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Hydration
The bottom line: hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.
It was once the tradition that umpires would not eat, drink or leave the field at all during a game, unless leaving the field for injury or illness. I still recommend against eating or leaving the field, but by all means hydrate. Umpires not drinking anything on the field is a tradition that should and has gone the way of bleeding people with leeches.
I wouldn't carry a Camelbak out on the field. I used one in Iraq- great tool there, but not something I think I want to be seen umpiring in. Your league should be providing you with water- either in cups or bottles for the game. If they aren't, talk to your assignor/association president about getting this done. If that still doesn't work, carry your own supply, but leave it at the fence- in a thermos, small (!) cooler or just in a bottle.
Strikes and outs!
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