crawford
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Post by crawford on Mar 17, 2016 11:35:51 GMT -8
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 To be clear, I was hoping to see what capacity for carrying water most people went with. As far as my son's pack, I should say he's 5'10" and 170lb. His normal pack weight (wet) is 33-35. We often hike on parts of the AT so we are on top of the ridge and all water points are down on the sides, and sometimes at the base of the mountain. With that, I like to carry extra water so I don't have to run down the mountain as often. If we are up in the Delaware Water Gap area and working through rolling land and swamps, rivers, and streams we certainly carry less, but still retain the capacity to carry more in our emptied water bladders or platypus. I agree that 1 gal can work for full day, even a day and part of the next depending on activity and temp, but I don't like to even flirt with dehydration. I'll take some extra weight to make sure I'm keeping well ahead of the dehydration curve. That might be a little paranoid but that is where I'm at.
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Post by reuben on Mar 17, 2016 11:35:54 GMT -8
Typically the measurement from the elbow to the tip of the longest finger or 18 inches. Then there is the "long cubit"...
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Post by reuben on Mar 17, 2016 11:37:45 GMT -8
But am I carrying six of eight or eight of six? On one of the later Star Treks there was "Seven of Nine". Not sure about my intergalactic standards, though. I'm still working on earthbound conversions like amperes to cubic hectares.
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Post by almostthere on Mar 17, 2016 12:42:03 GMT -8
But am I carrying six of eight or eight of six? Either way, because the answer is always 42. You should also have a towel. All hoopy froods have a towel.
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Post by jazzmom on Mar 17, 2016 14:00:27 GMT -8
Gallon *capacity* at a minimum just about all the time. Usually means 2x 32oz "Smartwater" bottles (re-purposed) and a 2L empty Platy. Gives me a back-up container plus a way to fill up on water at camp to comfortably get me through dinner and breakfast without having to treat more water. In the morning, I fill up the Smartwater bottles with what's left and top them off, if necessary.
For itineraries with a dry camp, I try really hard not to go below a gallon per 24 hours. Sometimes I can skimp if it's a super easy hike or I'm facing two dry camps in a row and can afford to be a little dehydrated.
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Post by idahobob on Mar 17, 2016 14:13:57 GMT -8
My maximum is usually a liter. I don't carry any more capacity than that if there are good water sources. When we take scouts on a desert hike where this is no water at all, we have them carry a gallon, and that is enough for an overnight backpack.
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Post by tigger on Mar 17, 2016 15:15:36 GMT -8
I can carry about 30 lumens worth.
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Post by Lonewolf on Mar 17, 2016 15:34:24 GMT -8
Been listening to 70s' Bill Cosby? The most I ever carried was four 2.5 gallon containers I sometimes work comms for the Bridger Ridge Run (Bozeman) and while I've never had to haul water, some of the support team will haul water to various places on the route. One spot is 5 miles in and some 4000' up. These people will load a pack with 2-4 of those 2.5 gallon things you get from the store and haul them up. Then do it every day for 2 weeks to get enough water to the checkpoint/aid station.
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Post by reuben on Mar 17, 2016 15:41:29 GMT -8
I can carry about 30 lumens worth. Dude, the metric system is for losers. All the cool kids talk about is candlepower.
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Post by rebeccad on Mar 17, 2016 21:09:16 GMT -8
The most I ever carried was four 2.5 gallon containers for a couple of miles to a remote scout campsite. When we backpacked into the Chisos mountains in Big Bend in 2007, my spouse did two round trips to the first campsite--once carrying several gallons of water. The boys were only 8 and 9 at that point, and tiny--Eldest Son was the smallest kid in his class until 8th grade (and we live in an area with lots of people from traditionally petite ethnicities)--so that was really the only way we could do 2 nights with no water sources.
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Post by rebeccad on Mar 17, 2016 21:09:54 GMT -8
As far as my son's pack, I should say he's 5'10" and 170lb. Guess I'll stop worrying about him, LOL! NO one in our family is that big
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Post by Lonewolf on Mar 18, 2016 3:08:06 GMT -8
a gallon, and that is enough for an overnight backpack. Depends entirely on the person. I sweat profusely even in cooler temps and a gallon wouldn't last me for any distance and overnight.
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Post by reuben on Mar 18, 2016 3:18:27 GMT -8
If we were discussing beer Note to tigger - the OP posted about "water", but we all know that's just a euphemism. Carry on.
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crawford
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Post by crawford on Mar 18, 2016 3:45:29 GMT -8
NO one in our family is that big He's an exception in my family as well. At 15, and still growing, I'm thinking he's going to be quite a bit taller than me (I'm a massive 5'8")
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Post by swmtnbackpacker on Mar 18, 2016 5:47:14 GMT -8
I can carry quite a bit but that limits gear, is heavier than gear, prone to leaking on gear.. That's why I normally hit the mountains where I plan around perennial water sources to keep my water load at 2L max. Note the mountains free up from snow when the deserts (where the western cities are) start to broil.
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