[pct-l] How do you measure up?

[Tortoise]

Lots of good ideas.

When I carried a Sierra Club cup (remember those), I used a screwdriver 
and hammer to punch an indentation into the cup at the one cup (8 oz) level.

Now I carry a 300 ml titanium cup and I can eyeball the amount of water 
I need close enough. Just start with a little less water, then add more 
as needed.

Of course one could always use metric measures and make using the .9l 
pot and .3l cup easier. ;-)

Tortoise

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stewjohns at comcast.net wrote:
> I always seem to have a problem measuring liquids when I am back-packing. 
> I have a titanium pot and cup, and when I need to re-hydrate a meal, 
> the directions
> say add a cup of water, or a cup and a half etc.  I tried to mark my 
> cup with a
> felt tip marker at home before I go out, but the mark doesn't last but 
> a couple of
> days before it fades away. I know there is a good trick out there for 
> measuring
> on the trail, but I never heard anyone mention it.  I know no one 
> carries a measuring
> cup with them, so what's the trick?  How do you measure liquids on the 
> trail?
>  
> Doc Holiday
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