I find one of my biggest problems with hiking in pretty much any warm-ish weather is staying hydrated. In warm weather I tend to sweat a lot and there seems to be more water coming out of me then I can actually put into me during the same time frame. I will drink 1-1.5 liters of water per hour, i have my watch on a constant 15 minute countdown to keep my self drinking at least a 1/4 liter every 15minutes. I also eat about every 2 hours made up for 2/3 salty snacks like pretzels, sesame sticks, peanut butter crackers, etc... and sometime on the sweet side like a protein bar. One day last summer I hiked 12 hours, drank 12 liters of water during the hike and only had to urinate once. And on the car ride home drank almost a gallon of gatorade and didn't have to for 5 hours after that.
I am about 50 pounds overweight at the moment so I'm guess some of it has to do with that. Has anyone who's lost a good amount of weight seen their water needs change?
Ideas? Drink mixes that get things in you faster and stay there longer?
Thanks,
ZC