[pct-l] Hydration & Electrolyte Replacement Strategy

[Jim & Jane Moody]

What Miner said.  Plus, if you decide to go for Emergen-C, look for store brand knockoffs.  Kroger sells a practically identical product called Essence C for about 60% the price of Emergen-C. 
Mango 
  

----- Original Message -----

From: "Sean Nordeen" <sean.nordeen at gmail.com> 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 2:37:47 AM 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hydration & Electrolyte Replacement Strategy 

A couple of comments: 

I don't like putting drink mixes into a bladder since you are putting 
things that can promote bacteria growth into them and cleaning a bladder 
out thoroughly is a pain, particularly on a long hike.  I carry an empty 
Gatoraid/Poweraid bottle to add stuff to.  I generally take a short break 
every hour or two and I drink a lot from the bottle then though its 
possible to grab it from my pack side pocket as I hike and return it if I 
want.  I also carry a water bladder, with just water, for drinking as I 
hike. 

I generally use Gatoraid mixes and Emergen-C for backpacking.  I like the 
Emergen-C mixes since that also has things like potassium which can help 
prevent cramping.  What I don't like is the price of it.  Though I don't 
generally care about calorie content since I'm not drinking to get that, I 
do avoid artificial sweetners such as aspartame for health reasons. 

-Miner 
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