Glucose sweets.

[ExPatJack]

Ok, so when I think back to my misguided youth and all the hiking/ camping I used to do, I always remembered having some sort of high glucose sweet/ hard candy with me. I do alot of hiking in my area and am always trying to keep my energy up.
Living in the US, I'm having a hard time finding anything high glucose to carry with me. I asked my local Pharmacist who looked at me like I was mad. He did direct me to a high glucose gel (not bad, but it looks like a small tube of antiseptic, which on one trip, I grabbed instead of the glucose and took a hit of Neosporin) intended for diabetics along with some tablets that taste like Tums. I was also directed to pick up some cough drops (Ricola in particular) which I almost always carry around in my pack.

Any thoughts or suggestions for this? I tried the various gels and stuff you find at the checkout of the sporting goods store, but I think they suck.

[Greg]

I know you just said you don't like the gels, but there is one that just came out. Might be worth a try. I bought one this past weekend, but haven't used it yet. I'll post a review after I do.

"GU Energy Gel is proud to introduce the most advanced energy gel yet, Roctane, designed for the hardest working athletes in sports. Roctane originated as a premium energy gel developed by company founder Dr. William Vaughan to fuel his daughter Laura’s course record at the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run in the Colorado Rockies."

http://www.guenergy.com/

[ExPatJack]

Thanks. I'll give them a test drive. I just don't like the powerbar ones and thats all I can find at my local places.

[marie-angelique]

i love GU. esp the chocolate, but then i like eating icing out of the can. the banana is good too.
it digests real fast and easy, even at altitude.
and has caffeine :)

[shivers]

Careful with the Ricola. If you eat too many, you'll get the trots.

In a previous life, when I burned calories at an alarming rate, I ate Pop Tarts. Not glucose I know, but fuck me, those things are sweet.

[Zero]

In a previous life, when I burned calories at an alarming rate

As the clients get older...

http://www.gymjones.com/knowledge.php?id=11 <--- GU and Hammer Gel are suggested, I don't have anything to add from (lack of) experience.

[Boom-Boom]

I used Gu on my marathon - the plain and the vanilla (my fave). Convenient to carry and, yes, reminiscent of eating icing out of the tub.

[svizzerams]

Clif makes something called Shot Bloks that contain glucose and caffeine, its a chewy sort of square lump of CHO. I got a free sample of the Black Cherry variety :-)