Water hydration

[crumbles]

7 of us are going in April,i have been in a short pm contact with another member on here,his suggestion's were very welcome,and informative,
I do have one question i would like to put to the wide'r public,it is
Do we need to take Camelback's
We are not doing anything hardcore!!,just bimbling around,being nosey/drinking tea,taking picture's whenever the occasion present's it's self.
Cheer's Mike.

 

[Timolgra]

Yes, best to take them as well as rehydration salts.

Drink Coke too

 

[Blackal]

I saw a photo from a UKGSer weekend in England where one "hardcore overlander" had a camelback for the day's bike ride ..........

(either that - or it was a high-level colostomy bag.......... )

Al

 

[stephen.stallebrass]

They're not vital or necessary but highly convenient, especially if its hot and you're doing big mile days and not stopping very often. I carry a 2L platypus in my tank bag with a drinking hose, I drink a lot of water anyway but it helps keep me hydrated. If I didn't have it I might be less inclined to drink. Although, on my trip to Mongolia and Siberia last year it was so hot the first few weeks I would easily get through this and stop regularly to refill it and neck some ice cold 7up or something similar. It's really important if you're sweating a lot to replace lost salts.

 

[Tim Cullis]

I've just come back from eight weeks in Morocco and was wearing a Kriega hydration backpack the whole time. Even in January it was 30ºC on Lak Iriki and pulling a bike out of sand by yourself is thirsty work.

The F650GS didn't quite get the concept of floating on top of the sand.

 

[LittleJohn]

I would certainly say yes.

I work out in the Sahara desert, and even just being out in the sun and wind for an hour can have a big effect on how you feel.

 

[crumbles]

MANY THANK'S

THANK'S TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO REPLYED WITH YOUR HELPFULL ANSWER'S

My brain started thinking yesterday,when i saw this at WILKINSON'S....http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/content/ebiz/wilkinsonplus/invt/0299761/0299761_l.jpg

As each time iv'e been backpacking it's allway's late Autumn,

Tim,you need to be like the great Muhammed Ali

FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY

Cheer's Mike

 

[Packer]

I have a Deuter Hydrolite 3 litre. On hot days in USA I easily emptied it in a days riding. One in the group without a Camelback type of device was verging on heat stroke. We sat him down and hosed him off with cold water for several minutes.

The Hydrolite also kept the water cool as it's insulated.

 

[IJGser]

Slightly of topic but when i was in spain trail riding one of the group had a hydro pack tube thing with adapters for water bottles. Ive never managed to locate the said item or find a name, any ideas

Back on topic, like most things we carry/use it just makes life easier.UK lanes or the sahara desert fluids will be needed.

 

[Dahoum]

The F650GS didn't quite get the concept of floating on top of the sand.

Was the shite bag sand blast protection Tim?