Originally Posted by
staehpj1
Thanks for the clarification. With 10 liters plus the gallon you are already carrying you have a bit over 3.5 gallons right? Nothing wrong with that if you feel you need that much to be safe and comfortable, but I don't think I have ever carried more than half of that myself.
Not that I know of. I don't think there are many where you would have to go over 100 and if there are I'd just as soon avoid them.
no, i don't always bring the 10 liter dromedary, and don't always fill it up. About 2 and a half gallons is a number i shoot for water wise when the next water looks far into tomorrow. Only rarely do i have a full pig of water AND a gallon of water in bottles on the bike.
I do like having enough water to feel comfortable drinking as much as i want while riding, tea and cooking water for the evening, cooking and coffee water for morning, and as much water i need to fill up the bottles in the morning for the next day's ride plus a reserve, when travelling into areas with uncertain water supply. I may carry more water than many at times but have found thru decades of outdoor travel that more water is vastly preferable to not enough.
On my UL bike I limit my water carrying to about a gallon. I might add a camelbak if i were riding across the desert on that rig.
I think in the USA a rider is always within a hundred miles of a tap. it just makes you wonder how long it takes to get there.