by reece » Jan 26, 2006 11:15 am
i pretty exclusively use collapsible water containers. specifically, the "cubie" or collapsible water cube. these are made by the hedwin container corp, from a thick polyethylene, and while over time they do have a tendency to develop leaks, they are quite rugged and reliable.
these are the types of containers almost exclusively in use by cavers in the black hills, where extremely long trips, and lots of crawling is the standard. the ability to reduce pack size, and to make the pack smaller as you use more of the liquid is a wonderful thing.
you might also look into the MSR dromedary and drom-lite bags, which are similar to the platypus, nalgene cantene, etc, but have a nylon coating on the outside.
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these are not the opinions of Great Basin NP, or the NPS, just mine.