[pct-l] Water Capacity for Cali?

Scott Bryce sbryce at scottbryce.com
Tue Mar 6 00:18:12 CST 2012


On 3/5/2012 10:37 PM, Natalie Franz wrote:
> Hi everybody! I was just wondering to myself if my water capacity is
> enough for the desert, ~5.25 L. How many liters do you folks
> recommend? There's plenty of talk about how many liters per mile or
> hour, but not much regarding total capacity.

Everyone is different. I sweat a lot, and sometimes my 7 liters weren't
enough. Most people carried less. I figured 3 miles to the liter and the
ability to carry enough to go 20 miles between water sources.

The weather will have a big influence on the amount you need to carry as
well.



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