Here’s a link to a Quora question about drinking distilled water. Like much else, there are pros and cons https://www.quora.com/Is-drinking-distilled-water-safe

That is great but hmmm... I might resemble this.

Good points. I often add my Garmin 64S GPS but it adds weight, I was satisfied with map and compass for this trip. I did use my map a few times. I did bring a small CRKT knife, it works well.

I was trying out new things to see what was palatable. I did divide this into new items and old, reliable items when I did this on Flickr. A favorite new item is organic baby food (I can get it at 88 cents a pack at Safeway). Pretty tasty, nutritious, and easy to swallow on the go.

You are absolutely correct, I should have shown them here. (RayBan prescription, if I was on snow a lot Jublo prescription glacier glasses)

With the exception of less food and less water on a shorter day hike, and more clothing in worse conditions, this is what I take on day hikes in the Pacific Northwest. I use a slightly different load for Southwest day hikes. Total weight here was under 7 pounds (not including water).

Should have had that, very good suggestion. I lucked out on this trip but it could have been miserable.

They are useful, and lightweight. I tend to fill multiple bottles at one time.

Lots of great comments, let me throw in a few clarifications: This was for a 34 km (21 mile) day hike on Mount Rainier (not a summit climb), with about 1400 meters (4600 feet) of elevation gain. Total dry weight (without H2O/Gatorade) = 6.5 pounds. We started out at 4:20 am, so headlamp was used going out. I’ll…