Originally Posted by
jamawani
I carry 4 water bottles - two tall bike bottles and two liters in back.
For long stretches, I add one or two extra bottles - Aquafina or Gatorade.
Helpful Hint #285 - use a pair of socks around you downtube bottles
If you keep the socks wet, you will have chilled water all day.
Especially in Nevada and the Southwest.
So, about 1.5 Gal per day is suficient in your experience? That`s for wind, no shade, day time pedaling, I assume? I`m not clear on much you try to start off with to split the Tonopah/Rachel leg, so that`s where my guess comes from. Less than what I would have thought but I`m just now gathering info to give it a shot- haven`t done any long distances without internal combustion pulling me along.