The elete range of 100% natural ionically charged electrolyte products are derived from the evaporation of the mineral-rich water in the Great Salt Lake in Utah with nothing else added.elete contains all four of the key electrolytes (magnesium, potassium, chloride and sodium) in ionically charged form together with other beneficial naturally occurring trace and ultra trace elements which enable the body to:

• Maintain hydration
• Prevent muscle cramps
• Sustain energy and endurance
• Enhance mental focus

These benefits can help during all forms of exercise including training, when competing and can even aid a faster recovery. Common symptoms like dehydration, cramping and loss of energy can regularly hamper performance, but these can be rapidly eliminated by using elete whose perfectly balanced, ionically charged electrolytes enable quick, effective assimilation. 

FURTHER BENEFITS OF ELETE

• No additives at all i.e. no sweeteners, preservatives, colourings or flavourings
• No calories
• Reduces volume of water required to hydrate by 50%
• Flexible to use - can be added to any food or drink
• Excellent value – cheaper than any other sports drink or mix

ELETE REDUCES AMOUNT OF WATER NEEDED TO HYDRATE BY MORE THAN 40% compared to water alone – a significant benefit when considering how heavy water is to carry. This was revealed in a peer review published study using forest fire fighters in California in the summer of 2008 carried out by The University of Montana, in which 8 fire fighters were given water withelete added and 8 were given plain water over a period of five days of intense forest fire fighting. The results were astounding; those with elete in their water on average consumed 42.6% less fluid.

JUST ADD TO WATER – OR TO ANY FOOD OR DRINK – as elete comes in a concentrated form its use can be highly flexible to meet the specific needs of any individual’s sports nutrition regimen or taste preference. For example, elete could be taken just before an event with carbohydrates, during an event with just water and afterwards with a protein drink to aid recovery. 

THE CHOICE OF PROFESSIONALS - elete has already received strong endorsement from many leading high endurance sports men and women, particularly in the grueling sports of international championship cycling, rowing, marathon running and multi-event challenges such as the Ironman triathlons. 

PURE PROVENANCE
elete is derived from the inland sea water of the Great Lake in Utah in the United States. This body of water is about the size of the area inside the M25 and is fed with water and minerals from a largely wilderness area the size of Ireland. elete’s supply of water with naturally charged ionic electrolytes is harvested and then produced from a facility on the northern shore of the lake which is in an environmentally protected area. Here at the MRI plant, only natural processes are used in the complex concentration procedures used to concentrate the sea water prior to it being finally produced, mixed and tested, thus giving elete true provenance and traceability.

A PERFECT BALANCE OF IONIC ELECTROLYTES – MAGNESIUM BEING THE KEY
Whilst electrolytes have been used for many years by athletes and sports professionals, existing products and brands will typically contain only one or two electrolytes, usually in a non-ionically charged form which are not easily assimilated by the body. For optimum benefits and hydration, all four major electrolytes (in particular magnesium) are required in an ionically charged form; in fact electrolytes are only true electrolytes when they are ionically charged as they do not function properly otherwise. 

Sweating and physical stress deplete magnesium which works with other electrolytes to prevent muscle cramps, and helps the body to properly utilize oxygen, so magnesium replacement is essential for sports people. elete contains a perfectly balanced ionically charged combination of magnesium and the three other major mineral electrolytes (potassium, sodium and chloride), as well as over 60 other naturally occurring trace and ultra trace elements. 

Shewee – as seen on Dragons’ Den – now available in 5 colours!

Essential festival kit for women!

Ever since God created mankind, and decided Adam needed that something extra to woo Eve, man has always had one small but significant advantage over the fairer sex – the ability to stand and wee!

Shewee allows girls to go where no girl has gone before – to the festivals without squatting, splashing or baring any nether regions. Great for using in a tent (with an Absorbent Pouch) and for standing at unhygienic portable toilets, urinals or Shewee-inals! It’s easy to use, discreet, reusable, and fits in your pocket. Shewee has shown thousands of women all over the world what they’ve been missing! The award winning portable urinating device allows women to urinate whilst standing and without removing clothes. It is easy to use, discreet, reusable, lightweight and it fits in a pocket. Now in five colours – Bright Pink, Blue, White, Nato Green and Desert Sand – you can be sure to find the right colour for you!

In the last year, Shewee has been supported by Bonita Norris, the youngest female Brit to climb Everest, raved about by record breaking polar explorer Ann Daniels, spoken about by woodsman and master of survival techniques Ray Mears and endorsed by Richard Branson’s team, Virgin Trains.

Even celebrities are shouting about Shewee! Fearne Cotton and Alesha Dixon used Shewee when they climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. The DJ Dave Berry has spoken about Shewee numerous times on his XFM show as well as in Heat magazine. Katy Perry talked about the usefulness of Shewee at festivals on Channel 4. Davina McCall tweeted that she wished she had a Shewee when she was stuck in a traffic jam. Even Konnie Huq, the ex Blue Peter presenter, was seen on TV standing up at a urinal with her Shewee. And if that’s not enough, the TV show Hollyoaks wove Shewee into one of their plot lines!

 Why Shewee?!

