[pct-l] Electrolytes

[Reinhold Metzger]

[pct-l] Electrolytes *My favorite electrolyte source is  "Lay's Barbecue 
Chips".

Nutrition Facts per 1 oz.

Calories.............160
Fat......................10g
Carbohydrate..15g
Protein.................2g
Sodium........150mg
Potassium...320mg

Hard to beat those numbers.

BTW....if you want a stronger concentration of electrolytes, you don't
need to waste your money on pickle juice, Gatorade, salt sticks, Elete,
Emergen-C and so on.
Just plain salt tablets will do the same at a fraction of the cost.

In the USMC 1 salt tablet per liter of water were standard on our forced
conditioning hikes with packs and full battle gear ( Heavy Trucker style),
were sweating was taken to the extreme.

JMT Reinhold
Your Lay's BBC Chips munching trail companion
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Brick Robbins* brick at brickrobbins.com 
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My favorite electrolyte source has plenty of carbs and fat in it too

Fritos!!!!

when in town, french fries with lots of salt are even better.

On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com  <http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l>> wrote:
>/  I was going to recommend these, too. They really work when you are
/>/  suffering. Sometimes despite your best efforts to get what you need
/>/  from food, you fail, and these capsules are helpful. If you're just
/>/  looking for something tasty to drink, I think the crystal light
/>/  hydration lemonade is the most palatable. Almost any drink mix that
/>/  is lemonade flavor and without sugar, actually, but crystal light is
/>/  available in ordinary grocery stores. Without it, I can struggle to
/>/  drink a 20oz bottle of water. With it, 20oz goes down easy. Sometimes
/>/  on the trail you have to tank up when the water sources are far apart.
/>/
/>/  On Nov 7, 2013, at 10:00 AM,pct-l-request at backcountry.net  <http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l>  wrote:
/>/
/>>/  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Electrolytes
/>>/  To: "pct-l at backcountry.net  <http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l>" <pct-l at backcountry.net  <http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l>>
/>/
/>>/  Sorry I didn't include the link to the Saltstick website. Here it is:
/>>/
/>>/  http://www.saltstick.com/products/sscaps/cfeatures.htm
/>>/
/>>/  It was originally created for bikers by a PhD biochemist biker but
/>>/  a lot of ultra runners use it too; you only need one capsule
/>>/  for every 3-4 hours of intense hiking in hot weather. I use much less.
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My favorite electrolyte source has plenty of carbs and fat in it too

Fritos!!!!

when in town, french fries with lots of salt are even better.

On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com  <http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l>> wrote:
>/  I was going to recommend these, too. They really work when you are
/>/  suffering. Sometimes despite your best efforts to get what you need
/>/  from food, you fail, and these capsules are helpful. If you're just
/>/  looking for something tasty to drink, I think the crystal light
/>/  hydration lemonade is the most palatable. Almost any drink mix that
/>/  is lemonade flavor and without sugar, actually, but crystal light is
/>/  available in ordinary grocery stores. Without it, I can struggle to
/>/  drink a 20oz bottle of water. With it, 20oz goes down easy. Sometimes
/>/  on the trail you have to tank up when the water sources are far apart.
/>/
/>/  On Nov 7, 2013, at 10:00 AM,pct-l-request at backcountry.net  <http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l>  wrote:
/>/
/>>/  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Electrolytes
/>>/  To: "pct-l at backcountry.net  <http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l>" <pct-l at backcountry.net  <http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l>>
/>/
/>>/  Sorry I didn't include the link to the Saltstick website. Here it is:
/>>/
/>>/  http://www.saltstick.com/products/sscaps/cfeatures.htm
/>>/
/>>/  It was originally created for bikers by a PhD biochemist biker but
/>>/  a lot of ultra runners use it too; you only need one capsule
/>>/  for every 3-4 hours of intense hiking in hot weather. I use much less.
/