Water treatment – If you are on a camping vacation with a folding caravan or roof tent, it is obvious that many outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, climbing or water sports are on your to-do list.
Especially in summer, but also when camping in winter, it is very important to stay hydrated.
To be able to drink water spontaneously from a river or lake when you’re out and about, we recommend having water containers and filters with you at all times on your excursions in the great outdoors.
Find out everything you need to know about water treatment here.
Camping Guide
So you always have drinking water to hand on excursions
Even though you should always have a water bottle with you on hikes and nature excursions, you may run out of water on very long days.
Nevertheless, you should always drink enough, especially in warm weather, to avoid overheating and having to deal with a nagging headache, dizziness or nausea.
Don’t worry, you don’t have to despair even if you don’t have a supply of water with you.
Good reasons to always drink enough water:
- Water prevents dehydration
- Water promotes performance
- Water strengthens your immune system
- Water promotes the ability to concentrate
- Water reduces toxins in the body
- Water stimulates natural digestion
- Water promotes blood circulation in the skin (=better complexion)
Filter or tablets in case the water runs out
With portable water filters and corresponding containers, it is easy to refill your water supply almost anytime and anywhere.
Drinking water treatment when camping is therefore sensible and extremely helpful on a multi-day camping trip in the great outdoors.
Whether it’s the nearest stream, lake or river – although you should never just drink from any body of water without hesitation, especially as a camping beginner, you can make any water drinkable with water purifiers or suitable filters, for example.
Always remember to drink enough on excursions! 
The following outdoor methods for water treatment are useful:
Water sterilization: Chemical preparation of water
You will usually come across a water source in nature sooner or later.
Although you should not drink from this immediately, chemical water treatment in the form of a tablet is usually sufficient.
You can therefore fill the water from a river or lake and often supplement it with water sterilizing tablets designed for this purpose.
These protect against contaminated water, germs, bacteria and odors, allowing you to enjoy the water without any worries after just a few seconds and continue your trip relaxed with a full supply of water.
Water purification tablets offer you these benefits:
- Chemical and sterilizing water treatment
- Any water can be purified directly
- Fast process: ready to drink immediately
- Tablets do not take up much space
- Can always be transported
Bacteria-free drinking water thanks to water filters
Another way to get drinking water quickly and easily is to use a water filtration system to turn lake water into drinking water.
Most filters nowadays are not particularly large, but are still effective enough to destroy around 99.9% of all bacteria and germs.
These filters are often made of either ceramic or plastic and, due to their portability, fit easily into your backpack so you can take them with you on the go.
They consist of a pump through which the water passes through a filter into your water container.
From then on, it is ready to drink and can be bottled at will.
The advantages of water filters:
- Destroy 99.9% of all bacteria and germs
- Small and handy
- Easy to transport
- Can be used anywhere
- Fast process
Reading tips! Drinking bottles and water canisters
Alternatively, you can read more exciting and helpful articles on water supply when camping here:
Drinking bottle: the be-all and end-all when camping
You should actually drink at least 2 liters of water a day.
If you’re out camping all day and undertaking strenuous tours, hikes and leisure activities, it’s best to drink even more.
It is therefore important to always have a good, handy and durable drinking bottle with you, which you can refill whenever you need to. Read more here:
Water canisters: drinking water at the campsite
The first step towards getting enough water while camping is to have a suitable drinking bottle.
However, you should also have a water canister that you can store at the campsite.
These are also versatile and are therefore not only suitable for drinking water, but also for washing or cooking food.
Find out all about the best variants and models here:
