amaruq
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Post by amaruq on Mar 15, 2016 10:11:37 GMT -8
I wrote it that way because what I carry is weight, the volume doesn't convey that as effectively. And yet 99.9% of water carrying containers are specified and/or graduated in volume...
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Mar 15, 2016 11:17:10 GMT -8
We measure the volume.
We CARRY the weight.
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Post by amaruq on Mar 15, 2016 12:40:23 GMT -8
You FEEL the weight.
You carry the physical volume. :-)
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Post by reuben on Mar 15, 2016 12:55:20 GMT -8
Alright you two, stop acting like you're at a Trump rally.
According to the Beatles, we "Carry That Weight".
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Post by zeke on Mar 15, 2016 13:23:08 GMT -8
In the true spirit of this discussion, I usually carry 2L, and an empty 3L foldable canteen for those really dry occasions.
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Post by almostthere on Mar 15, 2016 21:31:10 GMT -8
42.
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Post by idahobob on Mar 17, 2016 9:25:05 GMT -8
For an overnight backpack where will no water on the hike, and none in camp, I take 5 or 6 liters. In alpine backpacking I drink a whole bunch at water stops, and carry a liter. In mountains where I hike that is sufficient.
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Post by tigger on Mar 17, 2016 9:31:41 GMT -8
I can carry ten centimeters I'm pretty sure.
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Post by reuben on Mar 17, 2016 9:40:37 GMT -8
What's a cubit?
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Post by tomas on Mar 17, 2016 9:42:38 GMT -8
But am I carrying six of eight or eight of six?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2016 9:55:20 GMT -8
Typically the measurement from the elbow to the tip of the longest finger or 18 inches.
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Post by crawford on Mar 17, 2016 10:10:54 GMT -8
Am I to understand that the appropriate water carrying capacity for an average hike is a 10 centimeter thick, 8 cubit by 6 cubit bladder?
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Post by rebeccad on Mar 17, 2016 10:22:23 GMT -8
It seems to me that a general trend is 3-4 quarts (not counting those who are in arid climate). I think the real trend is "I carry what I need for the hike I'm doing." Which makes sense to me. But the title of the thread asked about capacity... BTW, looking back at the OP, the 4 quarts requirement for self and son...that's 8 lbs, which can be a lot of weight to add to a kid's pack. And a gallon of water should do for an entire day, including cooking. So that seems excessive, unless you are going where there is no water. I'm not familiar enough with eastern PA to say, but I'd certainly look at carrying water treatment and less water.
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Post by tomas on Mar 17, 2016 11:00:53 GMT -8
But the title of the thread asked about capacity... Actually the thread title asked how much water we are capable of carrying. The most I ever carried was four 2.5 gallon containers for a couple of miles to a remote scout campsite. It was the best that I could stuff into my backpack. That experience sucked.
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Post by tigger on Mar 17, 2016 11:07:24 GMT -8
Actually the thread title asked how much water we are capable of carrying. If we were discussing beer, it would be two and a half cases when we were in our twenties. Now that I'm older, I carry just a few beers and hard liquor - whiskey. Since we're only discussing water, this would be much less.
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