I still remember mile 14 of my first through-hike, legs heavy, vision tunneling, wondering why I packed three energy bars but no quick fuel. That was the day I started carrying energy gels on every hike longer than three hours. After logging 400+ trail miles and testing dozens of packets, our team put together this […]

I learned about the best electrolyte powders for hiking the hard way. On a 14-mile summer trek through the San Gabriels, my calves seized up at mile nine. I had been drinking plenty of water but nothing else. My hiking partner handed me one of her LMNT packets, and within 20 minutes the cramping faded. […]