Energy Drinks

[Joe Nerve]

Yes... yer going to think this is odd coming from me, but I'm hoping it might be helpful to some.

Having to get up 5:30AM 5 days a week, and then getting to bed around 4AM every Friday and Saturday sometimes puts me in dangerous situation. AND makes gigging kinda suck if I'm wiped out.

Coffee makes me jittery and sometimes upsets my stomach, so I've found Stackers to be very inexpensive, helpful aids many times on weekend gigs. I'm incredibly cautious in my usage though, and never (can't actually) take more than one in a day. I do it a little differently than most, too, and it works excellently for me.

What I do is get a 32 ounce bottle of water, open a capsule up and dump it in, shake it up - and then drink it over the course of the gig. Its just enough to give me a lift for playing, and I justify it cuz I think its actually much safer for me to do that than to drive an hour and half in the middle of the night (that's the commute for most of my gigs), falling asleep.

The ingredients aren't horrible, the lift comes from caffeine, there's no sugar, and I'm making sure I stay hydrated.

Using them any other way than the way I do, for me, would seem irresponsible.

I think its a safe, inexpensive, alternative that's even even more natural (and healtheir) than coffee. At least coffee that's got milk and sweetener in it.

Here's the nutritional info:

And here's the drugs, man ! Will make you feel nice !!!!!

Last note: I played with a guy once who said he wound up in the hospital because of those things. He was vomiting, couldn't stop shaking, and really thought he was having a heart attack. I didn't believe him (they're not THAT powerful), and I asked him how many he took. He said he took 4. He bought a pack in a gas station and figured since there were 4, that was the serving size, lol.

Not recommended to be taken as such.

@two fingers You can yell at me now if you like . I just find it to be a much healthier alternative to other energy drinks. And WAAAAAAY cheaper.

 

[Downunderwonder]

Yes... yer going to think this is odd coming from me, but I'm hoping it might be helpful to some.

Having to get up 5:30AM 5 days a week, and then getting to bed around 4AM every Friday and Saturday sometimes puts me in dangerous situation. AND makes gigging kinda suck if I'm wiped out.

Coffee makes me jittery and sometimes upsets my stomach, so I've found Stackers to be very inexpensive, helpful aids many times on weekend gigs. I'm incredibly cautious in my usage though, and never (can't actually) take more than one in a day. I do it a little differently than most, too, and it works excellently for me.

What I do is get a 32 ounce bottle of water, open a capsule up and dump it in, shake it up - and then drink it over the course of the gig. Its just enough to give me a lift for playing, and I justify it cuz I think its actually much safer for me to do that than to drive an hour and half in the middle of the night (that's the commute for most of my gigs), falling asleep.

The ingredients aren't horrible, the lift comes from caffeine, there's no sugar, and I'm making sure I stay hydrated.

Using them any other way than the way I do, for me, would seem irresponsible.

I think its a safe, inexpensive, alternative that's even even more natural (and healtheir) than coffee. At least coffee that's got milk and sweetener in it.

Here's the nutritional info:

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And here's the drugs, man ! Will make you feel nice !!!!!

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Last note: I played with a guy once who said he wound up in the hospital because of those things. He was vomiting, couldn't stop shaking, and really thought he was having a heart attack. I didn't believe him (they're not THAT powerful), and I asked him how many he took. He said he took 4. He bought a pack in a gas station and figured since there were 4, that was the serving size, lol.

Not recommended to be taken as such.

@two fingers You can yell at me now if you like . I just find it to be a much healthier alternative to other energy drinks. And WAAAAAAY cheaper.

300mg of caffeine is around 3 standard espressos, so yeah, one pill is going to get you a bit jazzed!

 

[buldog5151bass]

Coffee is a lot like cigars. Few things smell and taste as good as good coffee. Smoking a bad cigar or drinking a bad cup of coffee is like sucking on a dirty sweat sock.

 

[Guild B301]

I've never had an energy drink. I drank coffee up until age 10, then I started to dislike it.
Being a Texan, I drink unsweetened iced tea.

 

[Joe Nerve]

300mg of caffeine is around 3 standard espressos, so yeah, one pill is going to get you a bit jazzed!

It does me . That's why I mix it in a big water bottle. Drinking it over the course of an evening has a very different effect.

