[pct-l] Drinking Water ...

[Kevin]

I wasn't sure if Paul was kidding. :p

You're right that you're still carrying the weight. I think the advantage is capacity and, to a lesser extent, the weight carries better in your belly. I've lives in the Southwest my entire life, so I've done a lot of backpacking in arid areas. I always "tank up" when the next water source is a long hike ahead. 

I still take Tang with me. I like to drink it during my pre-lunch breaks. I drink the Gatorade in the afternoon. 

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On Jan 7, 2011, at 9:46 PM, Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com> wrote:

> For several days north of Tahoe, Freebird and I "wine tasted" our way
> through every snow melt spring or stream we crossed, turning the whole
> section into one big water glut. A sort of Napa/Sonoma/Mendocino, water
> taste off.  Slight over flavors of humus and earth, a bit of moss in that
> one, a hint of grass, and maybe an aroma of BBQ or chocolate in the next.  I
> guess we were both loosing our minds at that point, but crazy can sure be
> fun, and got a lot of the wet stuff down our gullets during that section.
> But they were also some of the most delicious streams I've ever imbibed.
> 
> When it isn't that tasty, any kind of powdered drink makes them palatable.
> It used to be Tang we all took on trail in the 60's to make sure we kept
> drinking enough.
> 
> Shroomer
> 
> 
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