Lightest Water System so far...

[JoeK]

@Wrench dare I ask how it was getting in your GI system from the lathe/mill coolant?

 

[Sdbow]

Sawyer Micro Squeeze with a Cnoc vecto bag has been a reliable and lightweight setup for me.

This has been the best setup for me in areas where water is scarce. The cnoc is much easier to fill from very shallow creeks or puddles. I also carry a 3d printed adaptor that allows me to backflush from a 28mm threaded bottle.

 

[Wrench]

@Wrench dare I ask how it was getting in your GI system from the lathe/mill coolant?

Just the random splashes is my guess. Once we replaced the coolant and added skimmers I never had it again.

 

[txtransplant]

For hunting season I have a 32 oz Nalgene that is easily reachable that’s ready to drink. I have another 32 oz Nalgene in my pack, a bottle usually lasts 3-4 hours. When it’s done I have another in my pack that replaces it. I’ll tab the first bottle (water sources tend to be plentiful where I hunt), when bottle 2 is dry, bottle 1 is ready—rinse and repeat.

In the summer backpacking I’ll often use the same routine, but with 16 oz Nagenes (and a half of a tablet).

@mtwarden are you pre-filtering sediment out at all? How?

I was forced to try the old pour-through-a-handkerchief method this year when my filter wasn’t working. It was okay, I guess. Still a good amount of sediment in it after.

 

[Maverick1]

Lightest water system? Surprised no one has suggested dehydrated water or freeze dried water yet.

 

[Maverick1]

@mtwarden - have you ever weighed your Nalgene bottles?

 

[mtwarden]

@mtwarden are you pre-filtering sediment out at all? How?

I was forced to try the old pour-through-a-handkerchief method this year when my filter wasn’t working. It was okay, I guess. Still a good amount of sediment in it after.

Occasionally; most of the water here is pretty sediment free. Paper coffee filters do a pretty good job and obviously don’t weigh much.

@mtwarden - have you ever weighed your Nalgene bottles?

Yup—I only use the lighter HDPE ones, which are more rugged as well. 16 oz is 2.4 oz, 32 oz is 3.7 oz, the 48 oz is 5.2 oz

 

[Scoutfan]

I just carry 2 or 3 smart water bottles instead of nalgene bottles. A little piece of panty hose weighs nothing for the rare time pre-filtering is needed.