Caffine, yes or no?

[Daryl]

Caffine before or during a hike?

[Wiz]

Well, YEAH!
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[evenstar]

I don't drink coffee at home...never have, but when I'm on the road in the motorhome or at a hotel where there's coffee in the room I almost always have a morning cup....loaded with sugar and cream or cream sub. Like green tea for hiking which, I guess, has small amount of caffeine.
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[sidhayes]

Caffeine and Ephedra combination. Yeh...I know...flirting with danger!!!

[Hikngrl]

I start every morning with my coffee with flavored creamer! I am spoiled! But I do regret it sometimes after I have gotten on the trail and my hampster sized bladder starts begging me to stop!
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[Daddee]

Not a chance. Sugar and caffine are to be avoided on a hike day. A Snickers bar being the only plausible exception. They give me a great burst of energy, but then I just end up having a crash later.

I find that if I avoid sugar and caffine when I'm hiking or exercising, my energy level stays more consistent for longer. I also feel less hungry.
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[kurthzone]

Gave up smoking, gave up ...ur...,...um..., gave up a lot of stuff, but coffee?

NEVER!!!

I chew coffee beens on the trail!
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[mike]

I like to prehydrate before a hike. Coffee when brewed properly is 98% water. I never drink anything with caffeine during a hike, however.
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[CatValet]

Guess I don't have to pack in that Venti latte with the extra shots and leave it at Bluff for ya then, eh?

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[Daryl]

http://home.howstuffworks.com/caffeine.htm
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[ck1]

http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1080390
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