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bajabound888
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Drinking Water in Baja
Hello Veterans, I have a few questions on drinking water throughout Baja.
1. I read that potable water can be purchased in bulk at "Oxxos?" What is the source of the water and do you need to bring your own container? Are
these Gas stations or supermarkets?
2. Can bottled water be found anywhere? what is the "brand" of water , nestle, dasani, evian etc.. or local brands ?
3. Should all water be suspect whether it's bottled or bulk and be filtered or UV'd before drinking?
Thanks!
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David K
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Bottled water is sold at all stores. It is fine.
Oxxo is like a 7-11 or Circle K. Often next to gas stations.
Nothing to suspect... bottled water around the world is good otherwise people with sensitive stomachs would never travel.
Bring a flat of water from Costco in your vehicle. I never drink all the water I bring on my trips... the beer in Mexico is just too good!
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David K
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Oh, welcome to Baja Nomad! 
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bajabound888
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Thank You David, I've been reading your contributions to this forum and they are absolutely amazing! Are there any book stores in San Diego where I
can pickup your recently updated Missions book?
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David K
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Quote: Originally posted by bajabound888  | | Thank You David, I've been reading your contributions to this forum and they are absolutely amazing! Are there any book stores in San Diego where I
can pickup your recently updated Missions book? |
Yes...
Discover Baja Travel Club (sells books to non-members). Make sure it is the 5th printing. Several other book dealers as well. Sunbelt Publications in
El Cajon, too...
or I can drop an autographed copy in the mail. Order from www.oldmissions.com (free shipping, no tax added).
Thank you!
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bajabound888
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Thanks, I guess Ill pick one up at Sunbelt as I don't think it would arrive here (Toronto) before I leave in a few days.
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David K
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Amazon and Barnes and Noble. com are other sources. If you will be in San Diego County for a short time, Discover Baja, Sunbelt, and other sources are
possible... perhaps I can hand one to you directly? Thank you for your interest.
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John M
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water dispensers
You will encounter water dispensing machines in many smaller markets and at other places. We used to take our 1 & 5 gallon containers in and
refill them. Way less expensive than buying sealed gallons. Then after a comment by another "Baja Nomad" that brought the cleanliness and sanitary
condition of the dispenser into question, we stopped doing that. Get your ice in bags, they clearly say agua pura - stay away from block ice you can
sometimes get in bulk - not packaged.
my two cents worth.
John M
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SFandH
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Just about all towns will have an "aqua purificada" store that sells drinking water purified by a reverse osmosis process done right there at the
store. Bring your own reusable containers or buy them there.
Buying water in throwaway plastic bottles just adds to the plastic trash problem.
The stores usually have ice too.
Cheapest and most environmentally friendly way to go.
[Edited on 9-6-2018 by SFandH]
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bajabuddha
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Also if a 5 gallon bottle is to cumbersome there are water stores here in the U.S. that sell 3 gallon jugs; less tedious than 1 gallons and easier to
schlepp around. I travelled with 3 of 'em.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_10?url=search-alia...
[Edited on 9-6-2018 by bajabuddha]
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Please don’t buy or use disposable water bottles. So wasteful!
Buy a 3- or 5-gal jug. Fill it at home or at Aqua purificada store, and use it to refill a re-useable 1 quart drinking water bottle.
“Several recent reports indicate the dire global situation associated with the world's plastic use. Two statistics jump out immediately. One, that
globally humans buy a million plastic bottles per minute. The second, 91% of all plastic is not recycled.”
“Most plastic, bottles included, ends up in either the ocean or in a landfill.” Especially true in baja, where waste is dumped in open canyons
and fields (not a landfill with daily cover), and big storms wash trash out to sea.
“It is estimated that by 2050 the ocean will contain more plastic by weight than fish. The plastic that finds its way into the oceans inevitably
will pose a risk of ingestion by sea birds, fish, marine mammals, etc. It's not uncommon to see articles of sea life found dead with significant
amounts of plastic in their stomach.”
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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Use care in buying the bottled water some are just filtered and other use reverse osmosis process. Filter water does not remove dissolved solids. The
places where you fill your own bottle use RO process.
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Recently picked up a tds tester from amazon as I wanted to check the efficiency of our fridge water filter.
https://www.filtersfast.com/HM-Digital-TDS-EZ-Filter-Tester....
Results have been interesting. Turns out our tap water is better quality than bottled (located in Canada). Also, installing a new fridge filter added
tds short term, no diff from tap water long term.
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Good point on the plastic trash, Baja has enough of that.
Being a responsible traveller is good, don't need visitors
bringing and leaving plastic behind.
I also use the 3 gal jug, water is in the $.20 cents a gal
range at the RO water filtration places, the locals use them
[Edited on 9-6-2018 by sancho]
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Oxxo is like seven eleven and connected with Pemex gasoline. Lot's of independent,local water dealers..ask them about their filtering/reverse
osmossis. Buy local. If you're flying in and staying at big hotel...well that's different. Cabo is loaded with big box Supermarkets.
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David K
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As I said, drink beer... of course, it comes in cans or bottles and that may freak a few Nomads out, too?
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | As I said, drink beer... of course, it comes in cans or bottles and that may freak a few Nomads out, too? |
hey at least the cans are recyclable, with mexico being the largest consumer of plastic water bottles in the world why be part of the problem 
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And the ice cubes in your c-cktail or tea are probably safe too....probably!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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David K
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Why aren't the plastic bottles recyclable in Mexico,? Are you sure? I crush mine and bring them to a recycling center. If you can bring a full
container to camp, there is no reason you can't bring an empty container home.
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BajaMama
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DK, it's better overall to not use plastic if you don't have to! Much better to fill a 5 gallon bottle and refill as needed, and significantly
cheaper.
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