Re: Hydration packwebqatchOctober 14 2009, 15:52:24 UTC
Camelbacks are also more of a pain to fill.
Next time you're up here, take a look at mine -- I've been very happy with it for... ummm... five? six? walks now?
It's similar to THIS including the 20oz. bottle and small pouch (big enough for money-stuff, small Vitamin I container, cell phone, a snack bar or two, and a spare pair of socks).
If you're looking for something a little bigger, then how about something like THIS?
Question - you keep talking about "both" of your water bottles... how big were they?
As for the rest of your Lessons Learned: yep, yep, yep. The thing I learned at the very first Expo I ever attended (way back in history - it was Pallotta TeamWorks' Out of the Darkness walk Expo) and they encouraged us to get outside and find the hilliest and bumpiest trails possible for our training... because no matter how bad a route we found, the Walk route could be worse... and they were right.
Also, walking with full packs (including snacks and drinks) is a lifesaver! Remember that there aren't grab-and-go stops run by helpful volunteers while on training walks! :-P
Re: Hydration packorlacareyOctober 15 2009, 15:14:07 UTC
My fanny pack came with 2 water bottles which are slightly larger than 500 ML each - I know because that's the biggest mark on them. Since the advice of the Komen people was to carry two bottles (one for gateraide and one for water) that's what I went with. But on the first day one was filled with Sekanjabin and the other water. After that they were both filled with water whenever I hit a refill station.
Next time you're up here, take a look at mine -- I've been very happy with it for... ummm... five? six? walks now?
It's similar to THIS including the 20oz. bottle and small pouch (big enough for money-stuff, small Vitamin I container, cell phone, a snack bar or two, and a spare pair of socks).
If you're looking for something a little bigger, then how about something like THIS?
Question - you keep talking about "both" of your water bottles... how big were they?
As for the rest of your Lessons Learned: yep, yep, yep. The thing I learned at the very first Expo I ever attended (way back in history - it was Pallotta TeamWorks' Out of the Darkness walk Expo) and they encouraged us to get outside and find the hilliest and bumpiest trails possible for our training... because no matter how bad a route we found, the Walk route could be worse... and they were right.
Also, walking with full packs (including snacks and drinks) is a lifesaver! Remember that there aren't grab-and-go stops run by helpful volunteers while on training walks! :-P
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First stop: gatorade
Second stop: water
Lather, rinse, repeat.
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