On my first section hike, it was during the Fall 08 drought. We got a couple of liters of water from the spring north of Big Butt (I like it and I cannot lie), but the following springs and the also the ones near the shelters were all dry. The water for dinner was runoff from rain on the shelter roof. And the next day was dry. So we leave in the morning with very little after breakfast. At the next road crossing we see a couple of cabins about 100 yds away. I gather everyone's bottles and walk to cabins to see if I can ask for a fillup. Noone was in either cabin, but I did find a large stash of water filled 2 liter soda bottles behind one. So I quietly refilled all the water bottles and returned. Henceforth my trailname became Nalgene Ninja.