Thanks Bill. I felt a little water logged a few times on my trip. My reason for drinking a quart of water with breakfast is I feel my body may need to get hydrated before I take off and to help my breakfast get absorbed. I try to drink some while packing up then while I eat to get some of that stuff down. I have never heard when one should start in drinking again after starting the days hike. It's been awhile since I brought some Emer Gen C packets, I'll have to remember next hard bp trip. I'm going on a weekend trip in Yosemite with some of the younger, fit crowd in a month, something to get ready for. The leader is in shape, I gotta hustle to keep up with them if who I think is going is coming along. Three days? I'll get my butt kicked, but they better watch over their shoulder if not ahead of them. I bp like I ran in High School, competitively.
Duane