Water storage for bottle users

[elkhunter505]

For those of you who drink out of nalgenes or another type of bottle during your hunts, when you’re hunting away from a water source, how are you storing extra water in your pack? I had one of the lightweight platypus bottles that sprung a leak on me last week. Just looking to see if someone has a better solution than that before I go buy another one.

 

[HackKickthrust]

I use the cnoc water bladders along with a nalgene if im using a steripen or smartwater bottles if im using a water filter. Ive had em for probably 6 years or so and just sharpied dirty on one and clean on the other.

 

[Jakeb]

Hydrapak makes some pretty tough water reservoirs. I used one last season and it held good and seems stronger then the others I’ve tried. I tried carrying 2 of the 48 oz Nalgenes before as well and that was a pain.

 

[b.hunts]

I also like Hydrapak. They are durable and have a spout that can be used to easily fill up my water bottle, stove pot, and brush my teeth. I have a Grayl for my primary water bottle/filter and a 3L Hydrapak for daily water storage. Depending on the hunt (especially spike camping for high country archery deer), I also bring a 6L Hydrapak for camp storage.

 

[justinspicher]

3L hydrapak with their water filter and a 20oz Nalgene. Simple and easy to use. Going on my third year with this setup.

 

[Blake C]

3l hydrapak
6l msr

 

[htlt_surfboards]

Where I hunt water is scarce and it is often hot so I wind up needing about 6L a day. My system is to have 2 1L Nalgenes (1 for just water, 1 for mixes and such) a 4L bladder and a 6L bladder, that way i can carry 2 full days of water at any time. My 6L is a MSR dromedary which I’ve had for close to 8 years and had zero problems. For a few years in a row i kept trying the hydrapak as my 4L because they are a few oz lighter but I’ve gotten a hole in 3 of them at this point so last year i bought the 4L MSR drom and can’t see myself going back. If you are rough on your stuff or hunt around a lot of poky things MSR Drom is the way to go.