[pct-l] Platypus Content

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

On Sep 14, 2010, at 10:51 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> Has anyone else come with a simple way to determine how much water  
> you have left in a platypus that is inside your pack?
> I was thinking of sewing a hook onto the side of my pack and hang  
> it in one of the side net pockets with a bubble wrap foil  
> insulation sleeve with a slot of clear tape down one side to  
> accomplish this. Any other ideas?

That is seriously a very clever idea. Go for it.

I just poked at it with my finger. I could usually tell by feel and  
the sounds of sloshing approximately how much water was left.