Cramps

[Goatshoes]

Does anyone get hellacious cramps when hunting?

Any cures or preventions other than staying hydrated and keeping up electrolytes?

Sorry if this is a re-post. Can't find the original.

 

[JohnCushman]

Eat a banana with breakfast.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

I've had debilitating cramps while sleeping in a mummy bag or driving home. Water and electrolytes.

 

[Schaaf]

I always get bad cramps in my thighs when hunting and I've started packing beef base mixtures to mix with water and some form of powder packets. Usually Pedialyte.

 

[SAJ-99]

It is probably a diet issue. Potassium helps, like bananas or dried apricots (which tend to pack better). I have heard some good things about pickle juice.???

 

[Deleted member 28227]

I started carrying these last season, the added caffeine also helps with headaches.

 

[jryoung]

This is good breakdown of foods to try and incorporate into your diet. Hunting can be tough, especially if you are backpacking and severely limited on food choices.

Which Foods May Help With Muscle Cramps?

One way to prevent muscle cramps is to get enough of these nutrients: potassium, sodium, calcium, and magnesium. They’re called electrolytes, and this WebMD slideshow can help you find them in these foods.

www.webmd.com

 

[HSi-ESi]

These really help me: Hammer Endurolytes

I first started using them while doing longer hikes / runs. I'll take them in the morning now just as a prevention.

 

[npaden]

I'm expecting a post from Greenhorn any minute.

 

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[Hilljackoutlaw]

Less beers at night? Haha.

 

[EYJONAS!]

Less beers at night? Haha.

I think it just means more during the day, keep the playing field level.....

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

I think it just means more during the day, keep the playing field level.....

I'm down with that...

 

[Laelkhunter]

Caleb Treez leg cramp formula knocks them out in 30 seconds. Tastes pretty bad (apple cider vinegar), but works !! Leg cramps, foot cramps, and charley horses (I usually get them while sleeping), take a swig from the bottle, and they are gone !! Been using it for 10 years without fail.

 

[Cammy]

My wife gets leg cramps at night and drinks dill pickle juice. Knocks it right out.

 

[RoughCountry]

Dill pickle juice. My wife was cooking at an elk camp last year and one of the hunters was having bad cramps and he had her get him some dill pickle juice.... it worked for him.

 

[MTLabrador]

I get some bad leg cramps, and always have a few single serve electrolyte packs with me. I actually like the propel packs pretty well.

 

[JohnCushman]

Less beers at night? Haha.

Blasphemy!!

 

[gouch]

The last several years I was working in the woods I would get terrible leg cramps almost every night. Nothing seemed to help. One of my co-workers was having the same problem. Then someone told him that eating mustard would help. We both thought that was crazy but tried it anyway. We started eating mustard every night after work and the cramps seemed to go away. We kept telling each other it was probably just coincidence but kept eating mustard and every now and them we would get a cramp but no where near as often. I still say it sounds crazy but crazy or not I still eat mustard anytime I feel like I might be going to get cramps. Yellow mustard, brown mustard, honey mustard, it doesn't seem to matter. Swallow a mouth full, put it on bread and eat it, anyway you like. I never have figured out the best dose, I usually just swallow a couple of mouths full or cover a couple of bread roles and eat them.