 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all, got myself a dakine heli bag for this years ski trip, and my hydration pack fits in, so im defo going to take advantage of that, but dont really want just water and from my road biking days i dont like the SIS stuff flavour wise plus didnt feel like it was doing a great deal,
so just looking for any advice/tips please?
Cheers Andy
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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hydration pack + energy drink = yucky growth! 
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I was going to say SIS. Have you tried it recently? Flavors have improved.
As abc, says, watch out for bacterial growth in hydration pasks when using energy drinks. Use Milton solution or similar to clean them out.
adrian
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cheers for advice agt i can see how easy that could happen!
what do you put in yours then? or anyone for that matter, no havent tried sis lately.
I may just have to get some barley squash and a couple more snickers, just thought may be able to mix with energy at same time
clarky id love too put sopmething stronger in there but im a light weight. 
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What's wrong with good old water for the average holiday skier???
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Pokari Sweat
(http://www.pocarisweat.com.ph/)
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aw-hicks, I tend to be "old-school" when on the bike and stick with water or Robinsons Peach cordial. When I was racing I'd use SIS Blackcurrent flavour PSP22. You could always get a small sachet to try the taste.
When I'm skiing it's just water or coffee... when I can afford it.
adrian
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Maximuscle Viper is good
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I use the blackcurrant SIS, I really like the taste. I don't make it anywhere near as strong as the lable says to though. I found just having water was ok, but having a drink that I really like encourages me to drink the full 3 litres throughout the day, and I think my energy levels benefit from it too.
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squash and pinch of salt Electrolytes sorted ,dead cheap 
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I just put water. Too much hassle with the cleaning bit.
Even then, watch out for the drinking tube to freeze over.
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You know it makes sense.
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aw-hicks, Use Miltons fluid to sterilize the packs after use.
I prefer water and take some sachets of glucose gels for energy.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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guys thanks for this advice, very helpful, not sure on the viper or muscle stuff just want the energy really
will give the SIS a go again and defo watch out for bacteria dont want to be hit with flu, as for freezing my pack has an anti freeze sleeve so should be ok,
Cheers Andy
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Poster: A snowHead
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serious question, but unless your doing multi hour slogs up hill, why do people feel energy supplements are needed when skiing?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I make my own energy drinks - you can buy a box of glucose from Boots which will last quite a long time mix it with fruit cordial and a pich of salt. A lot cheaper than buying tubs of Isostar powder. I used to do this in my bike racing days. Another simple tip I got from a Mountain guide to stop the tube freezing is to simply blow back down the tube once you have finished drinking - it does work, I have a fully insulated tube and bladder and that did use to freeze up on particularly cold days - below minus 10c.
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| kitenski wrote: |
| serious question, but unless your doing multi hour slogs up hill, why do people feel energy supplements are needed when skiing? |
I don't know either. When he said in the OP that he "dont really want just water" my first assumption was that it was because of taste.
It was only afterwards I realised he was thinking of taking an "energy" drink.
It's always plain water in mine.
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I use SIS when cycling/running but don't use it very often. Nuun is good and tastes nice if all you are wanting is to avoid dehydration, especially good if you have a bit of a hangover!
I've never put any of this stuff in a bladder though and just use a normal bottle. I just stick to water skiing.
You could stick to water and just carry a few energy gels.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| kitenski wrote: |
| serious question, but unless your doing multi hour slogs up hill, why do people feel energy supplements are needed when skiing? |
A few years ago I would have agreed - but if I am doing a fair bit of powder/off-piste/bumps I do find that hydration and food intake does have an effect on my performance and fatigue levels. Having said which - for me it is Water in the Camelback, and Twix bars for energy,
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I go for water or Oasis (pomme cassis). Anything that is not water goes in a bottle and not the bladder as I know myself well enough to know that the chances of me forgetting to clean bladder at some point is not unprobable.
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To minimize cleaning needed daily, you can also leave your bladder outside (if it's pratical) at night. That should discourage growth quite well. Thaw it out insdie once you get up in the morning.
Depends on the temperature, even the sleeve may not prevent freezing. Same with the bladder. On really cold days, I wear my Camelpack INSIDE my jacket.
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Hopefully with your dakine bag you got a Hydrapak which is so much easier to clean than a camelbak as you can turn the blader inside out. Once I got one of these and saw the difference I sold all camelbak stuff and switched to Hydrapak.
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snowrider, da kine bite valve sucks though... and freezes more easily than the CB one - I have both.
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snowrider, stoatsbrother, cheers for that bit of info, just baught a Dakine Heli Pro DLX 20l this afternoon but no bladder yet. Is the CB really such a pain to clean or is it not too bad?
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Again - just rinse with the stuff they use to clean babies bottles... shifts all the gunge and is safe.
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Latooijboy, not a huge problem if you just use water in it. You can get cheapo cleaning brush kits. I MTB a bit and use one a couple of times a week.
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Camelbak is a pain to clean if you use sticky juice. Dead easy with the latest Hydrapak. Hydrapak valve easier to clean too as can be disassembled.
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You know it makes sense.
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Orange squash, lemon squash. Supermarket own brand is cheaper. It's really no different to "energy" drinks. Add a pinch of salt if you fancy, and extra sugar if you really fancy it.
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