Re: RE: electrolyting on the trail

["Celia Krall" <celiak@pcrs.net>]

I've been using empty wormer tubes.  The caps have stayed on pretty well. 
Had the plunger end come off in my pack once - applesauce everywhere.  But
the large tubes work great.

Cel

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> From: Susan Swope-Attardi <Nagzarus@worldnet.att.net>
> To: Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>; mountss@usfca.edu
> Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:  RE: electrolyting on the trail
> Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 1:09 AM
> 
> 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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