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Camping water is drinking plus cooking plus washing: 3 litres a day drinking in temperate weather, up to 6 in heat, plus 1.5 for cooking and about 1 for hygiene. Water weighs a kilogram a litre, so a four person three day trip needs 78 kg — carrying it all is rarely practical.
Camping water
per person per day = drinking + cooking + washing; total = that x people x days
Filter or treat wherever a source exists. Carrying more than a day's water is impractical, which is why route planning around water sources matters.
For moderate activity in temperate weather, yes. Hot weather, altitude and hard walking can push it to 6 litres or more.