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Originally Posted by x SF med
The best place for water is in your body not your canteen.
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But care must be taken to not drink at a rate more quickly than the body can absorb it, but this is a skill that come from (often harsh) experience.
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a balanced diet is essential to optimum performance. - balance is dependent upon activity and temperature.
Common sense should rule in all situations, if people are not used to working in the field, train them in keeping water in their bodies as they get used to the environment - the worstcase of dehydration I saw was in a Winter Warfare environment... "But, Doc, I didn't feel like I was sweating..." with 2 full 2 qt canteens the guy needed an IV to get the fluids back in him.
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This is a great note and similar things happen in very dry desert environments where the sweat is being evaporated almost immediately and your clothes are dry.
Me personally, my sweet spot seems to be 32-40 ounces every hour while hiking or running. I'm 6'4 and roughly 230lbs.