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    Heated hydration systems?

    I'm sure this isn't a new topic, but I can't find shit when using the forum search function.

    Not too worried about lift served skiing, but hunting season and BC skiing = frozen hydration tubes.

    A really easy fix would be wire/element wrap with tape + some sort of battery pack. Like a mini version of those kits to keep house pipes from freezing.

    https://www.arcticinnovations.com/

    Seems pricey. Gotta be a DIY out there.

    Neoprene covers and "blow back" has not worked for me.

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    Water bottles.

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    Hand warmers

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    Wear it under your coat


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    Quote Originally Posted by concretejungle View Post
    Water bottles.
    Yeah, that. Just not worth fucking with hoses when it's proper cold out.

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    Add alcohol? Or bottles/platypus. I've gotten soft and now bring a thermos bc skiing and hunting. I think I'm officially an old fuck?

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    Yeah, bottles are probably the best way to go. I just hate taking off a big pack multiple times when hiking to get to a bottle. Hydration bladders have really changed the way I drink water. Little sip every 10-15 minutes vs stopping every 60-90 and taking a big chug from a nalgene or something.

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    I wear something like this from Camelbak instead of a back protector. Neoprene'd the delivery tube and its zipped inside the shoulder strap - under the jacket of course. I can take just the water bag and the insulated feeder tube and drop it in my pack.

    DIY? A battery on the chest side and a piece of wire looped back to the bat. Maybe a AA or C with exposed copper wire and a reliable way to connect the positive end of the bat when needed. Stripped on the way out and coated on the way back so it doesn't short?

    moosejaw.com - TETON Sports Trailrunner 2.0 Hydration Pack - 25$

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    Some good suggestions. Bottles are just easier to deal with in freezing conditions and you can get an insulative jacket for pretty cheap (throw some heat packs in if super cold) or keep it an inside jacket pocket like mentioned, but the bulk/location bothers me with that method. And the thermos idea is good, just heavier. Heat liquid of choice and throw it in the pack, pretty reliable choice and simple (old guys are smart that way). Usually not a lot of volume that way unless you really add weight. Drink a lot of water before you leave and carry a method of melting snow for emergencies (metal cup and some matches/firestarter). You can also coil the hose inside the pack with a bladder and keep it against your back. If you are working hard and not wearing a thick insulative top that can work really well unless it gets really cold. But then you are still fiddling with your pack which kind of defeats the purpose. The big advantage of bladders of course is that you can haul a lot of water relatively comfortably since it conforms to your pack. And it's usually much quieter if you're hunting. If I'm drinking that much water though I figure I'm pissing so often that everything within 1/2 mile knows where I am ha ha.

    You would be surprised how it's not that big of a deal regarding the frequent sips once you get used to it. I went through the same process of thinking so I get it. Just gulp a bunch at the start of your endeavor from a bottle that stays in the vehicle. I also remember when I was young and nobody used a hydration bladder and didn't think much of it. We did have bota bags though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 3PinGrin View Post
    Some good suggestions. Bottles are just easier to deal with in freezing conditions and you can get an insulative jacket for pretty cheap (throw some heat packs in if super cold) or keep it an inside jacket pocket like mentioned, but the bulk/location bothers me with that method. And the thermos idea is good, just heavier. Heat liquid of choice and throw it in the pack, pretty reliable choice and simple (old guys are smart that way). Usually not a lot of volume that way unless you really add weight. Drink a lot of water before you leave and carry a method of melting snow for emergencies (metal cup and some matches/firestarter). You can also coil the hose inside the pack with a bladder and keep it against your back. If you are working hard and not wearing a thick insulative top that can work really well unless it gets really cold. But then you are still fiddling with your pack which kind of defeats the purpose. The big advantage of bladders of course is that you can haul a lot of water relatively comfortably since it conforms to your pack. And it's usually much quieter if you're hunting. If I'm drinking that much water though I figure I'm pissing so often that everything within 1/2 mile knows where I am ha ha.

