Starting about half way thru my AT journey, maybe a bit before, I started really dialing in my water management. Its a hard skill for some! Came pretty naturally for me, take your miles to next water source, and divide by how many liters your willing to carry and that's how many miles a liter has to last you. Except for the last liter, which if approaching a reliable source I will try to kill with in the 2nd to last couple miles because! When I get to the source I am going to drink as much of a liter as I can before filling up and moving on. Its my way of supplementing, reducing weight on my pack and doing my diligence to stay hydrated.

I use to use the same phrase at the liquor store!