Best Water Bladder for Dry Camping?

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:

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.

By the way. 99.99999% of the Bajas Californias coastline is currently absolutely pristine. No sign of habitation ever being there. So your remark about "Back When Below Was Below" is curious. Bajacalifornianos sneer at gringos who call Baja California "Baja". Mexicanos use the word in signs but if you stop and take a closer look the signage is for gringos. Sort of like going to S.D. and then referring to the state as "South" in conversation.

Yeah, I'm crabby today. I hope you get a chuckle out of the sarcasm. It's how I deal with pain...