It's beggars belief that anyone would choose to go riding in the outback any time but late Autumn, Winter or early Spring. Like most of us, I ride in temps up to 35 or so, and know well just how dehydrating it is. I rode home from Tassie on Wednesday in temps ranging from 15 to 28 and thought I was keeping up the hydration. But I found myself drinking three times as much as usual on Thursday just catching up!