Best container to transport water?

[Dingfelder]

Thanks for the thread!

I was wondering if the plastic containers give an off taste to drinking water. For drinking water do you use bottles, a stainless container a special type of plastic jug?

A Berkey would be great but maybe  that will have to wait for the next round of covid cash??.

An amazingly good purchase, when you're ready for it.  I brought mine into a taste test with maybe ... 8 friends and we could all easily tell the difference between different waters, ranking the Berkey on top.  The filters aren't cheap but they last a long time and, if I recall correctly, can be cleaned at home rather than replaced.  The unit itself should last a lifetime with even nominally sane care.  A worthwhile investment in health, whenever you can get to it.

 

[crofter]

An amazingly good purchase, when you're ready for it.  I brought mine into a taste test with maybe ... 8 friends and we could all easily tell the difference between different waters, ranking the Berkey on top.  The filters aren't cheap but they last a long time and, if I recall correctly, can be cleaned at home rather than replaced.  The unit itself should last a lifetime with even nominally sane care.  A worthwhile investment in health, whenever you can get to it.

Where do you put it in the van?
-crofter

 

[trailer-t]

For the gallon jugs I really like the Lipton tea, gallon containers with the green (some may have yellow or orange?) lids & handles. Pretty heavy duty plastic gallon jugs, with a good solid handle and lid. Occasionally I will throw one of those in the cooler, but I prefer having a spigot for water these days for convenience.

 

[Dingfelder]

Where do you put it in the van?
-crofter

Have a trailer, not a van.  Strong paper towel roll core(metal) coming from the wall, plus faucet nearby, can keep it steady with string and/or bungee, I would expect.  But I am stationary, not mobile, for perhaps a couple of months more.  Never traveled with it.  After that, I don't know. Not a problem to empty it out for moving as mine is only a gallon.

 

[crofter]

I have always wanted one, never could figure out where I would put it.
-crofter

 

[desert_sailing]

Here are some of the dimensions from  the website.

1.5 g =Dimensions: 7.5"D x 19" H  ...250$
2.25g = Dimensions: 8.5"D x 21" H....280$
4.5 g = Dimensions: 10"D x 27"H...335$

There are several other items that are smaller for backpacking maybe.  The 1.5 gal would be fine and just fill it up each night/day as needed.

I read more on their website for  the Berkey. What a great product and I am  definitely getting one.

Below is a link to the Berkey site with the list of contaminates removed. It even removes many "medicines" that may be floating around in the water system... even removes Petroleum Products (Gasoline, Diesel, Crude Oil, Kerosene, Mineral Spirits, Refined Oil- All >99.9%

https://www.berkeyfilters.com/pages/filtration-specifications

I am SOLD. I think the 1.5 gal capacity would be plenty fine. Filters 2.75 gal an hour.

 250 bux and very well could end up saving a life if the only water source is a stream. Of course I have backpacker filters and tabs but this is much more useful.

 

[crofter]

I could find a spot for that. Thanks!
-crofter

 

[jacqueg]

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[desert_sailing]

Being able to have great tasting water is very nice. After seeing how many contaminates it can remove.. antibiotics...heavy metals and all the bacteria etc etc.  has me sold.

Why did they not hand these out in Flint???!!

 

[LoveCareThinkDo]

I have owned one of those dark blue, 7 gallon Aquatainers. The valve on the dispensing spout just leaked constantly. I tried everything to get it to stop leaking and it just wouldn't. So, if you get one of those be prepared to have to constantly set it up with the spout up to keep it from leaking, and then rotate it down to use it, then rotated back up again.

However, if you don't plan to use the dispensing spout that comes with it, the lid does already have threads, that you might be able to screw something into which would then allow you to put a hose into the container without leaking. But, I don't know if the threads fit any of the standard fittings available in hardware stores. You would have to check that yourself.

 

[B and C]

The spout on my Aquatainer doesn't leak. Of course I always left the air cap loose except when driving so no pressure could build up inside from heat. When driving, I do stand it up so no worries about the spout breaking off.