Steve Guy

24 Jan 2008

Landie Box

- Steve Guy & Simon Nichols

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Steve Guy, well known wanderer of wild places, is going back to the Desert in October this year for a couple of months in the Sahara following the tracks of the Long Range Desert Group from World War II.

The trip, in a highly converted and re built Land Rover built by Steve and his travelling partner Simon Nichols, takes them both well away from the beaten track and is heavily reliant on water from local wells and Oases. Steve reckons that "In the extreme temperatures of both the Desert and the Jungle each person needs about 10 litres of clean drinking water every day and this all must be both filtered and purified."

Getting sufficient clean water, from whatever source, is key to the success of the trip and the safe return of both Steve and Simon.

"We chose to work with Pure Hydration because of their excellent reputation for quality and their willingness to customise products to suit our trips. We have used their Pattern 58 bottles and water bags before but this is first time with the Jerry Can system. The Jerry Can system allows us to purify large quantities of water whilst on the move so we can simply stock up everytime we come across a suitable water source. The way the Pure Hydration system works makes these products both compact and simple and this is a major advantage when you are hot, tired and thirsty."

- Steve guy

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