Being out in the outdoor, the fluid balance will be one of the most important things for the body. The basic advice is to drink about one deciliter every ten to fifteen minutes. Drink more if it’s hot and if the hike is strenuous because you sweat more then. That means about half a liter per hour and it will be a lot to carry. The best is, of course, to find drinking water along the way, but which water do you dare drink? Well, the advice for the Swedish mountains will be if its running clear water. But on the other hand, if you have been Sick to your stomach after drinking water from a stream in the mountains, you will choose to purify your water.

First of all avoid glacier water, cloudy water, smelly water and Salt/brackish water. Today there is a lot of ways of purify the water. The easiest will be to boil the water. Boil it at least 2 minutes with plenty of bubbles. If you don’t can do that use a buff or a piece of cloth to pure the water trough. It is also recommend to bring purification tablets. (if you don’t have any other purifier to bring) all this advice can help you from a disaster during your activity in the mountains. Todays tablets does not have the test of chlorine.

I been written a couple of times about the difference between Technical gear and tactical gear. Here comes a in between boot that I really like. The Lowa Combat Boot MK2 GTX. This is a military boot, but work very good for all type of adventures. With a high shaft and build for hard core, it is really nice.  With a heavy back pack for long hikes or used with snow shoes, it fit perfect and will support you. So this is a really (NNNNN) boot from my perspective. Been used in both warm and cold condition with the same result-nice one.

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