[foxy mars]

Yes, the cup of char was nice.

I carry enough water for the day's walking, depending on how warm it is. I tend to carry 2 x 500ml Sigg bottles of water on me and a Platypus 2 litre bladder for when I arrive at the camp-site, usually always a outside tap available.

In the case of wild camping, getting water can be a problem. Maybe not so in the Lake District, which is plentiful, but can be a problem on the North Yorkshire Moors, which is nearly all peat moor. However, there is water if you know when to look such as springs.

When I did a weeks walking back in September, I was walking from Osmotherley to the Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge, the day was very warm and sunny and I was doing 23 miles. I was carrying water, but ran short. There is a cafe up on Carlton Bank and had a beer in there and purchased a 500ml bottle of water, which would do for the 10 mile stretch between Clay Bank and Blakey Ridge. But the heat of the day was getting to me and I was carrying all the camping gear, so I decided to omit the Wainstones and Hasty Bank in favour of the old Jet-Miners track. I knew from a walk many years ago, that there was spring along there. Luck and behold, I came across it. I never tasted water to be so pure, I drank from it using my cupped hands. So, now I know where to look in future walks.


The only thing I don't have is a water filter, I'm looking for something that fits the bill on my Coast to Coast walk. Any advice from the forum would be welcomed.

So, Posie. In a nutshell, I obtain water on a daily basic.