RE: electrolyting on the trail

["Susan Swope-Attardi" <Nagzarus@worldnet.att.net>]

I have had trouble getting the caps to stay on the syringes.  Purely by
accident, I discovered something that works even better than the caps that
come on the syringes we tend to use in endurance.  Anybody that uses the
Dare brand electric fence posts knows of the little yellow caps that come on
the end of the stakes upon purchase.  They make an awesome cap for those
syringes for on the trail, or at vet checks for the lytes you've already
pre-mixed!  The buggers stay on much better than the ones that come with the
syringe!

I like the pre-mixed Lyte Now brand, but at $6-$7 a dose, it certainly is
expensive.

Susan Swope-Attardi
AERC Southeast Region
Kentucky

-----Original Message-----
From: Rides 2 Far [mailto:rides2far@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 11:38 AM
To: mountss@usfca.edu
Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: electrolyting on the trail


>With all the discussion of the importance of frequent electrolyte
>doses, I>wonder if people would discuss how they handle the logistics
of>administering electrolytes on the trail?  If you don't use pre-mixed
>paste>electrolytes, what do you do?

I was carrying an empty syringe and a film canister of
electrolytes...then mixing with water on the trail.  It was the pits,
difficult to mix with him dragging me around, and he spit most of it out.
 Last ride I just mixed up my usual dose in applesauce, put the cap on,
then put the whole thing inside a baggie in case it leaked.  Rode with it
sticking out the back of my fanny pack and had no trouble administering
it on the trail.

Angie

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