Truck Bugout bag

[rbeau30]

I just figure that 2-liter bottles are designed to withstand quite a bit of pressure. And be shipped long distances or short distances with many stops in between, so it was the logical choice for me.

More Pros: They are an exact amount of water for any of the purification methods I already carry with me (Iodine, pot perm, etc) Plus if I loose all mt water purification methods and cannot make fire/don't have a container and about 6 -12 hours to waste I can use the sodis method. The bottles aren't banged up (I keep them in the 2-liter 8 bottle crate) so they should work nicely for that. I'm also a homebrewer, so when I fill my water storage for the home (also in 2 liter bottles) I actually go through sanitizing the bottles before filling/capping them, so I can make sure the least amount of ickies are in the bottles.

After a couple years of them being in there, it seems the water level has gone down maybe a half inch? The ones I store in my house in the crawlspace in a cooler/darker environment do seem to have lost any water level at all. I am assuming the porosity of the plastic has allowed some water vapor to escape.

[Wulf202]

Oh and survival straws and pot perm are way down on the list of good items to carry.

[rbeau30]

I have some MSR Dromedary bags because the filter I have fits right on the fill hole and I can filter right into the bag. But I don't carry water already in them.

And I carry a lot of stuff in the truck... because it is in the truck and I'm not carrying it. So I can afford some extra weight, to add a few extra ways of creating fire or rendering water safe-ish.

The get home bag which is also in the truck, has more consideration for weight. I also added something recently that people with back issues (Me) or fitness issues may want to consider while they are adding a regular fitness regimen for thier goals:



Stick your get home bag on that. The one I have has bigger wheels for some minor off roading, but just something I thought of.