Water needn’t cost us the earth...

It matters not if you are travelling locally or overseas, most of us have an inherent distrust of water we are not accustomed too so we tend to buy water when we leave our home comforts.

The fact is that urban tap water is highly regulated world wide...it may be high in chlorine or taste funny but, as a rule, it will be sterile...all you need to do is filter it and it will be as good as the bottled water you were about to purchase from the mini bar or the local 711. To illustrate the point we have calculated the cost of buying water for two people for 7 days (in NZ dollars, 2ltrs per person per day).

• Backpacking in Malaysia $41
• The Hilton in Sydney $72
• Best Western in California $83
• Bed and Breakfast holiday in Europe $103
• Hotel in Queenstown $56

In comparison a HydroPal user would spend $2.15 on water for the 7 day trip.