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 I just bought one to put iodine mix in for  feet too, for thrush.....

> From: "Cynthia Eyler" <eylerca@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: "Cynthia Eyler" <eylerca@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC]   re:  half chap zippers and cleanliness
> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 15:44:50 -0400
>
> The solution is Rubbermaid condiment bottles!!!  [Like you might use for 
> honey.]  Forget the cheapies from the grocery store, because the little 
> attached caps will not stay on.  With the Rubbermaid ones, the attached 
> caps stay put!  Wal-Mart used to sell them, but no more.  These days I 
> occasionally see them in Ride-Aide drugstores, and when I find some I snap 
> them up.
>
> Mix up the e-lytes and put the bottle and a syringe in a sturdy plastic bag 
> -- to contain the mess all over the syringe after the first time you use it 
> -- inside your pack.  I've found that the thicker ziplock bags work best; 
> with the thinner ones, it's hard to stuff the bottle and syringe back 
> inside without smearing everything with the e-lyte mixture.
>
> When it's time to e-lyte, just fill the syringe from the condiment bottle 
> and dose.  Might not be do-able at a trot, but it works just fine at water 
> stops.
>
> Cindy
> (who wishes she had thought of this, but it came from Bonnie Snodgrass)



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