Water Capacity - Appalachian Trail

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#21

The only time I wasn’t liquored was when I was baked…

Aswah

#22

Mr Boagus, I hadn’t forgotten about your kind offer. Thats one thing I’ll REALLY look forward to. Thanks

P.S I’m not a big Guiness fan, but heck, if that’s what they’ve got, that’s what I’ll have.:smokin

Ross

#23

Would that be the Inn at Long Trail you were refering to? The 'tender there kept me warm with guiness the first night, I slackpacked north and hitched back the second, and on the third, he took me with his friends to see Phil Lesh and Friends at Saratoga! Good Times!:cheers

Tha Wookie

#24

I used a 1 liter nalgene and 2 liter platypus. I carried 2 liters max with me in the bottles, and at least an extra liter or 2 in the belly.

Camel up before you start walking for the day, and every time you stop to get more water. That way you’re putting the water you carry to good use.

nobody

#25

Aswah, would that be The Bromily View Inn? A long time ago I was there on New Year’s Eve and noticed that they had the largest selection of beer I’d ever seen. Also, regarding Guiness, I have experience with that stuff. Someone suggested that a “splash” of regular beer mixed with Guiness would “normalize” the flavor. Back to the topic: It seems that he prevailing wisdom is to carry or 3 Liters of water while hiking and fill up at every water source on the way. Does anyone carry or recommend carrying a folding Water Bag for use at end of day campsite? Would that item be too heavy to carry for the amount of convenience at the end of the day water needs?

Skylander

Skylander

#26

I’ve found the Dromlite wide mouths, both 4 and 2 worked very well for me. I hike with both, but only have water in one during the day…about 2 or 3 liters in the larger pladder, so I can drink liberally. And at camp I fill both up once, cook dinner and coffee for the morning, clean and still have enough for the next days hike. The MSR Dromlites work great, have zero problems and they obviously work well with the Miniworks pump that I carry. Short of comfortable boots, knowing that I have enough water lets me worry less and escape more.

Serendipity

#27

here’s what I wrote about where it is located…

Beavis (the caretaker at Stratton) showed up at my tent site sometime after breakfast. He took me on his morning duties of testing various water sources. It was quite interesting. Beavis said they were trying to test the pond to see how quickly it is dying. And what the causes were. He knew it was human caused, but needed scientific proof. The last sample he took needed to be brought to the ranger station in Manchester quickly. I decide to tag along. Oh, I left out why – near the ranger station is a diner with Guiness on tap. Heaven on earth. Quickly we hiked into town. We followed the AT as far as Prospect Rock then veered down Old Rootville Road. I went to the diner while he went to the ranger station. He soon joined me for lunch and stout. I had clam chowder and a western omelet with bacon and sausage and about 30-million Guinness’s. Fortified with food and drink I decided to get to Guiness Fest…

Aswah

Tha Wookie: Guiness Fest was held at the Inn at Long Trail… but that is a whole 'nother story…

Aswah

#28

A fews weeks after finishing an AT thru-hike, I woke up with a gut-pain in the night. It got worse and worse over a couple hours and I ended up in the emergency room. Turned out it was a kidney stone— nothing serious, but intensely painful. (Some call it “giving birth for men”.) I figure I developed it during months of being mildly dehydrated along the trail. The potential for kidney stones is a hydration issue that I’ve never heard discussed.

Happen to anyone else?

Eric

#29

It is common in all distance athletes, runners, bikers and hikers. Another contributing cause is carbonated drinks. They are all very acid, and contain metals such as zinc and magnesium. As a dehydrated body neutalizes the acid and uses the water the metal drops out of solution and you get massive pain.

Blue Jay

#30

By the way Beer is not acid so drink as much as possible.

Blue Jay

#31

The only ranger station that I know of is on Route 11/30 heading west (on the north side of the road) into Manchester. So that would not be the Bromiley View Inn of my former patronage; however the BVI is (for future reference) on the right hand side of the road going from Stratton Mt. to Bromily Mt. and has quite a few beers available (you cannot drink them all) from world-wide locations.

During this time of year (winter) the Bromily View Inn is a nice place to spend an afternoon after skiing the slopes of either Bromily or Stratton. When hiking from Stratton to Bromily I believe you do not pass the BVI as it is on the road that leads to Jamaica, VT.

Beer is a food as well as a beverage. Good as a beverage and super as a food. The only problem with beer is the staggering it causes after 3 to six imbibed and it could lead to sloppy hiking. Water is better for hiking.

Skylander

Skylander

#32

as the caucus recalls, bromley mountain had an awful lot of beer on top of it, thanks to several drunken sherpas. and many promiscuous high schoolers. unfortunately, in the morning, the girls were gone, and the bottles remained.

hiker caucus

#33

I know Ross, BCactus and some of the other beer drinkers above have taken off, but since beer was a big topic I thought I’d post an excerp I saw on the internet yesterday. BTW, I’m not against drinking (Just trying to help you out Blue Jay…would hate to see you get eaten alive)

“With the visions of summer dancing in your head, you may be thinking of outdoor barbecues. Know this: Drink beer and you’ll be swatting at the mosquitoes. That’s the disheartening word from a research study in the Phillipines that also cited the smell of dirty socks as an invitation to mosquitoes, reports the Savannah Morning News.”

Damn, beer and dirty socks…no wonder hikers have to use 100% Deet.

Skeemer