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Fontus water bottle uses a dehumidifier do collect water. Could this be really all that useful on the wall? I have not yet done my first big wall but i'm hoping to get it either this fall or next spring, probably something in Zions, but what are your thoughts? Would you buy one and count on hauling less water? It obviously depends on the humidity of the air, so will it be that useful on very many big walls?

I was also thinking about something like this for the Van life, just on a much larger scale, never worrying about how much water you have left would be pretty handy.

jacob m s wrote: Fontus water bottle uses a dehumidifier do collect water. Could this be really all that useful on the wall? I have not yet done my first big wall but i'm hoping to get it either this fall or next spring, probably something in Zions, but what are your thoughts? Would you buy one and count on hauling less water? It obviously depends on the humidity of the air, so will it be that useful on very many big walls? I was also thinking about something like this for the Van life, just on a much larger scale, never worrying about how much water you have left would be pretty handy.

The website shows that it uses a solar powered fan to assist in gathering the water. Chances are you are not going to be climbing a wall that gets full sun in the summer, which means not much solar power. Further, that solar panel is probably pretty fragile, which doesent go well with attaching it to the side of a 100 lb haul bag. Last, Zion is not humid (14% humidity right now), which means it probably wont work at all.

My vote would be that it's not an effective solution for wall climbing and you would be wasting your money. As far as the van goes, it would probably be better for that application, although you would likely need several and it simply would not be worth the cost considering water is free in the first place.

20 kN wrote: My vote would be that it's not an effective solution for wall climbing and you would be wasting your money.

+1

There are tons of things that your money would be better spent on.

Also, it's Zion... not Zions

Rob Warden, Space Lizard wrote:Also, it's Zion... not Zions

I was gonna say something, but yeaaahh, please call it Zion :)

Rob Warden, Space Lizard wrote:Also, it's Zion... not Zions

THANK YOU

The mountain bike version looks interesting. I would like to see how quickly the bottle fills before I cough up any money though. Weight may be another concern.

Bill Kirby wrote: The mountain bike version looks interesting. I would like to see how quickly the bottle fills before I cough up any money though. Weight may be another concern.

The website says 0.8 liter/hr in optimum conditions. At $225 for the MTB version, I would worry about breaking it in a crash.

I can see a lot of situations where it would be useful, especially with a larger capacity, but for the price they want I'm in no hurry to buy one.

It was exposed as fake!

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^ And if it did work you'd be drinking distilled water which is a really bad idea at 'high' quantities

Medic741 wrote:^ And if it did work you'd be drinking distilled water which is a really bad idea at 'high' quantities

Nonsense. You get ample salts in the food you eat. Alpinists who melt snow for water are drinking distilled water.

Unless you're talking >3 gallons/day in which case any potable water can lead to hyponatremia.

Gunkiemike wrote: Alpinists who melt snow for water are drinking distilled water.

Not true. Vaporizing/boiling water and then condensing the vapor/steam would give you distilled water. Melting snow or ice gives you a solution of water plus whatever was in or on the snow or ice when you scooped it into your pot (dust, dirt, animal droppings, air pollutants, etc.).