If I just popped a pill I'd get jittery from it.

 

[friskinator]

I drink the sugar free water (not carbonated water) based orange Rockstars. I do one a day. I love black coffee, but I don't like drinking more than 1 cup. 1 cup and I'm done. I have zero interest in quitting. I've quit caffeine a few times, but as a lifelong chronic insomniac, it's pointless. At some point after a couple of days of no sleep, I have to be functional.

I was a chronic insomniac for a long time. Nothing helped until I saw a doc and was prescribed an anti-depressant plus a mild sleep aid. I also changed up some sleep habits that made a huge difference.

I still drink coffee, but it's 2 cups in the morning and I'm done. No afternoon or evening coffee.

 

[MJ5150]

I've never had an energy drink. I drank coffee up until age 10, then I started to dislike it.
Being a Texan, I drink unsweetened iced tea.

There is nothing finer than some unsweetened iced tea.
I've been making sun tea for the last few weeks. A half gallon a day.

-Mike

 

[Gorn]

There is nothing finer than some unsweetened iced tea.
I've been making sun tea for the last few weeks. A half gallon a day.

-Mike

I don't know anything about sun tea but unsweetened iced tea is my favorite beverage. Twinnings Irish breakfast is great. Green or herbal too. Peppermint especially. Iced black or green goes fantastically with whiskey. Regular sweetened iced tea is gross. I feel the same way about lemonade. A little sugar is okay but I want to taste lemons, not sugar when I drink it.

 

[MJ5150]

I don't know anything about sun tea but unsweetened iced tea is my favorite beverage. Twinnings Irish breakfast is great. Green or herbal too. Peppermint especially. Iced black or green goes fantastically with whiskey. Regular sweetened iced tea is gross. I feel the same way about lemonade. A little sugar is okay but I want to taste lemons, not sugar when I drink it.

I fill a half gallon carafe with tap water, then add 10 Lipton tea bags to it. The black tea. Not the ones made for cold brew, or made for sun tea, or green tea. Plain black tea.
The 10 tea bags is just my preference. My aunt in Pennsylvania makes it with 12. That's good too. I'm odd in the sense that I don't want to copy her directly, but instead preserving those memories of her excellent sun tea when I am with her to enjoy it.
Let it sit in the sun for 10-11 hours, then put it in the fridge to cool down. You can also drink it straight away, just add some ice cubes.

-Mike

 

[Gorn]

I fill a half gallon carafe with tap water, then add 10 Lipton tea bags to it. The black tea. Not the ones made for cold brew, or made for sun tea, or green tea. Plain black tea.
The 10 tea bags is just my preference. My aunt in Pennsylvania makes it with 12. That's good too. I'm odd in the sense that I don't want to copy her directly, but instead preserving those memories of her excellent sun tea when I am with her to enjoy it.
Let it sit in the sun for 10-11 hours, then put it in the fridge to cool down. You can also drink it straight away, just add some ice cubes.

-Mike

Try Twinings irish breakfast, if you feel like it. It's super strong but it's got great flavor. Works especially well cold. I'd probably try 7 or 8 if you normally do 10 Lipton's.

 

[Guild B301]

I don't know where you all make your sun tea, but around here it gets very hot in the sun. We only need to use about two tea bags for a gallon of tea. It's plenty strong.
You should try a variety called Gunpowder Green tea. It is the young, small white leaves, and is mild, but very good.
Also, .... a lot of people think we drink sweetened tea all throughout the South. Not in Texas.
Most people drink unsweetened.

 

[buldog5151bass]

I don't make sun tea, but I brew my iced tea. Half gallon of boiling water, six tea bags steep for 6 minutes.

 

[pie_man_25]

Yes... yer going to think this is odd coming from me, but I'm hoping it might be helpful to some.

Having to get up 5:30AM 5 days a week, and then getting to bed around 4AM every Friday and Saturday sometimes puts me in dangerous situation. AND makes gigging kinda suck if I'm wiped out.

Coffee makes me jittery and sometimes upsets my stomach, so I've found Stackers to be very inexpensive, helpful aids many times on weekend gigs. I'm incredibly cautious in my usage though, and never (can't actually) take more than one in a day. I do it a little differently than most, too, and it works excellently for me.

