[MtnGoat]

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For me drinking water was a need so I did it. Easy enough.

What kept me drink and to keep nut up was drinking meal replacement powders into my water. Buy the ones that are mainly just protein. Like SS and Eagle said.

He is "eating" up him intake of calories. Meal or protein bars really do help. Most of them have everything that is need within them. When he is at a TCP or standing on Duty he can eat one. 5 mins he just took in around 200 calories, which isn't a lot but to stop and "fix" up a MRE. It would take him long and more of a "mess".

Also get him a Walmart Nalgen bottle. They work great and are easily carried in most day packs. He eats a protein bar and drinks a protein drink while on patrol he just up his water intake and eat one BS meal. Real solid food is the best, but out on patrol the powders and bars help out big time.

Say SS said.. Need plenty of fluids with excess protein intake to act as a catalyst. All of these bar and protein he must drink water.

Like everyone has said.. power fruit drinks really help out. You remember what they did for you in Nam.

My .02