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Re: drinking water
[Re: Lcrich]
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05/28/2019 08:36 PM
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What kind of water does everyone order for on the boat? ZEPHYRILL WATER i We have had this water and it was fine. We also have water maker, so usually buy4-6 gallons and then just refill with watermaker as Warren does. Water maker on board is very nice. Saving space as well as not needing to plan itinerary around water.
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Re: drinking water
[Re: Lcrich]
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05/29/2019 11:33 AM
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We buy 6 one gallon jugs then refill from holding tank using a high quality backpacking filter.
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Re: drinking water
[Re: Lcrich]
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05/29/2019 11:57 AM
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Posts: 251 Okla
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We use the Zephryll water, and is was fine. Got the case of 6 delivered from Riteway.
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Re: drinking water
[Re: JasonHelmbrecht]
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05/29/2019 12:12 PM
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We buy 6 one gallon jugs then refill from holding tank using a high quality backpacking filter. That must be one hell of a filter!
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Re: drinking water
[Re: bailau]
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05/29/2019 06:06 PM
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Posts: 229 West Chester, PA
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We have people bring empty water bottles and then buy gallon jugs from Riteway to supplement.
on my guys trip in Feb apparently they didn't listen to my briefing and made coffee with boat water...glad I dont drink coffee We generally get gallon bottles for drinking water but have never had a 2nd thought about boat water for coffee. It's being boiled. Am I missing something? We've been turned away 3X on charters from docks that were supposed to have had water but didn't and ended up running out on the last day of the trip. Taking that out of the equation would be nice so we're looking very closely at adding one to Tortuga.
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Re: drinking water
[Re: DuxDweller]
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09/04/2019 11:49 AM
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We go with one gallon per person for every 2 days of the charter. 1/2 gallon minimum per person per day. It’s a lot of gallon jugs but you’ll find creative places to tuck them on the boat :-) Gallon jugs - just let everyone refill their cups throughout the day (and here’s my pitch for everyone bringing their own tervis tumbler for the week!)
Don’t drink from the tank. We have a boat that we’re on all summer. We have 2 100 gallon water tanks. Think about this: the water comes through a hose, into a plastic tank, sits there, then gets refilled - all,charter season long. We use a brita water pitcher on our boat (not feasible for a charter I know).
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Re: drinking water
[Re: Lcrich]
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09/05/2019 05:17 AM
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Charter a boat with a water maker, then taken only 5 or 6 of the 1 gallon jugs along.
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Re: drinking water
[Re: warren460]
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09/05/2019 08:57 AM
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Charter a boat with a water maker, then taken only 5 or 6 of the 1 gallon jugs along. I guess this is a separate question and may be different using a water maker. We've generally used tank water for showers, cleaning etc. and buy gallon jugs for drinking water because drinking from the hold makes me nervous. 1) do most people drink from the holds? 2) is there a difference when there is a watermaker aboard? Dave
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Re: drinking water
[Re: Schwendy]
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09/05/2019 09:03 AM
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I too thought of the backpacking filter. Good one's will filter just about everything including viruses and bacteria. Check out youtube where they filter a muddy puddle and drink it! But, they are slow and would be way too much hassle for me to fill gallon jugs. I've used the UV light pens (Steripen or Starlight) on land based trips to fill 16 oz. bottles and it's great for two people. I don't quite get the arguments for boats with water makers. For shower and dishes yes! For drinking? I wouldn't. You are still drinking from the tank. You have no idea what previous charters did. How many times do you read trip reports where the water maker broke and the charter company said just fill the tanks at any given marina and keep the receipt for reimbursement? Same thing with UV lights or reverse osmosis filters. You are relying on the charter company to make sure they were changed on a timely schedule. Good luck with that! UV lights have to be VERY clean to be effective and drastically lose effectiveness as the bulb nears the end of it's lifespan. I'm on well water at home and have a whole little room dedicated to filters! And I still drink bottled water most of the time. This...
"Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you.” -Anthony Bourdain
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Re: drinking water
[Re: Orange_Burst]
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09/05/2019 10:01 AM
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We also plan on 1/2 gallon per person per day. We use it for drinking and cooking. For 10 days we take on 42 - 1 gallon jugs. They come 6 to a case. On a cat you can always find places to stash them. 42 1 gallon jugs? OK - maybe I underestimated the amount of space we'll have! 5 people, 7 days = 18 gallons. Maybe round up and grab 4 cases (24 gallons). Sounds like a plan.
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Re: drinking water
[Re: DuxDweller]
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09/05/2019 06:23 PM
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An empty 1 gallon water bottle makes a good Painkiller jug...
"We lost our corkscrew and were compelled to live on food and water for several days. ~W.C. Fields"
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