I am just looking to collect data from those hikers who keep track of exact quantities of their water consumption rate. I'd like to know how much water you go through, per day for a 15 - 20 mile day (or even better, per mile... if you've even managed to keep track of that).
Reason I ask is I am looking to do a stretch on a 70 mile section of "dry trail," in a fully self contained manner (carrying every drop of water I need), with no pre-caching done ahead of time. My time frame is 3 - 4 days to complete this section.
I've never really done a dry section of trail before and really don't want to botch this up, because dying of dehydration might suck, I would imagine.
(There are a few possible water sources along the section I could always use as a back-up... but my plan is to try to do it without.)
I am going to be using my small Gregory Reactor day pack for the trip, which maxes my water supply out at 3 liters (101 ounces) [6.61 pounds of water].... I wonder if I can make do with that, given the length I stated above. Six pounds.... that's practically equal to my gear weight. Why does water have to be so heavy...... 101 ounces of water for 70 miles come out to 1.44 ounces I can drink per mile.... uhhh... that doesn't sound good at all... [especially in heat]...
I figure I'll take a statistical average of the answers, and maybe pad it a bit on the side of error, since I get a bit thirstier than the average person, especially in the heat... (being quite heat intolerant).