Lightweight Water Bottle Backpacking

Use collapsible water bottles one to two liter capacity.

Lightweight water bottle backpacking.

After weighing and checking the filter compatibility of eight water bottles and collapsible water containers we think the dasani 1l is the best ultralight water bottle for backpackers. Lightweight equipment minimizes the strain on your body and therefore we only included lightweight insulated water bottles in this selection. Backpacking water purification video. Some of our water treatment choices have changed a bit in the years since the making of this video but there s still a lot of useful info in there.

To stay light plan to simply boil water to add to dehydrated food instead of cooking a meal from scratch. For starters this hiking water bottle can be ordered in a choice of four exciting colors blue grey pink white each made form bpa free tritan co polyester and boasting award worthy craftsmanship. This is one of those times. The yeti rambler remains our favorite all around water bottle this season despite tough competition from hydro flask.

With the nalgene tritan you get a great water bottle for hiking at a budget friendly price. The katadyn befree water filter can be used as a squeeze filter or hung for group use as a gravity filter if you purchase the 3l version it has a 0 1 micron microfilter that is epa tested to remove protozoa 99 99 and bacteria 99 9999. Survimate filtered water bottle bpa free with 4 stage intergrated filter straw for camping hiking backpacking and travel 4 4 out of 5 stars 519 29 99 29. It can filter water up to 2 liters per minute which is very fast for this style of filter.

This saves weight both on the food and the fuel. It s small and portable yet easy to fill and clean with its wide mouth. The lower price tag doesn t mean a compromise in quality though. As a weight conscious backpacker sometimes i go down the rabbit hole of optimizing a minor piece of gear.

The heaviest bottle in the selection weighs 15 1 ounces. The bottle s impressive insulating abilities wide mouth and perfect size make it our top recommendation. Read more about why it is important to use lightweight gear for hiking in our article why hike lightweight. The embrava hiking water bottle is our 1 choice in this segment owing to its superior and durable design and rich set of features.

Fuel stove and cookware. You may not get any fancy spouts or insulation but the sturdy construction and attractive design mean that it will serve you well on countless miles of trail.