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> You're ignoring extremely hot and dry environments like deserts. I'm not - I've got professional experience managing healthcare in Helmand in the summer. You
by chrisseaton 5y ago
> You're ignoring extremely hot and dry environments like deserts.
I'm not - I've got professional experience managing healthcare in Helmand in the summer. You still don't need as much water as some people think.
I don't know anything about your work or conditions, but my first recommendation would still be to make sure you're eating as much as you need, and then to drink less but more slowly.
- pengaru 5y agoI'd love for you to come build a roof with me in the Mojave in July and demonstrate this drink less water more slowly approach.
- mcphage 5y ago> I’d love for you to come build a roof with me in the Mojave in July and demonstrate this drink less water more slowly approach. I’m not building a roof in any desert during the summer, and am also interested in this drink water more slowly approach.
- hinoki 5y agoI don’t have much experience with living in the desert, but when I hiked down the Grand Canyon I drank 8L and didn’t go to the bathroom. I also ate trail mix and protein bars, had lunch, etc. I was drinking as much as was comfortable to me, since I was worried about getting dehydrated, and still never needed to use the toilet until after the hike was over. I don’t think drinking less would have helped the situation.
- pengaru 5y ago> I don’t think drinking less would have helped the situation. It might have if the unexpected happened and you needed the water to survive the next day. Water consumption when hiking/backpacking can be tricky, especially in hot+arid environments lacking known springs or streams.