the strap. That will be A LOT more comfortable than the strap when it weighs 10 pounds. If really want to go to town, you can sand in some finger grooves into the PVC if it is schedule 40 or 80 (the thicker stuff).

What about these? https://www.campmor.com/b/platypus-cleanstream-replacement-reservoir-kit—2l https://www.campmor.com/c/seattle-sports-8-liter-aquasto-h20-carrier

David, Comeon, I'm not a wino but some of the new box wines are pretty good.But a great idea nonetheless. I don't want to be in a place where I need that much water but the southern end of the PCT awaits. TomL

"…but some of the new box wines are pretty good" I suggest you do a google search for an article from about a year ago about testing that found high levels of arsenic in many of the cheap box wines… :( billy

Tom, I'll get a Black Box Merlot at times. But the Gallo and Almaden WIAB are a few liters larger.

have a homemade cover for a 4 litre wine bladder like what David was suggesting. All up including the bladder – 71g. I could have made it lighter if I had used silnylon fabric, lighter 20mm tape for the handle and perhaps thinner and less Velcro for the top opening. I reckon it could weigh 60g for 4 litres. The handle makes for easy carrying and you can hang it off something The cost -the wine originally and some scrap material I should take a photo of it and post it here.

Please post photos of these wine-bladder carriers. Also, how difficult is it to refill the bladder?