Comments on: Long term review – Aqua-Tainer

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:29:33 +0000

In reply to Pete. Indeed! We have some in storage.

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:59:35 +0000

Super late to this, but I’ll add that the spout and the vent plug have limited life spans. I’ve had several break over the years due to the plastic getting brittle. Fortunately spares are available so it’s a good idea to buy a couple of each and toss them in your kit.

By: Colorado Jones

Colorado Jones — Mon, 30 May 2022 14:58:54 +0000

Reliance water jugs are definitely a tried-and-true, classic, inexpensive but reliable gear choice, not unlike the ubiquitous green two burner Coleman propane camp stoves. I own two of the cubes as well as a 1970s era 7 gallon jerry-can style plastic container that my parents purchased for family camping trips–still going strong. The spigots on the newer cubes have proven to be a bit fragile but, also, convenient and inexpensive to replace, so no complaints here.

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 02:20:04 +0000

In reply to Bob. Hi Bob, we tend to put our hot water in a Contigo coffee mug, a thermos, or a Nalgene bottle at night. For cold weather camping, we'll throw the water jugs in the truck cab and often covered with blankets.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:52:02 +0000

Hot water for hot cocoa? Can this be used?

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Sun, 07 Jul 2019 16:45:16 +0000

In reply to Bill. Cool! Thx for the tip.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 19:19:57 +0000

I think that the spigot is a standard drum faucet, which you can get in several styles at McMaster-Carr Supply.

https://www.mcmaster.com/drum-spigots

By: James S Nickel

James S Nickel — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 13:42:43 +0000

We rotate three for daily potable water, refill at the spring every 2 weeks or so. Absolutely love the containers, have held up for over 7 years. Love that they stack well. But every spigot has failed after about a year or two of admittedly heavy use. The outer molded part of the downspout where the twist valve is press fit splits along the seam and no longer maintains a watertight seal. At 5 bucks for a replacement, it’s not that much of a burden, but I wish I could come up with a more durable solution with the same flow volume that doesn’t involve a 3/4 ball valve with myriad adapters hanging off.

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:41:47 +0000

In reply to Random. Funnel perhaps?

By: Random

Random — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:00:33 +0000

I rotate two in my off-grid home for drinking and dish rinsing water. (Rain catchment for everything else.) My only complaint is the spigot, which throws water everywhere instead of a nice narrow stream. It’s annoying when refilling water bottles. Looking for a replacement valve/spigot!