Thread: Hydration on the Hill

Originally Posted by Snoppernator

That is super interesting. Thanks for sharing that. No wonder some people end up in trouble over hydrating (without electrolytes). Literally flushing their system.

yes culling we went long periods without drinking working ridge systems but Te Urewera water never to far away always drank from streams and was never crook Taranaki is another ball game bloody creeks are damn hard to get at in general so I carry a drink

I don't carry water unless I have to. Drink from rivers and streams but do carry a hydropak so can fill up when needed get a good drink or for at camp.

2L water bladder for me with the home made electrolytes in it. You will find the recipe for it on search, been drinking it so long now I can't stand brought electrolytes

Did a trail run on Saturday, probably drank 6 litres of electrolyte mix, still got cramp numerous times. Obviously it didn’t contain what I needed. Plenty of people swear by this one or that one, but is the stuff actually working, or did they not really need it in the first place? Never had cramp while running until Saturday, and normally drink plain old water, and way less of it.


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First couple of hunts I carried in 3L, but have started taking a power aid in and using the empty bottle to drink from rivers once the power aid is gone. Have been hunting in the Kaimais and havnt been sick yet, so I'm guessing the rivers are fine to drink from there.

Water bladder for me, can sip away on it during the day, in hot conditions I’ll throw a thortz hydration sachet or two in it.

lot of helpful responses thanks

looks like a water bladder could be the go and electrolyte sachets/home brews as needed

Depends on where I‘m going. For day hunts I carry 1-2 liters and a filter system.
Hardly ever take unfiltered water. Risk is just too high.

I use a Nalgene or similar bottle for drinking & then have a 3L Hydrapack Seeker with their 42mm filter cap on it.
I don't fill the 3L unless I'm filtering water through it or heading somewhere that I'm not sure I'll find water.