Best Water Bladder for Dry Camping?

Almot wrote:

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
The nearest water was a 27 mile drive. Washed dishes in seawater then rinsed in fresh. It's nice having "enough" water :)

In multiday kayaking trips - back in the day when there really was a wilderness in Baja - my freshwater consumption was about 1 gallon a day. Asked other guys, this seems to be typical norm for potable water for one person. Including washing face and brushing teeth. 65 gallons would last 65 days, but I never carried more than 10 gallons, enough for 7-8 days between re-fills.

Human body doesn't need more than a gallon a day. Most of those 65 gallons will go to sewer, not into meals and drinks.

This is why on a dry remote beach with backpackers and tiny water bottles, if I can't get the spot most up-wind I leave.


Salt water bathing sounds great until a person realizes it means having a stiff salt water impregnated sleeping bag, towels, clothes, etc. Pure "Essence de Tide Pool".

People who "minimalize" and then brag loudly about it are a favorite target of mine down here. Like outhouses. A large beach may have four or five. I choose one, go into town, purchase a (too large to carry) bag of "cal (lime)". I'll lime ONE pit, and then laugh as the minimalists line up to use the one treated pit.