Staying hydrated is very important when cycling or backpacking.  It can be all too easy not to drink enough when you have to carry the water around with you… its heavy, it takes up a lot of space, and it might not be readily available to you.  Here, we’ll take a look at the options available for keeping you hydrated; water bottles, hydration packs like camel baks and platypus packs and some other handy bits of kit, like isotonic tablets.  Dehydration is bad!