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TIP: The online Bushwalk Inventory System can help bushwalkers with a variety of bushwalk planning tasks, including: Manage which items they take bushwalking so that they do not forget anything they might need, plan meals for their walks, and automatically compile food/fuel shopping lists (lists of consumables) required to make and cook the meals for each walk. It is particularly useful for planning for groups who share food or other items, but is also useful for individual walkers.
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Hydration Systems vs. Water Bottles – Survey Results

Mon 13 Jun, 2016 2:44 pm

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SectionHiker survey results on how day hikers carry their water.

63% of the day hikers we surveyed use water bottles instead of hydration reservoir+hose drinking systems citing reduced expense, ease of maintenance, and ability to see how much water they have left as primary benefits over hydration systems that include a reservoir and hose.

Re: Hydration Systems vs. Water Bottles – Survey Results

Mon 13 Jun, 2016 2:48 pm

in sub zero conditions, the water in wide neck bottles doesnt freeze as much as in water bladder tubes...

Re: Hydration Systems vs. Water Bottles – Survey Results

Mon 13 Jun, 2016 6:19 pm

I've tried a few different bladder systems and the ones I've tried all taint the taste of the water to a greater extent than I wish to drink.
I've had both Camelback and Macpac amongst others in hydropod systems.

Regarding plain bladders my Ortleb isn't too bad but I'd heard and read more than a few brassed off with their MSR Dromedary flavours.

I like that my MSR Miniworks is an easy fitment to my widemouth Nalgene bottles.

Even they arent perfect taste wise in hot conditions but so far are the lesser of all the evils I've tried.

Re: Hydration Systems vs. Water Bottles – Survey Results

Mon 13 Jun, 2016 6:37 pm

I get more flavor out of my old dromy than my new dromlite. But still some with town water. Tank water, or filtered water is better, I remember reading that its one of the chemicals (bromine?) that brings out the plasticy flavor, and not all places use it.
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