Good to hear you are good to go. I agree man, hydration is no joke. I have seen muscle bound folks hit the dirt during training sessions and 50+ years old guys (I am getting close) hang tough because of a lack of attention to hydration. Everyone always asks me why the heck my pack is so heavy. The answer is water. In my neck of the woods, it's vital.

The load out pack weights of guys really make me wonder sometimes. I suppose if you have access to water it may be different, but some of these incredibly light weights I see on forums for amount of water on hikes makes me wonder. But then again, not all of us live in the desert so.....