electrolyte powder travel packets

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I like the little packets of powdered "Emergen-C" vitamin boost mix which I mix in a glass of water at home as a pick-me-up. But I want some little packets like this that have higher electrolytes content so I can take them on multi-day bike tours and mix them into my water bottles when I fill up with plain tap water along the way.
Anyone have any favorites for biking?

[Kitsune06]

Alacer also makes ElectroMIX (http://www.alacer.com/cgi-bin/dbsearch.exe?mdb=/products.mdb,tbl=products,DB_code=108,DBCOMP=ABS,template=/products/returntitle.htm)
but my favorite electrolyte pick-me-up stuff is elete (http://www.eletewater.com/index.html)... I *had* one of the teeny bottles and the 8oz refill. lost the little bottle b/c I carried it around with me everywhere. :rolleyes: It comes in disposable pouches, too, pre-measured for different sized hydration bladders.
It made more sense to me to group electrolytes and water together, and leave carb management separate. The way I ride, or at least have in the past, electrolytes and water have been more important than carbs... too easy to overdo it on the carbs and get gator gut etc.

[SadieKate]

I just carry e-caps.

[Triskeliongirl]

Both gatorade and powerade come in individual 1 liter packets of powder. But, where are you touring that you can't just buy gatorade in a store? Even the powder is weight to carry. You could also just put what need of what you are used to in zip loc bags. Where are you planning to tour?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Both gatorade and powerade come in individual 1 liter packets of powder. But, where are you touring that you can't just buy gatorade in a store? Even the powder is weight to carry. You could also just put what need of what you are used to in zip loc bags. Where are you planning to tour?

We are hoping to do 4-6 days through NY & MA, over the Berkshires, mostly on highways, probably about 60 miles per day. (that's a lot for ME!). Eventually we hope to extend our trip into NH.
I don't like to depend on gas stations and convenience stores to get anything but regular water. Their snacks are often stale. I prefer to carry some fresh trail mix w/granola or natural (real) fruit leather, or buy a banana or some fig newtons.
I don't like Gatorade because I don't want glucose and fructose syrups, artificial flavors and artificial coloring. If I have nutricious snacks, I wouldn't think I would need all that sugar syrup as well.
I like those ElectroMIX that Kit has recommended, because i like that company's Emergen-C packets. I had no idea they made electrolyte powder packets as well! :) I can carry several day's worth and just add a packet to bottled water or tap water in my water bottle. They hardly weigh anything, so they are ideal for being on the road for several days.
I will get some of those- thanks Kit!

[Triskeliongirl]

Well have a great trip! I just love cycling vacations!!! I'm a gatorade girl, while cycling only. I will warn you that if you do third world touring you definitely need to bring your own of whatever you are used to. I couldn't even buy gatorade in chiapis when we rode form chiapis to guatemala, which drove me bonkers. But, it was easy to buy fresh home made food along the way. Usually lunch would be a grandma's soup kitchen in the back of a mexican market, there is nothing like chicken and rice soup with fresh hot tortillas for a touring lunch!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yes indeed! One of our favorite hilly rides ends at a health food store where they serve organic soups...and my favorite biking fuel soup is a big bowl of hot miso soup with carrots and seaweed! YUM!!! Something about it really gets my body going. Salty too....mmmm....

No prospect of third world cycling any time soon! :(

Kit- thanks again for the Electro-MIX thought- while finding it online I found a place (one of many) where I ordered not only that, but my "regular" Emergen-C, AND my other fiber supplements I like- all for HALF of what I have been paying! So I'm saving big bucks now thanks to this thread. :p