[Craig]

I'll typically carry 2 Nalgene bottles plus an empty water bladder, varying in size from 2 to 10 liters, depending on the trip and availability of water. Here are a couple of pics for how I set up my Nalgene bottles: two rows of duct tape with a paracord loop that runs the length of the entire bottle. The loop can be used to lower the bottle into hard-to-access creeks, etc. I also put one of my Nalgene bottles inside a 700ml titanium cup; the duct tape layers help keep the cup firmly in place.

[lpm67]

Originally Posted by Craig

I'll typically carry 2 Nalgene bottles plus an empty water bladder, varying in size from 2 to 10 liters, depending on the trip and availability of water. Here are a couple of pics for how I set up my Nalgene bottles: two rows of duct tape with a paracord loop that runs the length of the entire bottle. The loop can be used to lower the bottle into hard-to-access creeks, etc. I also put one of my Nalgene bottles inside a 700ml titanium cup; the duct tape layers help keep the cup firmly in place.

Great setup Craig! Have I seen this one on one of Ron's posts?

[Craig]

Originally Posted by lpm67

Great setup Craig! Have I seen this one on one of Ron's posts?

Not sure. I've been doing the duct tape for years, but I got the paracord idea from Cody Lundin's book. The titanium cup I found to fit sort of by accident, but it all works very well together. I'm sure I didn't exactly invent anything here and that many other may have a similar set up, but hadn't seen it here before, so just wanted to share with everyone.

[CAL-HUNTER]

Originally Posted by Craig

I'll typically carry 2 Nalgene bottles plus an empty water bladder, varying in size from 2 to 10 liters, depending on the trip and availability of water. Here are a couple of pics for how I set up my Nalgene bottles: two rows of duct tape with a paracord loop that runs the length of the entire bottle. The loop can be used to lower the bottle into hard-to-access creeks, etc. I also put one of my Nalgene bottles inside a 700ml titanium cup; the duct tape layers help keep the cup firmly in place.

Interesting set up. the cup and bottle look like a good match. Besides securing the paracord, what is the purpose of the duct tape?

[mscureman]

It's just a convenient way to carry some duct tape for use in the field. You wrap several layers around a bottle, or pencil, or credit card and then you can just unpeel it just like you do off the big roll you have at home.

[George]

Craig,
I didn’t think that there are titanium cups, just looking at it thought it was s.steel.

Are titanium cups common in shops?

[sypher96792]

i carry a generic bladder and 2 quarts of water in bottles,whatevers laying around,soda bottles work well and it's a reused item all this depends on how long wer'e gonna be out if it's all day i take 2 6 gallon containers and leave them in the truck.

[AlpineZone]

Originally Posted by George

Craig,
I didn’t think that there are titanium cups, just looking at it thought it was s.steel.

Are titanium cups common in shops?

George, titanium is getting more commonplace all the time because its lightweight, rugged as all heck.

I have the mountain safety research titanium kettle, vargo titanium tent pegs (they look like oversized nails), snowpeak titanium spork.

Off the top of my head snowpeak,msr,montbell all make titanium cups.

Hope this helps.

[Ron Fontaine]

I typically carry at least two nalgene bottles, or two 1-liter gator aid bottles (though they do not hold up well over the course of time).

A problem with Camel Backs is in cold weather the tube tends to freeze solid.

Wet lips on metal containers doesn't work well in sub-freezing temperatures.

I've also learned to keep a gallon of water in my car. Many has been the time I've stumbled the last miles toward the vehicle with thoughts of this precious cargo awaiting my parched body.

[Celticwarrior]

On a full hike I have a 100 oz. hydration bladder in place and a spare filled and ready to swap out, plus an old school metal canteen for boiling on coals. I have a Katadyn Hiker pump-style filter, & several gallon-sized ziplocks for pumping into and using the military Chlor-floc or Katadyn Purifier tabs to purify the water further. I then empty the contents into one of the four (2 on day fanny pack belt, 2 on side pouches on my pack) Katadyn ExStream purifier bottles with the Virustat filters. I also have a single nalgene bottle that I can use for making Gatorade or Koolaid drinks, rather than pouring the contents of the bags into the ExStream bottles, and a metal canteen cup under the metal canteen in it's case, for making hot tea, coffee or cocoa. If necessary, I refill the hydration bladders at safe campsites or from the bags of purified water after the Chlor-floc or Katadyn tabs have done their jobs. In camp, first job is to boil all water and let it cool, so that I can be 100% sure of effectiveness, rather than 99.9999% (which still leaves a helluva lot of microorganisms, if you look at the numbers in a small amount of pond water!). Better safe than sorry.