Boy's Life: Best Water Bottle for a Long Camping Trip


Q: I am going on a long camping trip. What is the best water bottle to bring?
— Andrew, Yorktown, Virginia

A: If you’re car camping with a day hike or two on the schedule, take a look at CamelBak Chute Mag bottles ($15, holds 32 oz., scoutshop.org) or Nalgene bottles ($12, holds 32 oz., scoutshop.org). Both are durable and available in different colors and Scout designs at the Scout Shop.

If you’re venturing into the backcountry with no access to potable water, these bottles will still work fine, but you’ll want to use a filter or purification tablets to avoid getting sick from microscopic contaminants in the water you find. One top option — which is also available at the Scout Shop — is the Sawyer Mini Water Filtration System ($25, scoutshop.org).

You can invest in bottles with convenient built-in filtration systems, like LifeStraw Go ($40, lifestraw.com) or the GRAYL GEOPRESS Purifier ($90, grayl.com). LifeStraw uses a straw filter, while GRAYL uses a cartridge filter that you press water through.

See the post on Scout Life here.

LAST UPDATED

October 18, 2024

Written by
Photo thumbnail Blog Author

Scout Life

Media Mentions from Scout Life

Scout Life is the official youth publication of the Boy Scouts of America.

If it's in a Scout's life, it's in Scout Life: Games, movies, TV, sports, outdoors, hobbies, computers, cars, gadgets, toys and more.

It’s fun: The best-loved comics, jokes and adventure tales, delivered to you every month.

It’s exciting: See ordinary kids doing extraordinary things.

So get a life and Scout Life!

Explore More Content

Media Mentions

Whether for gardening, mowing or warm evenings outside, we found Sawyer Products 20% Picaridin Insect Repellent to be an excellent choice in every setting.

Health
Media Mentions from Health

Media Mentions

The efficacy of DEET without harsh chemicals. Sawyer Picardin Insect Repellent is our go-to skin protection against mosquitos and ticks. We prefer the lotion to the spray-on, which lasts 8-14 hours.

Adventure Alan
Media Mentions from Adventure Alan

Media Mentions

We recommend this lotion from Sawyer for its effectiveness, thorough application, and easily transportable bottle.

Real Simple
Media Mentions from Real Simple