Electrolyte Powders to take along

[375Fox]

I like the Liquid IV packets. I try to drink 1 a day with lunch while hunting. They do help. My most challenging hunt was Cameroon. It didn’t matter how much water I drank. I couldn’t piss until several hours after returning to camp each day after things cooled down. Then I’d try to keep drinking as much as possible with dinner and breakfast to get a head start again. I think people really underestimate how dehydrated they get during air travel on way to hunt in Africa too. It can take a day to recover. The electrolytes really do help.

 

[Tintin]

I find the electrolyte capsules very convenient - no dissolving, mixing etc.

This is the brand I use - I’m sure there are equivalents in other parts of the world.

https://www.bulknutrients.com.au/pr...MIt8_K_qjfkgMVdqRmAh3LvQ7FEAQYASABEgL6mvD_BwE

 

[Tundra Tiger]

 

[Wyatt Smith]

I use vita lite some but have largely switched to V8 juice.

 

[Sabre]

I like the Liquid IV packets. I try to drink 1 a day with lunch while hunting. They do help. My most challenging hunt was Cameroon. It didn’t matter how much water I drank. I couldn’t piss until several hours after returning to camp each day after things cooled down. Then I’d try to keep drinking as much as possible with dinner and breakfast to get a head start again. I think people really underestimate how dehydrated they get during air travel on way to hunt in Africa too. It can take a day to recover. The electrolytes really do help.

It would help if the Air Nazi's didn't try to throw out all your drinks before the flight and then extremely limit your water/drink intake on the flights.

 

[375Fox]

It would help if the Air Nazi's didn't try to throw out all your drinks before the flight and then extremely limit your water/drink intake on the flights.

I notice a big difference if I take an electrolyte packet while flying. If I do, I usually avoid the dehydration headache. It’s really difficult to drink enough water on flights and in airports.

 

[fourfive8]

Long haul air travel is a bugger. Small addition of salt and some sugar in whatever form is usually enough for me. I always get orange juice on flights and learned to avoid alcohol and coffee. Most any bottled electrolyte drink works and is usually available behind security at airports so can be carried on.

Bullion is a good idea for adding salt if needed. If available, my favorite combination for maintaining hydration with electrolytes is watermelon with a pinch of salt and green coconut water called buko.[

 

[Rimbaud]

Highly recommend athlade.com and Nuun. The former is made by an MD (she’s my internist and brilliant) and we take it every morning. It’s liquid vitamins and then some. We use Nuun when exercising. I bring both with me on all my hunts.

 

[pilar]

Last September a group of us went to Mexico to fish , 1st day after drinking lots of water, a coke during lunch , and two beers on the ride home , that night I was miserable with foot and leg cramps, my fishing buddy was hurting bad also, and mentioned both of us hadn’t P’d all day and we needed something besides water,
Next morning before fishing I went to the supermarket and luckily found some strawberry pedialite powder, it was a lifesaver ! I don’t think water is the end all to beat all , on a traveling trip as mentioned some sort of electrolyte replacement is necessary

 

[375Ruger416]

Yes, I also recommend gastrolyte or pedialyte in cases of illness. With dehydration caused by severe vomiting or diarrhea oral rehydration therapy has actually been shown to be superior to IV in children in low-resource settings. As far as I recall, children with access to advanced health care systems were included in the study, but since these illnesses disproportionately affect those living in areas with poor quality water and sanitation, most of the children included were from such areas.

In any case, if you have a bout of travelers diarrhea, some antinauseants and oral rehydration therapy with pedialyte or gastrolyte is the way to go. Sports drinks like Gatorade have far too much sugar and too little electrolytes to be effective. Ginger ale has basically none.

 

[375Ruger416]

Highly recommend athlade.com and Nuun. The former is made by an MD (she’s my internist and brilliant) and we take it every morning. It’s liquid vitamins and then some. We use Nuun when exercising. I bring both with me on all my hunts.

I’ve used Nuun before and liked it. I’ll have to look into the Athlade.

