Questions about overhauling hydration system

I skip the bladders completely and use 1.25 L fizzy water bottles. They weigh 38 g complete and last for years, and they DON’T leak, ever. Four of them will provide enough water for a high (ie waterless) camp quite easily.

As for filling one through the very small, moth: no problem. I scoop up water in my 1.5 L Ti pot and pour it into the mouth of the bottle. I rarely spill more than a couple of drops. It is even easier using a plastic cup (coffee!).

Cheers

I use repurposed small-mouth bottles. To fill, I took a 16oz bag that came with one my Sawyer filters and cut the top off to make a scoop. Works well, weighs about 9g.

and don’t overlook a Steripen.

I rarely carry more than a half liter of water if possible; far less if I drink up and know the next source is in a reasonable distance. Water is heavy! I remember seeing a group come into camp carrying nearly full bladders in their packs. Their route followed a major river for most of the way…???

I carry an empgty large wide mouth soft Platypus to fill in camp; otherwise a light bottle that I use with a steripen during the day. And aquamira or Iodine for backup. I carry the steripen in a small belly pack along with map and lunch for easy access.

No clogs or waiting more than 90 seconds.

I’ve used small-mouth platypus bladders for years.

Something that can make filling from a small stream easier is digging a hole in it and waiting for it to clear, creating a deeper pool to dunk in.

Like jscott, I’ve switched my focus from base weight (iodine tablets) to pound-miles and use a SteriPen since there’s always water around (here) – why carry ANY?   Others have 1 or 2 or 3 pounds of water, tapering down to 0 pounds if they time it perfectly as they arrive at their next water source.  I have 0 pounds of water and a 2.5 ounce SteriPen.

So I score gatorade bottles (because the SteriPen fits in it so well) at the recycling center, always hike with an extra lid, sometimes adapt an extra lid to a shower head and then have other soda bottles along if there’s any aspect of a water haul or dry camp ahead.

Filtering at water sources as needed could also achieve a similarly low, incurred pound-miles.

I bought a couple bottles of Bai antioxidant water. They come in a bottle almost identical to a smart bottle but with a wide mouth.

I also use the evernew bags. They fit the filter so I can use one in case my sawyer bag springs a leak. I have a 2L and a couple 1L versions to mix and match as needed for the trip. They are very light and roll up pretty small.

I really don’t mind a narrow mouth though, because I filter into my bottles. I use the bottom half of a coke bottle for a dirty water scoop.

For camp I also use a sea to summit nylon 10L water bag.

>> Bai antioxidant water
Contains added selenium.
‘The most serious toxicity symptoms are neurologic problems. A condition called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also called ALS or Lou Gerig’s disease, is particularly linked to selenium poisoning- although any range of neurologic problems could be due to selenium toxicity.’
https://www.easy-immune-health.com/selenium-overdose.html

I hope you bought them for the bottles and not for the water.
Yet another screaming health fad/idiocy.

Cheers

Well I drank the water, but really just wanted the bottles.