Eli5 How did travelers/crusaders in medieval times get a clean and consistent source of water

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Eli5 How did travelers/crusaders in medieval times get a clean and consistent source of water

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Crusaders didn’t voyage all at once.

Think of it more like a migration. They made stops in many ports and coastal cities to replenish.

This was necessary especially for the many entourage of families, support, horses etc that traveled with.

Also they traveled in waves, meaning by the time the entire army was arriving, the first wave already lived for months there, gathering information or setting up fortifications, livestock etc.