[Patrick Hercus]

Can I have some feedback on the best highback lightweight folding chairs and any suggestions for water storage – the reviews on dromedary and hydrapak are not great.  thanks Patrick.

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[Jody Baker]

An inexpensive water option is to get 5L wine bags at the winemaking supply store or Amazon. Pair that with cheap canvas shopping bags with a hole cut in the corner for the spigot. Hang them in a tree. Never had taste issues. Costs about $10-12 each.

[Nancy More]

I have provided an explanation several times of how to use hot tea to safely react with the chlorophenols that are causing the off taste.   But before I do it again, is there anyway of searching this forum for old posts?

 

[Bob Maher]

Hello Everyone,

In regard to the Forum Link for removing foul tastes from Water Bottles using “Muriatic Acid”!

I checked with a Chemical Engineer and the below was their strong reply:

 

“This is dangerous if you don’t know how to handle acids. And that acid supply is not good grade so you don’t know what will be left.”

 

So, please do not try this and if you know of others that might try the Muriatic Acid to remove the taste from water containers, warn them.

 

[Ken Bigelow]

“Edited for safety use for anyone who is not familiar with Acids and how it reacts with HDPE materials”

For the MSR water bags. I found a way to get rid of the off taste they give when new. Add about 1 cup pure white vinegar to to the bag and swish around for a few minutes. Then neutralize the Vinegar with a mix of 1 cup of water and 250 grams of Sodium bicarbonate “Baking soda”.

Leave this solution for a few hours or even over night. Repeat a few times until you can not longer detect the taste of the new bag.

Make sure you do this over a sink or outside as the solution will make a bit of a mess when combined. Also make sure to burp the bag as the reaction will create a good amount of C02 / sodium acetate.

 

 

[Bob Maher]

Patrick,

These are the “Camping Chair Feet” I bought from Amazon. They come in 14 or 16 mm (I think mine were 16mm but measure to be safe)

PATIKIL Camping Chair Foot, 4 Pack 16mm Tubing Dia Detachable Anti-Slip Stool Feet Replacement for Hiking Outdoor, Black

[George Prevost]

After trying many different alternatives over the years, I’ve settled on using several 2 litre Platypus Platy Bottles.  They’re really bags, not bottles, completely collapsible when empty and easily molded to fit into tight spaces unless they’re completely full.  Although the nominal size is 2 litres, they actually hold closer to 3 when full.  They don’t impart any taste to the water and are quite sturdy.  I’ve gotten well over 100 days out of use out of each of the ones I now have and probably more than 200 days for the two I bought first.  Over that time there’ve only been a couple of small punctures and those have been easily fixed with a bit of duct tape, which adheres well enough to make a “permanent” repair.  They’re available at MEC and many other places.

I like using multiple smaller containers for several reasons.  First, I can bring more or fewer depending on the length of the trip.  Second, it’s easier to fit several small containers into my boat than one or two larger ones.  And, third, if one springs a leak or I don’t quite close the cap properly, I don’t lose all of my water supply.  Once, before I used these, one of the two larger bags I was using was dropped as gear was being loaded at the beginning of the trip and burst.  Before we had even gotten on the water I had lost eight litres of water in an instant, half of what I was planning to use for the whole trip.

 

[Bob Maher]

I have a chair from MEC “The Ultra Light High Back Chair” very easy to fold up and store in your Hatch. Wel made.

I did go to Amazon and bought “wide flat rubber feet” that are good when you are sitting on a Sandy beach. The Flat Feet slip on the bottom of the legs .

[KRISTIN RUMMELL]

I use the Helinox Sunset chairs and like them.

For water, the 10L sea to summit watercell x bags are great!! They don’t leave a taste like the MSR bags are they are way easier to pour out of.

[Kevin Amos]

Helinox chairs are popular but expensive. However I have seen some good knockoffs for less.

I have a MSR bag for water but the taste isn’t great. I use wine bags from a wine making store that work well. However I put them in a shopping bag to make them easy to carry.

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