By Memorizing These Quick Tips, a Prepper Will Know Whether He’s Dehydrated or Not During the Collapse

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All preppers know how important it is to stockpile a ton of water for when SHTF. This is because we need to make sure we all drink plenty of water. However, it is also important to be able to tell when your body is running low on the water you need to survive.

These quick tips provide you with an incredibly easy and amazing way to tell when dehydration may be setting in! They just might save your life.

The Tips Every Prepper Should Memorize Include: 

 How can you tell if you’re dehydrated?

Here’s one simple way:
Even when a person is ‘at rest’, the body may lose approximately 1-gallon of water per day.

Do not rely on a feeling of thirst before you begin drinking water. By the time you even begin to feel a little bit thirsty, you’re already down a quart…

The older you get the more you lose of your sense of thirst – so force yourself to drink water.

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Symptoms Of Becoming Dehydrated
Muscle weakness, muscle aches
Dizziness or lightheadedness
Decreased urine output
Dark colored urine
Fatigue / lethargy
Loss of appetite
Irritability
Dry mouth
Headache
Nausea

These simple tips for telling when you're dehydrated may seem crazy but they actually work. As preppers it is not only important to know how much water to stockpile, you should also know how much water you need to be drinking based on your activity level and your age as well as on how hot it may be.

It is easier than you might think to become dehydrated especially during a collapse. These tips will help you avoid this potentially dangerous situation.

For more tips on how to tell when you're dehydrated, please visit Modern Survival Blog.

 


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