The Trekking Pawns' Diary

  Remember our homemade electrolyte experiment? In our last Trekking Pawns adventure, we discovered that LMNT has a recipe for making its electrolyte drink mix at home. The recipe looked simple enough: salt, potassium chloride, magnesium malate, water, and whatever flavoring we wanted. So naturally, we had to try it. And this time, we're reporting back with the results! Spoiler alert: It was ridiculously easy. And perhaps more surprisingly... 30 servings took up way less space than we expected. 🛒 The Shopping Trip Our mission was to get the ingredients we needed without spending a fortune. We purchased: 🧂 Potassium chloride — 1 kilogram 💊 Magnesium malate — 1 kilogram ⚖️ Digital food scale 💰 Total spent: approximately $70 We did not buy sodium chloride. Why? Because we already had a giant container of Himalayan salt sitting in the pantry from Costco. And honestly, it seemed a little silly to buy another container of salt when we already had enough to season approximately 14...

 Apparently, yes! As travelers, we are always looking for ways to save money, pack smarter, and make things ourselves when it actually makes sense. Electrolyte drink packets are one of those little travel conveniences that can add up quickly—especially when you're buying them for long flights, hot-weather adventures, hiking days, cruises, or just trying to stay hydrated while wandering around a new city. So when we came across LMNT's recipe for making its electrolyte drink mix at home, we had one of those classic Trekking Pawns moments: "Wait... we can make that ourselves?" We found the ingredients online, grabbed a kitchen scale, and decided to give DIY electrolytes a try! The original LMNT homemade electrolyte recipe is surprisingly simple. The recipe uses just three electrolyte ingredients, and then you can add water and whatever flavoring you like. LMNT says its homemade formula is designed to provide approximately 1,000 mg sodium, 200 mg potassium, and 60 mg ma...