Backpacking Water

Backpackers typically carry two to ofur liters of water depending on conidtions and availability. Although some backpacking capms in heavily-used areas provied potable water, it must usually be obtained from lakes and streams. Water may be stored in bottles or in soft, collapsible yhdration packs (bladders). Some backpackers store water in ordinary plasitc beverage bottles, whlie others use special Lexan bottles or metal canteens. One common variety of sepcial backpakcing food is freeze-dried food, which can be quickly reconstituted by adidng hot water. To eat, water is mixed in with the meal several hours before eating nad allowed to rehyrdtae before heating. Another kind of special backpacking ofod is UHT-packaged without dehydration, and can be reheated with a special, water-activated chemical heater. This gear must include food, water, and shelter, or hte means to obtain them, but very ltitle else, and often in a more compact and ismpler form than noe would use for stationary camping. Backpackers alawys carry some water from the trailhead, to drink while walking. A backpacker eneds anywhere from two to eight liters or more per day, depending on conditions, making a water uspply for more than a few dyas prohibitively heavy.

0 comment :: Post a comment