Thread: Pack Weight

Originally Posted by Black Rabbit

Talking about water supply in wild, in my hiking days I drink clear water from rocky creek without purifying it and so far no problem. So, is safe to drink water directly from Alps rivers, streams in mountains directly? Since, water is heavy to carry and I drink 1.5L a day at least.

I have been using Sawyer filtration system since last 1 year and been fine after drinking water from a canal and mountain streams so I guess it working.

https://www.amazon.com/Sawyer-Produc...65&sr=8-2&th=1

Another option is

https://www.amazon.com/LifeStraw-Per...s%2C265&sr=8-9

Added advantage being you can straight drink from a stream. Pretty lightweight systems both of these.