What's Your Latest Walking Kit Purchase?

[richardh1905]

Knowing that no rucksack is going to be always 100% watertight I use a 'garden waste' heavy duty bin bag, weight 47g, cost a few pennies.
Fits inside the pack as a 'liner', top rolls over, does the job for me.


There is more than one way to skin a cat.

Perfect.


The simple solutions are always the best. And often the cheapest.

[marmottungsten]

Knowing that no rucksack is going to be always 100% watertight
 

Clearly you have not discovered the Mountain Hardware Outdry rucksack range then!...They are so waterproof you can even go swimming with them on and everything inside will stay bone dry...And if you don't believe me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhFeecwF_24&t=12s

[richardh1905]

Clearly you have not discovered the Mountain Hardware Outdry rucksack range then!...They are so waterproof you can even go swimming with them on and everything inside will stay bone dry...And if you don't believe me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhFeecwF_24&t=12s

Indeed. In my former work I used cheapo 60 litre drybag rucsacs from Lomo - so waterproof that we could just throw them into the sea when we were making beach landings on remote islands (I had an unusual job). They were heavy, though, but I'm sure that there are lighter alternatives.

[Mel]

That's useful to know MMT. I often like to go swimming wearing nothing but a rucksack

But in all seriousness, I use clear ziplok type plastic bags (free from work!) to keep my stuff dry. They also float in water when sealed should I ever happen upon a situation that required it.

[bricam2096]

That's useful to know MMT. I often like to go swimming wearing nothing but a rucksack

Remind me to attend your next Lakes holiday, just to check, lol

[Mel]

Lol. Trust me. You'll think Nessie has relocated!

[Peter]

I see that I'm not alone in looking for a 'water carrier' that is actually well designed.
Last year I tried moving to vacuum bottles that are lightweight metal and therefore robust. FAIL.


My idea is this, all bladder type carriers are meant to slip into the pocket on the rucksack and be next to our backs. yet they all are designed to become bottles when in use.
Why not add gussets to the design so that a shape can be created that has less impact? The bladder could then occupy more space whilst being maybe as little as 1/2 inch thick. The possibilities become endless with the use of gussets to add shape,,

[Hazy81]

I've been stalking the forum for a while now and as I'm going on an overnight wild camp on Saturday I have bought a few things recently. I've bought a 3l water bladder to go in my other new purchase, a new Viking Patrol 60l rucksack


To be honest I could / should have gone for a much lighter pack, but it fits everything in and has so many pockets as to make the extra weight worth it.

[richardh1905]

I've been stalking the forum for a while now and as I'm going on an overnight wild camp on Saturday I have bought a few things recently. I've bought a 3l water bladder to go in my other new purchase, a new Viking Patrol 60l rucksack


To be honest I could / should have gone for a much lighter pack, but it fits everything in and has so many pockets as to make the extra weight worth it.

Welcome to the forum, Hazy, and enjoy your wild camp.

[Nomad32]

Welcome to the forum, Hazy, and enjoy your wild camp.

I found that platypus bags or comebacks taint my water with a horrid plastic taste. I use smart water bottles. A because they I light B because they are easy to fill with a Sawyer mini. C because they fit in my bags side pockets for quick access and D they are easy and cheap to replace when they get too dirty.

[sussamb]

The one I have doesn't give out a plastic taste. I've tried bottles in my side pouches but my arms won't bend enough to reach them 

[alan de enfield]

The one I have doesn't give out a plastic taste. I've tried bottles in my side pouches but my arms won't bend enough to reach them 

I had the same issues so ended up with one of these fastened onto my shoulder strap

Is adjustable and fits everything from a standard 500ml supermarket water bottle to a 'chubby', wide mouth 650ml bottle to ??


£2 on ebay:

[Hazy81]

Welcome to the forum, Hazy, and enjoy your wild camp.

Thanks Richard, luckily we've planned to camp around Buxton and not Saddleworth, really bad what's happening there at the moment. I live about 15 miles away and I could smell the smoke with my windows open this morning!

[Hazy81]

I found that platypus bags or comebacks taint my water with a horrid plastic taste. I use smart water bottles. A because they I light B because they are easy to fill with a Sawyer mini. C because they fit in my bags side pockets for quick access and D they are easy and cheap to replace when they get too dirty.

On the reviews of the one I've got it says there is no plastic taste, but I guess time will tell

[Ronin83]

Recently I bought a British army tarp in perfect condition, then some paracord(can u see where this so going?). I haven't used it before so I'm trying to learn a simple setup and pack away routine for tying it to 2 trees. YouTube helps.
Think I need a hammock next.
Also got an east German kidney shape mess tin set. I chose that because I wanted a tin with a handle to hang over fire. Most tins seem to have a side handle. It seems to be a solid bit of basic kit and all stored together.