You are very welcome! I put a link in the description to the containers (Energy Flasks). Let me know if you have any problems. Regarding shelf life, I honestly don't know! I store the flasks in the fridge and typically use them within two weeks of blending each batch. Never had any issues.

Glad you enjoyed it. I don't live there anymore, so I would invite you to look at it on Google earth, but the garden didn't show up well.

Yeah it definitely was the barbie line. It's been a year so my memory is fading. Seems like all the guys we have gone into cenotes with carried doubled.

@@MorganBrown Funny short story. My Dad's first two certification dives happened in Cozumel to get his Open Water Diver cert. A day later, his third and fourth dives were in the cenotes at the age of 68! That was a crazy week!

Glad you enjoyed it. I have a very recent video where I go over the actual nutritional content. Let me know if you want a link. I do store these in the fridge. If I blend a LOT and make a low viscosity mix, I tend not to clump. But yeah I have seen some weird separation issues when the viscosity is high. Caffeine wise I use about three scoops of Guarana per 18 ounces of gel. That's probably 300 MG of caffeine. But I consider caffeine and sodium kind of a personal choice so I don't say much about it. I have been super happy using this DIY gel both in training and races!

Here is the more recent video. This recipe seems to produce the perfect viscosity (for me). Flows freely even when cold kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGbcm6R8d5Zqh8U

And you are doing an excellent sales job for the Cayman Islands 😂. I suspect we will return to the Caribbean when ski season ends. Destination TBD...

@@MorganBrown If only I could get a commission! 🤣

I like the cenotes as a change of pace. Also, the Cancun/Playa del Carmen area is pretty windy, so we typically only find 50% of the days are available for offshore diving. And even the days when the harbor is open, it can be rough -- I've had 6 offshore days in Cancun/Playa and I've puked on two of those! The cenotes are always a cool backup plan. But yeah, there is definitely a sketch factor with these cenotes. I would estimate that there were 20 divers in this cenote when I was filming. In addition to another 20 snorkelers! I don't think I will ever bring a hand-held camera into a cenote again. Speaking for myself, filming creates a significant distraction. I would wear a GoPro instead.

@@MorganBrown HAH! I get that with the weather. We were in Cozumel and made the trek over for the same reason, and even those big taxi boats were a bit iffy. We did the Barbie Line and then to Bat Cave if memory serves. Lots of stairs. Can't remember the exact cenote name, sorry. But, I don't think you could get that many people in either of them. We were in a straight line for most of the dives. I get the GoPro thing, that's what I use and it makes it easier to keep your head on a swivel while just holding your hand as steady as possible. Which I fail to do constantly!

Not to be confused with the Wu Tang or Poon Tang

The original wall was sheetrock with drywall mud, plus wallpaper. I removed the wallpaper. I did not need to skim coat the original wall, but I did need to texture it. For my texture technique, I add pre-mixed joint compound to the pan and mix with a small amount of water. Then I roll the joint compound onto the wall. Does this answer your question?

Unfortunately I have not been very rigorous to date. 3.5 fluid ounces is about 103 g of a substance with water density. Pretty safe to say that I squeeze 80 g of carbs into each flask. Of that 80 g I would guess I have 40 g maltodextrin, 30 g fructose, maybe 10 g sucrose from maple syrup and agave. For the sodium I basically just add enough to make the gel somewhat salty but not overpowering. I cramped at SBT GRVL, so maybe this wasn't enough? Or maybe I needed a more balanced electrolytes solution. Hopefully this answers your question at least qualitatively

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGbcm6R8d5Zqh8U here is a video on carbs. Didn't measure sodium

18.5 g carbs per ounce of DIY gel. So I am only able to get 65 g carbs into each 3.5 ounce flask. If I eat one flask every 45 minutes, I will get 80 g of carbs per hour.

There's an Amazon link in the description. They're $10 or so.

yeah, I hear ya! I was already in the Ryobi 40V battery "ecosystem", so it made sense to try the blower. It definitely has its limitations, as I hope the video conveyed. I am space-limited, and this one is pretty compact.

yeah I do need to pressure wash the tank and components. Just finished doing that for my other two 55 gallon tanks.

Nice catch! The libero rules have always been mysterious to me. Here's the un-zoomed video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2KsY5aCrdFknMU and yes, the libero was in front of the 10 ft line when she set the ball. I couldn't fully catch the conversation between the ref and the coach, but I never did hear him mention the 10 ft line.

