Personally, I carry plenty of foods with lots of lytes in them. I typically have snacks which include salted almonds, crushed tortilla or potato chips, sausage, parmesan cheese, clif bars, peanut butter, etc.

I've only had one time I suspect my electrolytes got pretty low, when I stuck to my (weight watchers) diet right before the trailhead, and ended up quite salt deprived and drinking too much. only chowing down on a nice (salt loaded) backpacking meal made me feel better. - in this case, yes gatorade or something else might have helped me. Stupidly, I wasn't eating enough! smile

Now, I'm just a bit more careful, and the night before staring a trail is the night I ignore the diet wink I eat a big meal the night before and a breakfast with plenty of salt and electrolytes, and hit the trail.

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