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Cooking pans

Where water has to be boiled or filtered, or carried from source, a cooking pan of minimum one-litre capacity is an essential tool. A loop-handled billycan is best because it doubles as a bucket for the cisterns, but otherwise you could use the plastic bag method described above under ‘Drawing up water’.

Rucksacks/daysacks

In the warmer months, backpackers might avoid specialist alpinists’ sacks, because they are designed to fit close to the back. Also, if you are caught in a storm without a waterproof liner, use your ‘bivi’ bag for this job.

Water bottles

On mountain treks your main water bottle needs to be 100 percent reliable. An easy-fill, lid-attached, wide-mouth, easy-clean, transparent, non-tasting, high-impact Polycarbonate type of bottle is practical for Cretan conditions. Bladder-type bottles in new condition, with drinking tubes, are useful for immediate use, but secure the mouthpiece with adhesive tape and fix it facing upright – you can lose the lot if it siphons out, which on some routes is a risk not worth taking. If you need to carry several litres on your route consider an Ortleib ‘water transportation bag’. It is easily packed, whether filled or empty, in your rucksack. Those on a budget could use fizzy drink bottles as these are very tough – mineral water bottles can split if dropped.