She probably also could have called a net violation. Not seeing the block is crazy though

I'm glad you are in the hole with me. hahaha! I've done two races (125 mi SBT GRVL and Salida 76) using this fuel and I have been pleased with it. No bonking. However, I did cramp at SBT GRVL (95 deg F on a long climb) so I wonder if I need to add more electrolytes to this fuel. I have been adding table salt, but I'm pretty sure the commercial electrolytes are adding some potassium and others.

I could see the net moving like it was blowing in the wind, but couldn't see any contact with the top. She looked guilty immediately, so maybe that tipped off the ref. hahaha

Yeah, that's exactly what happened! Glad you could clarify. This ref was calling the nets REALLY tight. Kind of a bummer for the players.

yeah, looked clean to me!

that's interesting. I like it. There's one thing I failed to mention in this video. These sheets were, by and large, nailed into the studs (1982). So it was much easier for me to just pull the sheets without them breaking. If they were screwed, it would have been much harder. Your method would have been real helpful.

The alternative is to hammer them off which is going to be waaaaaaaaay more dust.

Poison. There is simply no other way. The stuff is incredibly resilient, and we have it in spades. I am hoping that I get most of it while it is still sprouting this summer, so I can plant next spring

Tbh I didn’t even try to get electrolytes at Hayden. Safe to say that they won’t be using the same outsourced event organizer next year

you of all people would know how time consuming they can be!!! I have a better single track course in mind for the next test. It's about 1 mile circumnavigating a lake, so flat. With rocks, roots, and ruts.

thanks for the kind words. Hey, no crashes! And funny enough, my 2022 black hat does NOT fit! I had to buy a hat extender to get it on my large head!!!

That is pretty consistent with what I found. 20 psi was about 5% slower than 50 psi on the smooth stuff.

if it makes you feel any better, my "races" are usually solo time trials, since I don't climb well. But regardless, I will always take some free speed if I can get it. The incremental gains philosophy does appeal to my nerdy side. I'm not keen at all at the "pro-ification" of gravel riding. It's getting kinda silly and all the attention will inevitably draw more rules & regulations, which kind of defeats the original idea of gravel.

@@MorganBrown First off, thanks for posting the vid. Always interesting to see results of real world testing. Second, my comment was along the lines of what you say about "pro-ification" of gravel. I am old enough to remember Norba, and how 'low key' it was before they got all hot-to-trot to appease the UCI, and get into the olympics. If there was no such thing as 'pro mountain biking', moutain bike racing would be better for it. Same with gravel. I don't give 2 shits about who wins Unbound. I do give 2 shits about the event be fun and open to as many people as possible.

When the World Tour guys started showing up to these events en masse, it was the beginning of the end. That said, I'm "racing" Salida 76 this Saturday and it will be a blast. I measure an event by how many drink tickets you get. I think they gave 2 or 3 last year.

@@MorganBrown I like your way of measuring an event!

I have a Canyon Grizl. It is supposed to accommodate 50 mm or larger. I would have preferred the 40 mm version of this tire (Schwalbe G-one Super RS) but it was (is?) out of stock. I typically choose the fastest tires from the BRR list (www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/cx-gravel-reviews). I was able to get one(!) of the Caracal TLRs from Europe. The Schwalbe is the fastest tire with a meaningful tread. I've been happy with it so far; will race it next Saturday.

When I tried 650b I found that at the same 35ish psi I was having good success on my terrain with on 40c 700c. They didn't ride as well at speed downhill that I attributed to the flex of the taller sidewalls? I also think that rim width has alot to do with the equation, I like a wider rim like an i28 or i30 even. Granted I am probably more concerned with comfort over speed........

yeah, when you start looking at rim/tire combos, unraveling the speed is really tricky. The rolling resistance tests are nice, but like you say, those tests don't ensure that a certain rim/tire combo will roll fast on real terrain, in real wind. From an aero perspective, I do like how these 35's mate with my Hunt Limitless wheels (I think outer rim width is 28 mm)

@@MorganBrown I think that one thing we should all agree on is that no matter what "genre" of cycling one is doing it is best to test different psi on your terrain and bike(s). It doesn't take long and pays big dividends. Stuff like that Silica site just makes people lazy and not really get them what would best suit them. The best aspect of tire pressure I have seen is how it keeps going lower and proves to be as, if not more efficient overall. Tubeless also has a hand in that.

dead calm if memory serves. It was pretty early in the AM.