You know those five hour energy shots...

[ShelterLeopard]

Well, if you have a really hard day of hiking ahead, or you're just tired and you decide to take a five hour energy shot, just this once, will you book it and then crash, or what? (One NoBo I was talking to said you take, beast out thirty miles and wake up in some ditch with no idea how you got there. Is that true?)

[Pacific Tortuga]

Just take a little three times a day in your water and it will give you all the boost you'll need. I like Emergen-C in my water but this works well too.

[ShelterLeopard]

Good idea- I didn't think of spacing it out.

[appalachianjosh]

I tell ya, I don't know how it was possible but I took one of those things and it absolutely drained me of any and all energy- felt like **** immediately after. I tend to stay away from those things.

[RITBlake]

One NoBo I was talking to said you take, beast out thirty miles and wake up in some ditch with no idea how you got there.

That's the dumbest thing I've ever read. It's mostly B Vitamins so to answer your question...NO nobody has ever woken in a ditch after taking 5 hour energy.

[dart7383]

A B vitamin supplement is cheaper and lighter per dose. I would try that out and see where it gets you. I promise you won't end up in a ditch. I use the 5 hour energy in regular life, and love it. It is a godsend for us insomniacs out there.

[World-Wide]

A B vitamin supplement is cheaper and lighter per dose. I would try that out and see where it gets you. I promise you won't end up in a ditch. I use the 5 hour energy in regular life, and love it. It is a godsend for us insomniacs out there.

Agree w/D7383...I usually take it in the early afternoon (1400-1500) to give an extra push for my evening work-outs or an evening class. No crashes in my experience. Perhaps some initial flushing which higher doses of Vit B are known for!

[van6497]

That's the dumbest thing I've ever read. It's mostly B Vitamins so to answer your question...NO nobody has ever woken in a ditch after taking 5 hour energy.

The 5 hour energy drink is mostly caffeine, which is fine.

[Lone Wolf]

i tried those drinks during a 50 mile race. they had no effect

[Yukon]

I took that crap one time and it made me feel like I was gonna have a heart attack...

[Spogatz]

It is like drinking cherry coolaid to me. No effect. I'd get better results just eating my money, at least then I might get something out of it.

[Reid]

I took that crap one time and it made me feel like I was gonna have a heart attack...

Me too. You should do it like the Indians did and just drink a bunch of water. Banannas are full of sugars and potassium too.

[Doctari]

I take it sometimes at work, I work a 24 hr shift, & as opposed to something like "No-Doze" Or RedBull I get an energy boost but not the crazy rush from the high caffeen stuff, it lasts about 5 hrs (funny huh?) with a slow "let down".
I took one mixed in my 1L water botle first day of my last 2 wk trip, & I feel it helped me get as far as I did. I'll do that again next trip, may even carry one for day 2.

[snowhoe]

Red bull and vodka! Gets you going and slows you down at the same time.

[The Scribe]

Three of us had a long ride back from Trail Days. Like 15 hours back to Maine. I bought one and tried it. First time. We were in W. VA. I had been up since seven AM and bought it like 5 p.m. I drove, with the exception of a couple hours, all the way from W VA home. Got back to Portland like 3 am. I didn't feel any different. It either worked or it just played a mind game on me and I stayed awake known I should because I took it.

[Fiddleback]

Is this the stuff that advertises zero calories and an energy boost? How's that possible? Sloppy word choice/duplicitous marketing, maybe?

FB

[Foyt20]

Caffeine, Taurine, and B Vitamins. Its not burning calories, its a stimulant.

[Yukon]

Red bull and vodka! Gets you going and slows you down at the same time.

I had too many of those one night, my body didn't know WHAT the hell was going on lol....

[Bearpaw]

NO nobody has ever woken in a ditch after taking 5 hour energy.

Except for the guy who chased it with a dozen Jaeger Bombs. You KNOW there are plenty of "professional" clubbers out there.

I prefer a GU gel if I'm dragging, but I admit, I've used Layfield Energy or Stacker 2 shot right after a long day of teaching before I hit the gym. They helped, and I don't think I would have worked out those days without them.

[timhines]

they make caffeine free ones too.

I like using the bottles to put fuel in for overnight trips. It's not much, but can help with fires in rain!