How to Stay Hydrated When Hiking & Backpacking

Video Transcript

"Hi, I’m Kate I’m with Zoar Outdoor on behalf of expertvillage.com and we’re going to be talking about hiking today. When you’re out hiking you’re going to want to stay hydrated, it’s very important and depending on where you are in the nation is more important. In desert like climates and canyons and it would be out in New England where it’s much more humid. Either way you’re going to be wanting to drink water all day and you should be taking breaks to stop and drink water. I have nalgenes which makes it much easier for me to determine how much water I’ve drunk. If I get done a hike for the day and I haven’t finished my nalgene, I should probably drink some more water. When you’re in the canyons you’re going to want to have more than one nalgene, one liter of water. CamelBaks work really well for this because you’re continually drinking as you’re hiking. It’s a good idea to take breaks and also to eat salty foods, this will help the water work for you. If you drink a lot of water without any electrolytes or salts, it’s not going to work either you’re going to have just a biggest problem. So when you’re out in the woods taking breaks, stopping, drinking water, monitoring how much water you’ve been drinking is a great idea. Make sure you’re treating your water and you know if all else fails and you’re thirsty and hot, stop and have a drink, it works really well and makes your day better, it gives you time to rest up and water is a pretty good thing."