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My main concern will be potable water... I know there's plenty of water purification contraptions and tablets on the market, but I don't want to have to depend on anything that requires that I change a filter, or re-up on tabs.....I will have a small pot to cook in, is it sufficient to boil all of my water, or even drink directly from mountain streams if I have to? If boiling water is sufficient, I have no problem with boiling each night, and carrying a good amount of water on my person until I hit the next body or running stream of water... I will also hydrate a bit from the food that I eat as well


A very lightweight purification system which would have a very long life time would be a Solar PV charger such as a Sunlinq 6.5W panel, A set of replaceable RCR123s with 12V charger and a Hydro-Photon Adventurer.

Steripen-adventurer 4 oz
Sunlinq 6.5W PV Solar Charger 7 oz
4 RCR123s with charger 4oz

Total Weight 15oz

This setup would last about 5-7 years of continual use at 3 litres/day of water treatment.