How much water do you typically drink in a day? A single cup? A few cups? Maybe a whole water bottle? Or do you stick to coffee and other drinks instead?
When you’re RVing, do you find yourself drinking more water than you do at home, or less? Some RVers say they drink more because they’re outside, active, and exploring new places.
Others mention that they actually drink less, either because they’re trying to conserve their water supply or they don’t think about it as much when they’re on the road.
It’s also worth considering your routine when you’re on the road. Do you find it harder to stay hydrated when you’re busy with travel, setting up camp, or sightseeing?
Staying on top of water intake can be tricky when you’re on the move, especially if your focus is more on the adventure and less on hydration.
Another factor that comes into play is the water itself. Do you always trust the water at campgrounds, or do you bring your own supply? If you’re more cautious about where your water comes from while traveling, that could affect how much you drink.
Then there’s the weather. Hot summer days hiking in the desert call for more hydration, but in cooler climates, you might not reach for your water bottle as often. Plus, if you’re boondocking and stretching your fresh water tank supply as long as possible, you might be more mindful of every sip.
After you vote, please leave a comment and share your experience. Do you drink more or less water on the road? What factors influence your hydration habits while RVing? Thanks!
And if you’re trying to drink more water, this might help.
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From AI…Yes, coffee counts toward your daily fluid/water intake, as the water content in coffee outweighs the mild diuretic effect of its caffeine. While it contributes to hydration, it is not a direct replacement for water and should be consumed in moderation, with 2–4 cups (up to 400mg of caffeine) considered safe for daily hydration.
I can’t tell you how many times I have had AI tell me something that I knew wasn’t true. When I double checked it proved I was correct about it. It’s getting better but hardly a reliable source.
I brew my own ice tea and drink quite a bit of that as well as coffee in the AM. Hardly any plain water.
I’ve never been a great fan of drinking water. For several decades I’ve stayed hydrated with several cups of coffee in the morning and a few beers in the evening. A few months ago my Doctor noticed that my kidney function was declining and referred me to a Nephrologist. That Doctor told me that I needed to do two things to slow further loss of function: keep my blood pressure under control and drink two liters of water a day and coffee and alcohol don’t count. About the same time we moved out of a small West Coast city and into a house in the Rocky Mountains. I’ve come to enjoy the taste of our well water and that has made it easy to develop better water consumption habits.
About what I should be consuming. Remember, coffee, iced tea, Kool-Aid, beer, wine, the ice in your cocktail all count. the drying effect of alcohol of course offsets some. And did you know milk will hydrate you more than plain water? True. With a little fat mixed into the water, your body will retain the water longer rather than a quick off-load of the sudden abundance to your kidneys.
The 2 of us go thru about a gallon a day. Not only the amount but the quality of the water is important. I use a simple, hand-held TDS (total dissolved solids) meter to determine water quality at the beginning of every new campsite. Bottled water usually tests out at 5 – 40 TDS. If the Park’s water tests out 100+, we usually revert to bottled water for drinking. I’d estimate this happens at least 70% of the time. And we stay at nice RV parks 90% of the time. I’m inclined to believe 200 TDS is satisfactory, but my wife has other ideas.
I learned something today … I had no idea that coffee will hydrate me. That’s good news, since I am not a prolific h2o consumer. I may drink 50 ounces a day.
I drink two to three 40oz Contego water bottles of water and three to four 12oz cups of green tea every day. I am susceptible to Kidney Stones and the Dr. said the more water the better. He suggested adding Lemon Juice, but I hate the taste of Lemon in most things, especially my water.
5-6 bottles daily along with coffee throughout the day. Though I add a sugar free flavor packet in my water. With certain medications I take it’s a must on water consumption.
Recommendations I’ve read are drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water. I.e. if you weight 150lbs, drink at least 75 ounces of water or equivalent per day.
No coffee, no tea, no alcohol and very little in the way of soft drinks. Water…more specifically, iced water, is my drink of choice. I have a 20-oz cup that I sip from all day from breakfast till bedtime. I probably refill it 3-4 times in a day.
I drink close to a half gallon of water a day. I also drink about 6 cups of coffee a day. I’m in my70s and have never had any kidney problems including kidney stones. My little sister had a kidney transplant due to diabetes and I heard her kidney doctor say that drinking water helps keep the kidneys functioning properly. I can’t even tell you the last time I had the flu or a cold. I attribute that to the amount of water I drink every day.
Wait, isn’t there water in beer and coffee?
I did an intake & output test for my endocrinologist several years ago-intake more than a half gallon daily-probably closer to a gallon I love H2O Unfortunately the only H2O that quenches my thirst is purified. Everything else makes me thirstier I noticed years back- before the purified H2O thing- that sometimes the only thing that could quench my thirst was milk. Unfortunately after that I developed an allergy for cows milk. At $7.50+ for a quart of goat milk I don’t drink it as a beverage. It’s used in coffee, tea and cereal.
I just don’t like water. And I don’t count coffee, which I couldn’t survive without. I use it to take pills, and that’s all. If my wife doesn’t have a bottle nearby or in her hands at all times, there’s something wrong. So kind of negates our vote on the poll.
38 ounces, because the doc lady said to
Thank you for the question, RV Travel. I will have to see how much my stadium cup holds. Hmm … . Two tumblers of water, or about 60 ounces of water plus 20 ounces of coffee and one or two 16.9-ounce bottles of Coke Zero. Thus, all liquids amount to 97 to 114 ounces per day when we are not traveling. Traveling? Cannot remember and not traveling just now. Have a great day and safe travels!