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Collapsable water bucket/stuffsack?
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try this,I saw another type that has a spiget{sp?} so it can be used as shower. Can be used as dry bag, personal flotation device,stuff sack,water hauler.More usefull than water bucket. :http://www.paragonsports.com/paragon/dept.asp?dept_id=1377&mscsid=
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For carrying water, a condom is the best lightweight, collapsable piece of equipment one can get. Good quality latex condoms are tested to hold 6 to 10 liters of waters (try it for yourself, it's amazing). They're cheap, too.
They also can be used as drybags, or for tying things together.
David
They also can be used as drybags, or for tying things together.
David
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David,
I want something a lot bigge and more durable than a condom, but thanks for the suggestion. I am looking after a situation where I had to hike 200 yards down sand dunes to a lakeshore to bring water back to put out a fire. Making trip after trip with my MSR pot was a pain in the a$$. I figured I would rather have a bucket than some container meant to hold clean, filtered water, because I can always filter it from the bucket, plus it would fill faster.
I want something a lot bigge and more durable than a condom, but thanks for the suggestion. I am looking after a situation where I had to hike 200 yards down sand dunes to a lakeshore to bring water back to put out a fire. Making trip after trip with my MSR pot was a pain in the a$$. I figured I would rather have a bucket than some container meant to hold clean, filtered water, because I can always filter it from the bucket, plus it would fill faster.
RokJok
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You might check out this gallon-and-a-half water tote bag for automobile emergency use as outlined in the www.equipped.org forum. While I don't have one in my auto yet, it looks like it would be mighty handy for those fire-dousing trips you described. It should also roll up to consume almost no space at all when empty.
http://www.equipped.org/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=survival&Number=12748
Alternatively, you could carry a plastic bag (heavy duty kitchen trashcan size maybe) or plastic sheeting, then use it to line a regular nylon fabric stuff sack (thereby making the stuffsack waterproof) to haul water inside of it. Years ago when I backpacked pretty regularly I would have multiple "bags inside a bag" (e.g. plastic or nylon stuff sacks inside the backpack) set up to segregate gear. There was a clothes bag, a sturdy nylon food bag, a sleeping bag & foam pad bag, a stove bag, etc.
One caution on hauling water in a lined stuff sack: Be sure that the stuffsack seams are sewn strongly enough to hold the water you'll be putting in the bag. IIRC, water weighs just about eight pounds per gallon.
http://www.equipped.org/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=survival&Number=12748
Alternatively, you could carry a plastic bag (heavy duty kitchen trashcan size maybe) or plastic sheeting, then use it to line a regular nylon fabric stuff sack (thereby making the stuffsack waterproof) to haul water inside of it. Years ago when I backpacked pretty regularly I would have multiple "bags inside a bag" (e.g. plastic or nylon stuff sacks inside the backpack) set up to segregate gear. There was a clothes bag, a sturdy nylon food bag, a sleeping bag & foam pad bag, a stove bag, etc.
One caution on hauling water in a lined stuff sack: Be sure that the stuffsack seams are sewn strongly enough to hold the water you'll be putting in the bag. IIRC, water weighs just about eight pounds per gallon.