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Q&A Ration or consume water?

In a situation where you don't know when you will find water again, is it better to ration the water you have over time (and ever increasing dehydration) or to drink it to quench thirst as soon as ...

5 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by That Idiot‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Question survival hydration
#2: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2020-04-18T00:11:59Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/q/6875
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#1: Initial revision by user avatar That Idiot‭ · 2020-04-18T00:11:59Z (over 4 years ago)
<p>In a situation where you don't know when you will find water again, is it better to ration the water you have over time (and ever increasing dehydration) or to drink it to quench thirst as soon as needed?</p>

<p>It seems like there would be a tradeoff between longevity and performance in choosing one or the other course of action.</p>