Comments on: Camping – Take Plenty of Water http://www.campingblogger.net/gear/camping-take-plenty-of-water.html Read CampingBlogger and Take the Kids Camping Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Roy Scribner http://www.campingblogger.net/gear/camping-take-plenty-of-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-130 Roy Scribner Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:05:35 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=291#comment-130 I think a lot of people who are just starting out are surprised by how much water weighs. Your typical water spigot at a campground is about 3' high and you have to hold the valve open with one hand (it doesn't stay on by itself). That leaves you with one hand to hold the water container, which is pushing 30 pounds by the time you get 3 1/2 gallons in it. That's where a wide lid is really helpful, because you can set the container on the ground and still get the water into it. You should see me filling the 5 gallon collapsible - it's almost a dance! I think a lot of people who are just starting out are surprised by how much water weighs. Your typical water spigot at a campground is about 3′ high and you have to hold the valve open with one hand (it doesn’t stay on by itself). That leaves you with one hand to hold the water container, which is pushing 30 pounds by the time you get 3 1/2 gallons in it.

That’s where a wide lid is really helpful, because you can set the container on the ground and still get the water into it. You should see me filling the 5 gallon collapsible – it’s almost a dance!

]]> By: John Soares http://www.campingblogger.net/gear/camping-take-plenty-of-water.html/comment-page-1#comment-129 John Soares Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:13:50 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=291#comment-129 Good post. Water is very, very important - can't live without it! Well done with pointing out the pluses and minuses of the larger storage containers. I've used the five-gallon collapsibles before; they don't have stiff sides, which means they are bit more difficult to transport. I often use the one-gallon plastic water jugs. (But I fill them with tap water; I avoid buying bottled water for environmental reasons.) If you go with these, get the ones with screw caps. The snap-on lids can easily "snap-off" with any significant pressure to the sides. It's also a good idea to have a water filter in the car, just in case... Good post. Water is very, very important – can’t live without it!

Well done with pointing out the pluses and minuses of the larger storage containers. I’ve used the five-gallon collapsibles before; they don’t have stiff sides, which means they are bit more difficult to transport.

I often use the one-gallon plastic water jugs. (But I fill them with tap water; I avoid buying bottled water for environmental reasons.) If you go with these, get the ones with screw caps. The snap-on lids can easily “snap-off” with any significant pressure to the sides.

It’s also a good idea to have a water filter in the car, just in case…

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