Reply To: But what if you have water with you?

Sam: I agree, but my hands do get dirty throughout the day.

I carry 2 liters of water in my bladder, which goes inside my backpack, and refill it from streams along the way, when we pass them and it seems wise to. But I need that water for drinking–if I didn’t think I needed so much, I would carry less. Water weighs about 8.5 pounds per gallon, and I want my backpack to be under 20 lbs.