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Water storage
- Thread starter Weldabeast
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I switched to used water bottles like Smart water brand. Nalgenes are too heavy and bladder hoses/lids freeze shut.
You’re going to be quite upset when you reach the top of the mountain in Idaho and you can’t have a sip from your bladder. It gets worse when you can’t even empty it and have to cary around 5 useless pounds. Trust me.
You’re going to be quite upset when you reach the top of the mountain in Idaho and you can’t have a sip from your bladder. It gets worse when you can’t even empty it and have to cary around 5 useless pounds. Trust me.
Dmathews87
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aluminum water bottle. plastic bottles make too much noise. lid has a ring on it so it hangs nicely on my hys strap....also turns into my coffee thermos when its cold
I was always a bladder guy but then realized I was always carrying way too much water. 3L would last a couple weeks and is like 7 lbs plus I'd forget to refill it. Switched to water bottle but then I gotta dig in the pack, open the lid, etc. Then I forget to take it out and I have to drive back to camp without water. Picked up a 1.5L camelbak this year and I think that's my ticket. More than enough for a quick hunt and just enough for a more intensive hunt, not too heavy. When it gets cold I tuck the hose into my pack until it warms up or if it's real cold I'll swith it out for an insulated bottle.
pesqimon
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if I use a metal bottle, like my coffee thermos, I put it in a neoprene sleeve.
Hunting in VA I was in the same boat as you. Started with a bladder, then to silicone, smart water bottles (best if you go the bottle route, thin, tough, and quiet), platypus styles, and then back to the 3L bladder.
I had 2 smart waters on me, after a hike, 4 hour sit, shot a deer, tracked it, quartered it, and packed it out early season. I ran out of water somewhere during the quartering stage. I went right back to the 3L bladder the following weekend. Don't plan for best case scenario, plan for the mediocre to bad scenario. Nothing is worse than realizing you just drank your last drop and you aren't even headed home yet.
I had 2 smart waters on me, after a hike, 4 hour sit, shot a deer, tracked it, quartered it, and packed it out early season. I ran out of water somewhere during the quartering stage. I went right back to the 3L bladder the following weekend. Don't plan for best case scenario, plan for the mediocre to bad scenario. Nothing is worse than realizing you just drank your last drop and you aren't even headed home yet.
Iron_llama
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Powerade bottles are about the same size as a Nalgene. I'll run a Camelbak until it gets cold enough to freeze the tube, then I'll switch to some combination of Nalgene, Powerade, and Thermos. One day I might see if a Nalgene-sized Hydroflask keeps stuff as warm as a proper Thermos bottle, or if Stanley makes something that will fit in a Nalgene pouch. I'll generally keep a Powerade in my pack against the possibility that I get dehydrated. I try not to drink too much while actively hunting, but keep well hydrated on the drive to and from, so I'm happy to keep water buried in my pack rather than easily accessible. It's pretty swampy where I hunt and I'm not going to trust drinking swampwater.
Nalgene does make an XL bottle... 2qt, maybe? It's taller than the normal bottles. I've seen them at REI and Target.
I've never brought one hunting, but I've got a couple different sizes of ghillie kettle that I bring camping. It would probably be an excellent addition to a blind.
Nalgene does make an XL bottle... 2qt, maybe? It's taller than the normal bottles. I've seen them at REI and Target.
I've never brought one hunting, but I've got a couple different sizes of ghillie kettle that I bring camping. It would probably be an excellent addition to a blind.
FrankNess14
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South GA here, so I’m all bladder all the time….weight is worth it because I drink it…
On the coffee front (because 60’s is below my comfort level these days…), this Stanley is awesome. Quiet, doesn’t leak, requires no extra movement, stays hot for hours. And it’s pertty….
www.stanley1913.com
They make a 20oz also
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On the coffee front (because 60’s is below my comfort level these days…), this Stanley is awesome. Quiet, doesn’t leak, requires no extra movement, stays hot for hours. And it’s pertty….
Classic Trigger-Action Travel Mug | 16 OZ
Stanley and Mossy Oak® bring you the essential camo Trigger-Action Travel Mug to accompany you each time you head for the backcountry, the river, or the job site. This go-anywhere, stainless-steel mug—in your choice of signature Mossy Oak® Bottomland, Mossy Oak® Country DNA, Mossy Oak® Shadow...
www.stanley1913.com
They make a 20oz also
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ThePennsylvanian
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Bladder on the early season 100%. I pack way lighter in the early season as it is. Then a 32oz stainless thermal bottle so it does freeze, as well as a life straw and pouch, I hunt near running 90% of the time, so I'll stop grab a drink and move on.
