3. Daily tip from a line-medic; mustard packets & medi-lyte both contain electr...

Daily tip from a line-medic; mustard packets & medi-lyte both contain electrolytes. However, mustard doesn't reach the blood stream for muscle use effectively & Medi-lyte has not been proven by the FDA. Use them, but don't rely on them exclusively.

http://health.umt.edu/ipat/wpem/research.aspx

More important seems to be eating stuff other than mustard or non food grade electrolytes. You could eat all your chow!? You 'could' technically lick the windows but what does that make you? The studies above are easy to read and wildland fire specific. There are many other sources of info to support. This info is really easy to find and it sucks to get daily tips from the 70s in 2020.

Here's food grade electrolytes and carbohydrate supplements for endurance athletics used in the studies.

https://www.hammernutrition.com/

In the Army stupid ideas like this got soldiers hurt and people get held responsible. Not so in wildland. Daily pro tip, don't play just the tip with idiots.

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Resignation letter in. Stuck between two very different job offers, looking for advice. Doing some light reading during some stand by work. When I first got into wildland I was told to read up on major past incidents and this book was one of my first I read. I'm sure this is something a lot of first years would have heard during your first weeks of training. Questions from a hopeful rookie.

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