Water bottle carry

Gossman Knives

Gossman Knives

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Water is a must when you are out and about in the timber. I even noticed in the dead of winter the possibility of dehydration. The hike in, shelter building and gathering firewood made me thirsty even in cold weather when you are less likely to sweat. Just curious how you gents carry your water bottles. I carry my in the Max bottle holder or pack. I guess what i'm looking for are alternative ways on carry.
Scott
 
Surplus French aluminum canteen with cup on the belt. It has a wider mouth than U.S GI metal canteens so less problems with freezing.
 
I carry two Nalgen bottles either on the side pouches of my Kelty 1800 or I carry a single Nalgene and small LLBean canteen in my Camelback MULE. Both seem to work well for me.
 
it depends on how much other gear i'm carrying...

when i have a fully loaded pack and i'm trying to keep weight down, i carry 2 two liter soda bottles full of water, plus a one liter bottle (lately this has been the Kleen Kanteen).

if it is a shorter trip where i don't need as much water, i will carry 1 or 2 one liter bottles, one of them being the KK.

i usually just stick them in the pack somewhere not against my back with somewhat easy access. i have in the past nested one in a billy can, to make it easy to pull out and put back without disturbing the rest of the pack contents, but i don't normally carry that billy can any more.

for quick trips into the woods i just drop it in the bottom of my bag with a couple of other goodies.
 
Gossman Knives said:
I even noticed in the dead of winter the possibility of dehydration. The hike in, shelter building and gathering firewood made me thirsty even in cold weather when you are less likely to sweat.
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A little off the main topic. A person will dehydrate faster in cold weather than in warm weather, if they are not sweating. People lose a lot of water in their breath in the cold. All that smoke we breathe out is water vapor going bye bye. Humidity in warmer weather cancels this out (Unless you live in a dry heat environment, 95 degrees in Arizona will dehydrate you faster than 95 degrees in Long Island, NY.).
 
Usually I have a 16oz Nalgene either stuffed into one of those side mesh pockets on my pack or on my belt with a carabiner. Then I have a larger plastic soda bottle of water in my pack that I use to refill the Nalgene.
 
Guyot and Glacier cup in the Maxp. water bottle holder on my pack. I live in an area with abundant water sources so if I had to I could find water no problem.
 
I would have to say camelback hiking mountain biking hunting kayaking fishing walking the dog,etc.the small zipper pockets are great food guns knives or whet ever.oya,100 oz.of water.nice setup.
 
The British military surplus "Haversack" I use, has pouches inside on each end, that perfectly fit most straight sided 32oz bottles.

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j williams said:
Guyot, glacier cup, and maxpedition bottle holder.
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+1, with the addition of a "Tac tile" pouch with a USGI poncho and some snacks in it. The little pocket on the bottle holder has a compass, K&M matchsafe and a SAK Farmer in it. There is a little can of Sterno type stuff nested between the bottom of the Guyot bottle and the cup. I have a Becker Necker attached via the Molle webbing. Nice, compact day trip set up. I have a Kleen Kanteen in the holder on the side of my Gearslinger.
 
I carry a small North Face pack with a 100oz. bladder and either my 38oz Guyot and a Steel cup and another 32oz Nalgeen or 2 USGI canteens with cups placed in the outside holders for one or two day hikes. for longer ones I have a med alice that I put a Camelback holder into the large flap pouch on top, I cut out a small hole and reinforced it for the tube to go out of then pin the velcro for extra hold, and put the canteens clipped on and nalgeens in the 2 outside pockets(my poncho is in the mid one). only gets lighter as I drink till I refill it and start over.
 
I buy a 1 liter Aquafina before I go on a trip. Throw it and a filter in my pack. The water bottle goes on an outside pocket. I am always around water, so I don't need a lot of reserve. If going with several people, I carry an MSR Dromedary bag w/ valve, so one person can easily filter enough water for the group w/out switching around a bunch of bottles. It also lets you bring enough water to camp at evening for the night, breakfast, and maybe a little cleanup.

If you are taking wine to camp, the Aquafina bottles work well for that too. For a single malt of some sort I just started with a Platypus .5 liter bag. Imparts no taste, and rolls up small and light when empty.
 
I've got a gerber hydration pack with a 100oz reservoir, but I also carry either my guyot or Kleen Kanteen as well, which may or may not be full, just to be able to use it to boil water.
 
The pack I carry most often for fair weather day hikes is a High Sierra Ridgeline which comes with two 500 mL Lexan bottles held in pouches on either side retained with an elastic cord in net pockets.

Otherwise, I though one or two Nalgene bottles on either side of my Mountainsmith Lumbar pack or inside my Kelty Basalt day pack.

I do want to get a bottle holder of some sort so I could carry one on my belt when I have just my little belt pack.
 
Kind of on topic but what is the diameter of a standard and large Nalgene bottle? I've been looking to buy a metal cup to fit one of these bottles at the moment I can either buy cups with 7 or 8 cm diameters.

Here's a smaller British Army pouch that works very well. You do have to pack items around it to get the most out of the pouch though.

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Basically the same setup as those others have posted. Two Nalgene 1L bottles INSIDE my pack to keep them from freezing plus a stainless cup to boil water in the event I need to. Simple, but pretty much covers all the bases.
 
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