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Monday Tip - Keep Yer Water From Freezin'
By Jon on 10/12/2012 11:23:31
As temperatures drop, keeping your fluids, er, fluid gets harder. Here are some possible solutions.
This week's tip, how to keep your fluids fluid when temperatures drop way below freezing, but you still need to keep hydration levels up.Good Water Bottle AdminIf you're using conventional water bottles, there are few measures you can take to keep
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Walkers Risk Dehydration Damage Through Ignorance
By Jon on 26/06/2001 13:02:00
Most outdoors people are unaware of how much fluid they need and how to consume it
have no idea how much fluid theyshould be drinking and the most effective way of taking it in.With as little as five per-cent dehydration capable of producing adeterioration of up to 30 per-cent in physical performance, it's aserious issue that walkers
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Just In - Camelbak Omega Deluxe
By Jon on 11/03/2010 11:36:01
New hydration reservoir featuring innovative digital Flow Meter to keep track of your fluid intake.
will last based on your ongoingconsumption complete with a 'Low' alert when you're down to the last 10per-cent.You can select US fluid ounces or metric litres depending on yourpreferences as well, so you don't need to think in imperial measures
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Monday Tip - Cold Weather Hydration
By Jon on 13/12/2010 11:39:50
How to keep your fluids from freezing when things go sub zero on the hill.
to increased blood flow to our kidneys, so taking fluid on board is just as crucial as it is in hot conditions. Bear in mind that relatively small levels of dehydration lead to significant decrease in physical and mental performance.The classic rule of thumb
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Dehydration - It's For Winter Too...
By The Canny Canine on 30/01/2003 15:17:28
'Don't you go where the huskies go and don't you eat that yellow snow' - the Butcher's Dog on why fluid loss is an insidious winter enemy
be a load of water falling on your head and running into your boots, but hey, guess what, it's not inside you, so it doesn't count. The bad news is that you're still losing fluid at an alarming rate in winter
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Pacific Crest Journal 2
By John Manning (TGO) on 01/06/2004 15:37:18
John Manning of TGO magazine is hiking the PCT right now and judging from the latest instalment from his travels is living in a giant, rolling, fluid outdoors party :-)
're thinking what's happened to this wilderness trailexperience I'm supposed to be having? Me too. In part it's become onebig, fluid, moving party, travelling through some astonishinglandscapes. The Mojave stretch was made memorable by numerous Joshua
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How Much Do I Need To Drink?
By Jon on 02/06/2009 11:13:24
It's hot out there, so how do you stave off dehydration and what happens if you don't?
little and often over the 24 hours before yourtrip. Not only will you start hydrated, but it improves your chancesof staying topped up as the body absorbs fluid most effieciently froma comfortably full gut.By the time you feel thirsty, it's too late - you
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Monday Tip - Hydration Basics
By Jon on 11/04/2011 11:22:46
As things hot up, we take your through the basics of staying hydrated on the hill this summer.
This week's Monday Tip is a spring one - how much hydration do you need and what's the best way of getting the fluid in as temperatures rise.As the weather gets warmer, you need to pay attention to your hydration levels and these basic tips
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How To Stay Hydrated On The Hill
By Jon on 02/08/2007 15:47:21
Everything you need to know to boost your hill hydration this summer.
Dehydration can knobble you all year round, but it's in thesummer when it can become a real problem for most of us. Hightemperatures and hard work mean it's all too easy to lose fluid andthat's bad news - tests show that just 5 per
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Review: Camelbak Omega Deluxe Reservoir With Flowmeter
By Jon Doran on 08/04/2010 10:55:16
New Camelbak reservoir includes cunning digital flow measuring meter.
The latest version of Camelbak's 3.0-litre Omega hydration reservoir comes complete with a cunning digital flow meter which measures the volume of fluid you've consumed so far, so no guessing and faffing over whether you need to refill your
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