[pct-l] What do use to carry your 2 gallons per day of water in the desert?

[radpin at gmail.com (Eric)]

For my desert activities I carry two 4 litre MSR dromlite bags. Empty
they weigh in at less than 4 oz's a piece, one of them I use with a
hydration kit, and you'll have over two gallons sitting on your back.
The only bummer is that you'll be hauling 16 pounds. :-)

Compare that to nalgene bottles (standard lexan) which are 6 oz's a
piece for 32 oz holding capacity.

I'd worry about putting boiling water into a dromlite bag to sleep
with on cold nights, as where the lexan nalgenes work like a charm for
that.

Eric


On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:20:19 -0700, backpack45scb <rbalcorn@gmail.com> wrote:
> We're doing some planning for section hiking the desert parts of the
> PCT - probably section A in early March. The guide says you need 2
> gallons of water per person per day. Do you use those collapsible 1.5L
> Nalgene bottles, 4 of those 2 L soda bottles or what?
> Thanks,
> Ralph Alcorn
> http://www.backpack45.com/camino2.html
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