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Old 05-06-15 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by marlowe
Boy lots of good advice in relation to my question on cable. Really at the weight of a cable it only makes sense to take a spare I guess. So it will be. Good advice on water also. I do have a 70 oz platypus bag that I fill on those 70 mile stretches in Eastern Montana. Once I get into North Dakota and South Dakota the towns start coming about every 8-15 miles. So will be ok then.

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Marlowe
On the cables, you picked a topic that got the minimalists debating with the ready-for-anything folks, I am surprised the debate appears to be over already.

Water, hot days I carry about a gallon of water if I do not know if I can get resupplied. I consider myself to be running low on water if I am down to only one 26 oz bottle remaining. But most days I start with some empty bottles if I know it will not be too hot.
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