Where's Bruce?
WKR
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I will be packing further, at higher elevations and for longer periods of time than anything I have ever done before. I will start at 6600' and work up to 10400 which will take roughly 8 hrs going up but I like to pad my estimates 50% so I wanna carry sufficient water for 12 hrs. Now normally I carry a single 2L hydration pack for a day trip and two of em for longer trips but being a weight weenie now I am thinking it is smarter to carry a single larger bladder. For you guys living outta your pack for a week or two at a time, what do you use? Is it smarter to carry a second bladder in case something happens to one of em? Once I get to the top I will have all the fresh water I need (alpine lake) but I've felt the desperation that accompanies that "sucking sound" when you drain the hydration bladder and know when climbing I go through far more water than usual. At the same time, it adds weight and weight makes climbing tougher. It seems smarter to carry more water and if I am getting near the top and struggling, can always dump some out to lighten the bag. But since I have no real life experience doing this and am a big, 235lb, 54 yr old guy...so will defer to your collective expertise in this area. I will be hiking solo and there are no water sources between point A and B that I know of. It will be around 70-85 degrees during the day (early June) and am debating the wisdom of buying a larger hydration bladder and/or carrying multiple bladders (but the hoses add weight). Thoughts?