Eli5 How did travelers/crusaders in medieval times get a clean and consistent source of water
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Some time in the 630’s (so way before the crusades) a roughly 800 strong Arab army lead by Khalid ibn al-Walid marched through the Syrian desert. They forced a large number of camels to drink a lot of water, then tied their mouths shut to stop them eating and spoiling the water in their stomachs. Every day they would slaughter some of the camels and drink the water that was ‘stored’ in them. Might not be as palatable as lightly fermented beer but hey, it worked.
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