Water: Transporting

A section in Chapter 2 of the book:
Prep Lists for Camping, Hiking, and Backpacking

OK, so you found water—but what if you need to use this water somewhere else, perhaps somewhere far away? Consider these options for moving water (and other liquids).

Safety First: Before lighting a campfire, be sure to have plenty of water within reach to quickly stop any unexpected spreading.

Plan Ahead

Take these lightweight items with you for carrying water.

• Canteen
• Water bladder
• Plastic water bottles
• Aluminum Foil
• Zip-tight plastic bags {Link TBD}
• Garbage bags
• Food containers

Improvised

Consider these ideas to create your own water containers.

• Plastic Liners: Place watertight garbage bag (or multiple bags for added durability) or plastic sheets inside another container to give it strength:
  • Backpack
  • Fanny pack
  • Duffle bag
  • Bucket or pail
  • Basket
  • Hat
  • Sleeping bag
  • Pillowcase
  • Burlap bag
  • Pants
  • Sweatshirt
  • Ditty bag
  • Folding lawn chair bags
  • Shoes or boots
  • Cardboard boxes

Remember that you will need a way to carry these heavy containers—for example, tying two bags together and balancing them over your shoulder, or attaching to a pole carried by two people.

• In Nature: Utilize eggs, gourds, folded birch bark, folded leaves. Use mud inside a bark bowl to make it watertight.
• Folded tarp: A three square foot tarp can be folded into a bucket with a handle to carry over the shoulder.
• Rubber/Plastic Tubes: Cut into a bucket shape from an inner tube, an inflatable raft, a rubber boat, or inflatable pool toys.
• From the Junk Yard, River’s Edge, or Seashore: Look for useful items along the side of busy roads, in trash bins, behind retail stores or industrial facilities, etc. Water-carrying containers may include: plastic shopping bags, trash bags, aluminum cans, plastic water bottles, 2-liter soda bottles, milk jugs or cartons, laundry detergent bottles, tin cans, glass jars, trash cans, flower pots, food storage containers, and more.

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