A question I've had for a while: How do you folks keep your water for your 72 hr bag? I've got a large ALICE pack/frame, with 3 gallons in it, plus 10 Cl dioxide tabs and a 1L Nalgene (I have a pump in my camping supplies, if needed). As you probably already surmised, that's 25 lbs. for water, in a roughly 40 lbs. bag.

Do you folks keep the water seperate or in your 72 hr bag? If seperate, how do you plan on taking it with you? I'm wondering if it's best to keep 1 gal. in the bag, and keep the other 2 gallons in something else, though I'm not sure what. Ideally something that can be attatched to the frame. This would lighten the bag and free room, as well as give me some more leeway on additional water in the second bag.

Thanks!