>>2686483yea, no real way to help you unless we have your rough location and duration of trip or anything more then
>it does not seem efficient to simply carry the water I will drinkfor your first time, i would strongly recomend just not being a bitch and carrying your water, even if that means a shorter trip, finding water can be incredibly unreliable, and running out of water before next supply is really not fun
take a few trips over the summer, learn how much water you need, but regardless of if you """PLAN""" on using found water, always have a bottle or two to atleast carry some with you
>I am not really familar with methods for purifying water, besides boilingjesus christ just start with some day hikes where you try to make a coffee or tea before going home,
>tablets>pump filters>life straw/sawyer type filter>gravity filter>millbank bag 