What I do is get a 32 ounce bottle of water, open a capsule up and dump it in, shake it up - and then drink it over the course of the gig. Its just enough to give me a lift for playing, and I justify it cuz I think its actually much safer for me to do that than to drive an hour and half in the middle of the night (that's the commute for most of my gigs), falling asleep.

The ingredients aren't horrible, the lift comes from caffeine, there's no sugar, and I'm making sure I stay hydrated.

Using them any other way than the way I do, for me, would seem irresponsible.

I think its a safe, inexpensive, alternative that's even even more natural (and healtheir) than coffee. At least coffee that's got milk and sweetener in it.

Here's the nutritional info:

View attachment 3985794

And here's the drugs, man ! Will make you feel nice !!!!!

View attachment 3985795

Last note: I played with a guy once who said he wound up in the hospital because of those things. He was vomiting, couldn't stop shaking, and really thought he was having a heart attack. I didn't believe him (they're not THAT powerful), and I asked him how many he took. He said he took 4. He bought a pack in a gas station and figured since there were 4, that was the serving size, lol.

Not recommended to be taken as such.

@two fingers You can yell at me now if you like . I just find it to be a much healthier alternative to other energy drinks. And WAAAAAAY cheaper.

I'm not going to lie I've never even heard of stackers.

That gives me something to learn about.

 

[Joe Nerve]

I'm not going to lie I've never even heard of stackers.

That gives me something to learn about.

They sell them in pretty much all the big drug stores. In the diet section. Some people view them as almost hard core drugs , which they obviously aren't. The way I use them they have pretty much the same effect as coffee, but its a lot more convenient for me as I like having a big bottle of water that lasts throughout an entire evening. I think they're healthier too, but that's arguable. Fair warning, it tastes like crap (its bitter) mixed in water, but I've gotten used to it and don't even taste it any more. I've mixed it in with tea or lemon water too, which makes it a more palatable.

 

[zontar]

I avoid energy drinks, not so much for the sugar content (Although with most that is a concern for me) and not for the caffeine content either
But most have other stuff I'rather not ingest for a variety of reasons.
I will have the occasional road--but mostly if I'm out somewhere if I need carbonation for my stomach or throat. (Carbonation helps both for me.)

So at home we have a Sodastream for carbonated beverages--we normally don't buy their flavourings, but use other options for flavour (like lime or lemon juice,etc.)-so we control the sugar content.
There are also carbonated waters with flavour that don't have sugar or artificial sweeteners-and sometime we buy those too.

 

[MJ5150]

I don't know anything about sun tea but unsweetened iced tea is my favorite beverage. Twinnings Irish breakfast is great. Green or herbal too. Peppermint especially. Iced black or green goes fantastically with whiskey. Regular sweetened iced tea is gross. I feel the same way about lemonade. A little sugar is okay but I want to taste lemons, not sugar when I drink it.

Alright buddy. Here we go with my first batch at your recommendation.
It'll be about eight hours till I can try it.

-Mike

 

[Gorn]

Alright buddy. Here we go with my first batch at your recommendation.
It'll be about eight hours till I can try it.

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-Mike

That's a lot of tea. It's gonna be good though. The flavor is so robust. It's also gonna keep you up for a while. That stuff is strong.

 

[Honkey tonk]

Found those drinks made me unesesarly moody . The get up was about the same same intensity as the get down .
So I drink coffee with lots of collogen, its a steady up with little to no down
Comparatively energy wise its like burning hay , instant flash
to say burning a candle, not a big flame but constant

 

[Gorn]

Alright buddy. Here we go with my first batch at your recommendation.
It'll be about eight hours till I can try it.

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-Mike

So?

 

[MJ5150]

So?

I dig it.
It's a different flavor than I'm used to with Lipton, so that was cool. Still a strong tea flavor, just more fruity is the word I guess I could use. But it's not fruity flavored. As I drink the Twinings, I pick up more of the fruit flavor at the end of a sip. With the Lipton, there's still a more tea/herbal flavor at the end.
Lipton will continue to be my go to for iced tea, but the Twinings will be nice to mix it up now and then. I'm glad you made the suggestion. Thank you.

-Mike