    You would be surprised how it's not that big of a deal regarding the frequent sips once you get used to it. I went through the same process of thinking so I get it. Just gulp a bunch at the start of your endeavor from a bottle that stays in the vehicle. I also remember when I was young and nobody used a hydration bladder and didn't think much of it. We did have bota bags though.
    Yeah, I bet proper pre hydration + naglene/themos in the pack would work. In the pre-camelback days I guess we were just more thirsty but we survived just fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian View Post
    Yeah, I bet proper pre hydration + naglene/themos in the pack would work. In the pre-camelback days I guess we were just more thirsty but we survived just fine.
    I read a book about the crusades once where I had an enlightened moment. I can't remember the name of the book, I wish I could, but it was mostly about the battles themselves and discussed the great thirst encountered while fighting with swords while you are bleeding from enemy inflicted wounds all the while wearing heavy armor. And with no water immediately available to boot. I never really thought about how thirsty that would make you, and thought "I'm such a pussy!!". haha

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    Have you considered drinking your own urine?


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    Wtf? Boil some snow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AK47bp View Post
    Have you considered drinking your own urine?


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    Truthfully, that was my first thought.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GarySanchez View Post
    Wtf? Boil some snow.
    How exactly does one boil snow in the backcountry?

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    Is that a serious question? You apply heat to snow and it melts down into water. Get yourself a tiny stove and a tiny pot. It all fits inside itself and takes up hardly any space. I only use a 30L.

    I enjoy a nice cup of hot green tea every time I go out. Made some nice potatoes the other day in the BC. Bombay spice. Real good. Took ehhhhhhhhhhh 7 mins. Try. I don't even understand not taking pots with. Who does that? I mean really hahaha, you can make hot chocolate.

    Fuck...

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    Quote Originally Posted by GarySanchez View Post
    Is that a serious question? You apply heat to snow and it melts down into water. Get yourself a tiny stove and a tiny pot. It all fits inside itself and takes up hardly any space. I only use a 30L.

    I enjoy a nice cup of hot green tea every time I go out. Made some nice potatoes the other day in the BC. Bombay spice. Real good. Took ehhhhhhhhhhh 7 mins. Try. I don't even understand not taking pots with. Who does that? I mean really hahaha, you can make hot chocolate.

    Fuck...
    that's not sublimation

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    Maybe skip the back protection and go with a water bottle and some chainmail.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 3PinGrin View Post
    that's not sublimation
    Perhaps not, but is it annoying? I see annoying right now.

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    Carry a bladder or two wrapped up in your hunting pack and a small bottle or two inside your vest. Replenish when the little bottles are empty.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gepeto View Post
    Maybe skip the back protection and go with a water bottle and some chainmail.
    That would have been righteous if you shopped a camelback in there.

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    just gotta remember to blow air back into the pipe after you take a drink.

    my backpacks water pouch sits up against my back, so it doesn't get cold even on real cold -20c/-5f days, but the pipe freezes real fast if its not all air.
    usually you get a bunch of ice chunks next time you drink, but thats just free bonus brain-freeze.

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    Quote Originally Posted by anything View Post
    just gotta remember to blow air back into the pipe after you take a drink.

    my backpacks water pouch sits up against my back, so it doesn't get cold even on real cold -20c/-5f days, but the pipe freezes real fast if its not all air.
    usually you get a bunch of ice chunks next time you drink, but thats just free bonus brain-freeze.
    This ^^^

    If it’s really cold or gets frozen despite this effort I’ll route the hose from outside jacket over shoulder to putting it straight down my back inside collar. In quite short order it is melted out from heat.

    Rinse and repeat as needed.

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    Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!

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    Quote Originally Posted by AK47bp View Post
    Have you considered drinking your own urine?


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    this ^^ came up during casual conversation in the desert at Moab

    It might have been the chiropracter who pointed out that urine is very quickly toxic

    and then the bike mechanic pointed out you would have to take it rectally

    the desert does funny things to people
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