>> Take a look at this waterbag. http://www.campmor.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=226&prrfn br =13506 I have a couple of them. At 2.5 gallons they fit just about anywhere, even behind my seat. With a nylon cover, they can take a lot of abuse. You can hang them off a tree stub and just press the spigot. The spigot comes out and you can stick the bag under a faucet or hose. It doesn't leak (under normal use). You may need a small pair of pliars to get the spigot out. There are also replacement parts. I know they must be sold elsewhere, but Campmor is the only place I've noticed them. >> ************************************************************************* I have used this type water container for years, and love them. REI also sells them, and I have one that I got with a subscription to Backpacker magazine years ago. I use my teeth to remove the spigot. Since I kayak mostly on fresh water, I travel with my water bags empty. Empty, one takes up little more space than a couple of bandanas. Some versions of this bag have a small loop of webbing near the spigot, which is handy when you are filtering water into it. On Lake Superior, I use this loop and a detachable strap that I made to hang the bag around my neck and shoulders, spigot hole up, while I stand in the lake and pump my PUR water filter. Here's a tip for hanging one from a tree if there isn't a convenient stub: Make a loop in the end of a two- or three-foot piece of parachute cord and carry it with the bag (I loop it onto the bag's carry strap). In camp, pass the cord around a convenient tree trunk and thread the straight end through the loop on the other end. Snug it up against the tree trunk. Find a small stick two or three inches long, and tie the free end of the cord to the middle of it using a clove hitch and a half hitch. You now have a toggle hanging from the tree from which you can hang the bag by its carry strap. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Nov 25 1998 - 09:59:40 PST
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