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Posted by J. Clarke on June 19, 2007, 11:53 am
David Steuber wrote:
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>>> Unpleasant, yes; unusable, no. I've lived in a desert/high plains
>>> climate for a long time. Hard experience has taught me that
>>> hydration is crucial to
>>> health and comfort. Warm water might not be real tasty to drink,
>>> but it's still wet and it still works just fine.
>>>
>>
>> Your body doesn't care what temp the water is, just that there is
>> enough. I saw an experiment to determine how much cold water it
>> would take to lower your core temp, and it was more than you can
>> drink. I have a bicycle water bottle/rack on my handlebars and drain
>> it every 20 minutes or so, with a gallon jug on the saddlebags. I
>> don't ride east of the Pacific Crest Trail in summer without at
>> least one gallon in reserve.
>
> I think your body will absorb warm water faster than cold water. But
> either way, water is water. Replace that and the electrolytes you
> lose from sweating and resperation, you shoud do alright.
>
> This is an unexpected and welcome turn in the topic of hot weather
> gear. I don't always carry water with me. But I do sometimes. If
> you are starting to get a headache or feel cramps, you are pretty
> seriously into dehydration and need water fast.
FWIW, a BMW Rallye 2 Pro jacket has a hydration sleeve built in that
will take a 100 ounce Camelbak reservoir. That's three-quarters of a
gallon.
The sleeve is inside the outer shell but outside the mesh layer that
holds the armor, and there are internal loops to retain the hose, with
an opening in the front. The bite-valve ends up in just about the
perfect spot.
Makes a kind of weird looking bulge when it's full, but so what?
With the 100 ounce full it weighs a ton (the Rallye 2 Pro isn't all that
light to begin with) but that should be enough to keep you hydrated all
day in the hottest weather. With that full and four Nalgene bottles I
have almost two full gallons of water on me.
Camelbak also has sugar-free electrolyte tablets intended to be used in
their equipment without getting it full of stickiness like Gatorade and
the like will do.
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--John
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