Point is, sometimes filling up your whole drom is difficult, especially since it needs to happen fairly often. Luckily, there really is abundant water in the U.S, you just have to know where to look. Here is a list of places to get water, starting with obvious and successful ways, and tapering down.
-Buy water
Are you fucking serious?
-Fill up from a hose.
Honestly, some people just dont get this. Just run up to a house, fill up your jug, and walk away. Even if they catch you, they probobly wont be that mad. If they are, screw them. Its water.
-Fill up in a public bathroom
This is whats going to happen the most often. But damn is it annoying. often the jug wont fit in the sink, or the water flow is so slow it takes ages.
-Ask someone at a restaurant to fill your nalgene, or do it yourself
This is why I like nalgenes- they are big, but not so big that people will be wary to fill em up for you. Sometimes they wont. Whatever, dont be mad- they might be dicks, or it might just be their manager. move on. Often times, I just walk into a fast food place, go to the drink fountain and fill up on unsweetened iced tea or water. Employees might say something, but they sure as hell wont do anything. Just smile, ignore them, finish filling up, and walk out. Easy.
-Secret Spigots!
This is a good one, and will save your ass almost anywhere. Any kind of town that has plants or trees decorating the town must have some way to water them. Behind stores and restaurants, they need to hose things down sometimes. All of these things require spigots. To discourage wasted water, these spigots have no handles- employees have their own handles that screw on. Youve probably seen these spigots all over and though they were broken or out of use. They work fine! Grab your multi-tool (or pliers) and jam the tip around the square peg, and turn. Voila! water water everywhere. Please make sure to turn them off!
-Found water
This is a last resort. if you can find any water at all, put a few drops of bleach in it (or use your water purifier tabs), wait 30 min, and drink. Its not tasty. You dont need to have clear water for this, but it tastes better. you can also boil your water- contrary to popular belief, you do not need to boil your water for a full minute. As soon as it reaches boiling temperature, thats good enough (unless you are stealing water with thermophillic bacteria, like from a hot spring).
-Streams
This is for emergencies only- choose fast moving streams. Slow movement leads to stagnant water and bacteria. Watch for the early signs of giardia!
Emergency water system (works anywhere with sun):
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