Originally Posted by
GeezyRider
A trick I learned in the Army when we were in the field was to put a pebble in my mouth until we could stop for water. It works very well to prevent dry mouth.
Heh heh. Reminds me of the scene in
Moonrise Kingdom when Sam is giving his friend backpacking advice. "If your throat gets parched, stick a pebble in your mouth and suck on it. You can quench your thirst with the spit, supposedly." A few minutes later they try it, and then he brings out his canteen and says, "I brought water too."