How to Select a Water Purification System for Camping

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is John Stewart, and this is how to select and pack your water purification needs for a weekend camping trip. Most of the times, you're not going to be able to carry all the weight of water for a weekend camping trip on you at one time. So you're going to have to take and purify and sanitize some water along the way, so you can meet the needs of your body draining out the water. One way to do this is to have a filter. Several different styles of filters. Most of them have a pump handle. They have tubes that are going to go into the water, and then pump directly into your water bottle, okay. That's one way of doing it. The other way that's a lot slower is you can get sanitizing tablets. They take about four hours of treatment time. You just get your water, draw it out, then put the tablets in there, and let it sit. And like I said, it takes about three to four hours of treatment time before the water's pure so you can drink it. Other way of doing this is boiling water. If you don't want to take the extra weight of carrying a water purification system, you can use your stove; cooking and pot and pans and stuff, and you can boil your water for about five to ten minutes, and then let it cool. Pour it into your containers, and you don't have to worry about any bacteria or viruses. Most of the time, you want to put this towards the top of your pack, just so it's accessible during the day. If you're hiking, you run out of water, you don't want to have to dig all the way to the bottom of your pack to find your water purifier or your treatment tablets. You can get it right off the top, draw your water, and then put it right back in the pack. So once you've picked out what method you're going to use, you always want to take and pack this towards the top of your pack. And this is how to select and pack your water purification system for a weekend camping trip."