Originally Posted by Daspydyr

That is pretty much my experience. Plus I like being able to just pop the tube in my teeth and drink as long as I want while still riding. I think it is safer than re racking a bottle while on a trail. I have also taken numerous tumbles with the pack on. It IS NOT body armor, but it did shield my back from rocks.

Originally Posted by Daspydyr

It will not void the warranty if you only put two liters, or 1.5 liters in the pack. But it you want water-it is better to have than to want.

http://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kodikian-raffi.htm

There is another one that I can't find a link too. It happened on a day hike south of Lake Mead. The hikers thought they could survive the heat with minimal water. After two hours one killed the other one because while dehydrated and crazy because it seemed right.

This post is about a planned and supervised trip where a teen was lost a short time and died. The desert is merciless.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...g=5040,1545082

This post, from Southeastern Outdoor, is pretty sick:

http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/...-exposure.html