 

[Rare Breed]

I used Wilderness Athlete ‘Hydrate & Recover’ on my Lord Derby hunt in Cameroon. I took a large PATH aluminum water bottle which I’d mix the electrolyte powder in the night before and put in the refrigerator. By the time I’d open that bottle in late morning it was still nicely cool. I thought the WA product was very good as I had no heat related issues. It also tasted a hell of a lot better than most other brands I tried.

Good post. I hate water lol. I take powders and my ph and I always use them. I always take 3x what we need and give my oh the left overs. Lifesavers to me in 100+F heat

 

[pilar]

I’m glad this topic came up because I got heat exhaustion a couple years back and heat really bothers me now , I think I will try making some of these homemade ones, for my regular ice chest I carry when at home working ( and just take pedolyte powered on trips)

standard recipe for hydration and preventing "keto flu".

• Water: 1 Liter (4 cups)
• Sodium: ½ tsp Himalayan pink salt or sea salt
• Potassium: ½ tsp Cream of Tartar (or ¼ tsp Potassium Chloride)
• Optional: 1 tbsp Lemon or Lime juice (for flavor and minor nutrients)

Instructions:

1. Add all ingredients into a 1-liter bottle or pitcher.
2. Shake or stir thoroughly until completely dissolved.
3. Store in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.

Alternative Recipes (Flavor & Nutrition Focus)

• The Citrus Fix: 1 liter water + ½ cup orange juice + ¼ cup lemon juice + 1/8 tsp salt + 2 tbsp honey.
• The Simple Salt Mix: 1 liter water + 1/2 tsp salt + 1 tbsp sweetener (honey or maple syrup) + squeeze of lemon.
• Mineral-Rich: 1 liter water + 1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt + 1 tsp magnesium powder + 1/4 tsp potassium chloride.

 

[Hornedfrogbbq]

+1 more for LMNT. We sweat alot in Texas...use them regularly.

 

[Altitude sickness]

While Milk is not practical for hydration during a hunt. It’s fantastic before or after. As long as you don’t suffer from lactose issues.

Milk has been proven to be the fastest rehydration method. Better than any sports drink or mix. I dont mean to say perfect. because milk has other potential issues that come into play with its use. but with regards to rehydration alone, nothing works better.

 

[grand veneur]

Don't worry so much about things like that. I was deployed with the French army in the Djibouti area to secure various border issues following the unrest in Ogaden and Erytrea. The hot climatic conditions in this region are extreme, but the effort required was not as extensive as what some people here do to try to survive as tourists in areas that are far more welcoming than the ones I am describing.

 

[Brickman301]

I use Liquid I.V. Sugar-Free.

 

[grand veneur]

Above all, you have to drink enough water, which means carrying enough. In my case, it was 7 liters per day, a considerable extra weight to combat gear and for this reason we only carried enough water for one day. The next day, helicopters had to provide supplies, which was not always guaranteed from the French army, which at the time was from far not comparable with a army like the US army. Nevertheless, no one died because of this. We got in some cases our water from the nomads' waterholes, but which sometimes led to conflicts. You have to pay attention to your sodium chloride intake, especially during strenuous activity in the heat where you lose a lot of this. The rest is for tourists who are led to believe how dangerous their situation is and that many things need to be compensated for.

 

[fourfive8]

What’s interesting to me is the brainwashing about consuming any form of common sugar. A theme that spills over into the “sports drink” industry, Seems like a high percentage of our population will avoid sugar at any and all costs thinking it is poison while eagerly slamming down huge quantities of substitute artificial sweeteners without a second thought. Simple observation, take it or leave it

 

[grand veneur]

Electrolyte balance is achieved after an action in the evening at the officers' mess or at the bar in the hunting camp. You don't need that much sugar, and it is dangerous because it makes you fat, which is not good when you have to fight or hunt dangerous game. Many alcoholic drinks contain enough sugar to compensate for the small daily requirement.