PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-631
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 631
JUNE 2005
PS 631
JUN 05
48
Filling—
If your hydration
system has an external cap,
you can fill it without remov-
ing the bladder. Just open the
cap and fill the system with
water. Add ice cubes if you
like. If your system doesn’t
have an external cap, you’ll
have to remove the bladder
from the carrier.
Assembling—
Insert a bladder into the carrier. Route the drinking tube out the
carrier opening. To install a new bite valve, pinch the tube and pull off the old valve.
Wet the tube and slide on a new valve. Make sure you don’t force the tube past the
valve stops.
To install the bite
valve cover, pinch the
tube and pull off the
valve. Attach the cover’s
lanyard to the tube. Wet
the tube and slide the
bite valve back on.
Hydration System…
Y
ou’ve heard the same story ever
since you were a green recruit: drink
plenty of water, especially if you’re in full gear
and soldiering in the heat. Just a couple of hours out in the sun without enough water
will begin to sap your energy and endurance. Soon after that, you’ll feel the
advanced stages of heat stress: headaches, nausea and serious fatigue.
That’s why you see more soldiers wearing hydration systems every day. They
make it easy to replace your precious bodily fluids lost through sweating.
Here are a
few things you
should know
about hydration
systems…
•
They carry more clean, cool water
•
You can drink on the move while keeping your hands
and eyes focused on the mission
•
Drinking from the tube is more convenient than reaching
for a canteen, so you’ll drink more water more often
Got Thirst?
Filling
the
bladder
Wet tube and slide
on a new bite valve
Do NOT insert tube
past valve tops
The typical system has
a bladder for holding
water, a carrier with
straps for carrying it,
and a drinking tube.
They have
several advantages
over canteens…
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