water bottles and water

Decacraft

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I use a 1.5l nalgene bottle with a source hydration hose, and have a 1l nalgene stainless as part of my brew kit.

If the kids are with me they have their own 500ml nalgene bottles to keep the weight down in their backpacks and ill put a few fruitshoot drinks in my pack.

I'm rarely far from a water source and use my grayl geopress filter to refill any bottles if needed. I used to pre filter before the geopress with a milbank bag but stopped it and haven't had any adverse effects.
 

sandsnakes

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May 22, 2006
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On my hip a stainless steel Canteen and 'crusader' mug. In my pack, this is where it gets interesting, a 2 litre Tescos thin bleach bottle. Washed out of course. Why? Because it has a handle, can be dipped in a stream and then have sterilization tablets added to it. Obviously precautions must be take oil, contaminants etc, etc. Gaffer tape can be wound around the outside for other uses.
 
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Hodge

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I use stainless steel bottles for either sigg, clean canteen or nalgene. For urine I use a wide mouthed plastic nalgene bottle. Using 2 different materials helps prevent me from using the wrong bottle during the night. Haven't yet perfected using a pee bottle whilst lying in a hammock. Do any of you risk it?
 

Watch-keeper

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I use a range of containers.
  • Brit mil water bottles most of the time, cheap, robust and fits a crusader mug.
  • Platypus 1-4 liter soft bottles for extra drinking capacity.
  • MSR dromedary for extra capacity admin water, washing dishes/hands etc.
I also have a couple of stainless bottles and sig bottles that also get used from time to time or get loaned out. The MRS bags are for admin water because i find they have a funny taste to them.

As for peeing in and reusing a bottle I would do this only with stainless bottles if they were washed out thoroughly afterwards. I wouldn't put anything with a strong smell or flavour in a plastic/soft bottle as they seem to hold on to smell/taste. I did have a dedicated ortleib waterbag with a wide opening to avoid spilling but given the choice id go outside.
 

Van-Wild

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I use stainless steel bottles for either sigg, clean canteen or nalgene. For urine I use a wide mouthed plastic nalgene bottle. Using 2 different materials helps prevent me from using the wrong bottle during the night. Haven't yet perfected using a pee bottle whilst lying in a hammock. Do any of you risk it?
Yup. To put it politely, lay on your side, dangle it over the edge of the hammock and hold the bottle underneath....
 

jeggs

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I used to use a British army black plastic canteen then an aluminium canteen, but have now got a boundless voyage titanium canteen with cookset, a 1.2l titanium bottle and a mill bank bag and ceramic filter system ( I usually get water from springs on Dartmoor but still filter them, 'just in case') I find the lightweight titanium is great, it is seriously lighter than both the plastic and aluminium ones, is strong, rust resistant and chemical resistant ( good for when I occasionally use purification tabs) . I admit they were costly in comparison to the plastic and aluminium canteens, but I personally feel that hiking and travel with less weight to be worth the extra costs. Plus there are 'leaching' issues with plastics and aluminium, none with titanium.
 

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