Few things can affect a backpack hunt more than water. When water is plentiful, it becomes an afterthought. But when it is hard to find good water sources, living in the backcountry requires intentionality and effort.
When backpack hunting, you need a way to find, filter, and store water as you live in the backcountry day-after-day. We have tried numerous methods of water filtration and purification methods over the years and have settled on hollow-fiber filters as our preferred solution. But it isn’t a perfect solution.
In the video (above, or on YouTube), and in the podcast below, we discuss the ways that we find, filter, and store water on multi-day backpack hunts.
Header Photo: Mark fills a Nalgene from a Katadyn BeFree filter.
Additional Links
Here are some links to additional resources, as well as gear mentioned in the video and podcast. Again, everything at The Experience Project is 100% free from advertising or sponsorships…
- Backcountry Drinking Water — Risks & Treatments
- Water Treatment Methods — Advantages & Disadvantages
- Wilderness Medical Society’s Guidelines for Water Disinfection
- Water Storage & Access with K4 Pack Systems
- Sawyer Squeeze — Filter Kit | Fast-Fill Adapter
- Katadyn BeFree — Filter Only | Filter with 1-liter Bag
- Hydrapak — Filter Only | Filter with 3-liter Bag
Have Questions?
We will be doing Q&A in future podcasts and videos, so let us know if you have a question that we should consider discussing.