 ‘It struck me how much easier it was for a guy to go to the toilet in a place where there were no facilities or nowhere to squat behind’, explains Sam, ‘so I came up with a way of effectively urinating like a man. Men can just stroll up and be on their way in a few seconds, while women have to take off backpacks and clothing and then attempt to find somewhere to squat, all the time worrying about touching things for fear of germs and keeping their dignity. Shewee does away with all of this fuss’. 

And now there are some perfect accessories to this perfect accessory

X-fronts for women – but why?!

The cleverly named underwear is not only tight, sexy and pink, but has a discreet fly in the front to slip a Shewee through, making it even easier to use.

Yup, these gorgeous hot pants really do encourage the wearer to ‘Stand Up and Take Control’.

The Absorbent Pouch

Shewee Ltd’s new Absorbent Pouch turns urine into a secure odour-free gel. The Absorbent Pouch allows women and men to urinate in their tent, saving the 15 minute trek to the nearest portable toilets at 4am!

The water resistant Case

This hot pink case is the perfect storage solution for the Shewee. It can be purchased on its own or as part of the ‘Shewee Extreme’. The Shewee Extreme includes a Shewee, a case and an extension pipe.

The Extension Pipe

This handy 15cm tube lengthens the Shewee outlet pipe. It is ideal to help you stand as far away from the unhygienic toilets as possible, to help aim into the Absorbent Pouch, or just to compete with the boys. And for the really brave, the Extension Pipe is great for poking out of the tent zip!

1 Shewee is sold every 10 minutes worldwide!

 SALUTE FOR HEROES

Glemham Hall

Over the weekend of the 24th & 25th July, Glemham Hall in Suffolk will host a fabulous family weekend of excitement and entertainment celebrating the contribution of achievments of our armed and emergency services.

There will be a fantastic programme of arena events including stunt horses, motorcycle display teams, dog agility, vintage aircraft displays, freefall parachute displays, brass and pipe bands and armoured vehicles.

Living history from thousands of re-enactors from every imaginable period with battle re-enactments throughout the day.

A brilliant day out filled with excitement and entertainment for the whole family.

Admission only £20 per car

All proceeds to Help for Heroes and local charities 

The Event 

Thrill to the spectacular sights and sounds of vintage aircraft, battle re-enactments, police and fire service displays, marching bands and awesome arena events, together with great food & drink and quality historical & modern craft markets.

Salute our heroes

Heroes from history

Heroes from History
Meet Romans, Ancient Greeks, Vikings, Knights in Armour, Cavaliers and Roundheads and Cavalry Horses with Thundering Cannon, and soldiers from the American Civil War, Victorian era and First and Second World Wars including historic Spitfires and Mustangs – bringing history alive.

Today’s Heroes
Salute our heroes from today’s Armed Forces, Emergency Services and those who risk their lives for all of us including the Army, Navy and Air Force, the Police, Fire Service and Air Ambulance. See exciting displays and demonstrations including armoured vehicles,
emergency services and vehicles and equipment.

Local Heroes
Our heroes, footballers, celebrities, local stars, ordinary people doing exceptional things for others, come and meet them all.

Vintage aircraft

Our fabulous performers!

• o                                The Grace Spitfire, Hardwick Warbirds (Mustangs), Sally B (Flying Fortress)
• o                                The Light Dragoons, The Tigers, Freefall Parachute Team
• o                               
• o                                The Lowestoft Dog Agility Team
• o                                Rockin’ Horse stunt team
• o                                Boldog Lings Freestyle Motocross Team (Sunday only)
• o                                Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service Display
• o                                Woodbridge Rugby Club
• o                                Salute for Heroes – Youth challenge
• o                                Side shows and trade stands including helicopter rides and 4×4 challenge from www.slroc.com
• o                                Bars and catering

The tradition of using the kettle as a method of boiling water at lunchtime, goes back to the 1890's in the West Coast of Ireland and the design has changed little since it was first introduced. Lough Conn is famous for its free rising brown trout and fresh run Salmon from the River Moy system. The lake provided (and still provides) ample fuel for use in the kettle, where washed up twigs, sticks and dried grass were easily available. On wet & stormy days, the local angling guides would keep watch for the small pillar of smoke on the lake shore which indicated that a colleague already had a 'brew' on! A hot cup of tea or soup awaited anyone who landed and the Kettle would be repeatedly boiled as additional boats laden with anglers arrived. Tradition dictates that both the angling guide (Ghillie) and his guests (usually 2 anglers to his boat) together would gather dry tinder for the kettle from the lake shore. Then, the Ghillie will set about boiling up the kettle which always amazed guests as it works even in the height of a storm! The Anglers will then be offered their fresh tea from the Kelly Kettle and in return for his hospitality, the Ghillie received lunch and perhaps a drop of whiskey from the anglers.

The Kelly family still provide a Boat Hire & Ghillie service on Lough Conn. Visiting anglers are as intrigued today as they were some hundred years ago with the speed at which the water can be boiled and through word of mouth, these anglers have spread word about the kettles worldwide. To this day, the Kelly-Kettle / Volcano-Kettle is still the centerpiece in any campsite. If you have seen one in action, you will understand why!

Increasingly gaining in popularity, our company now sells our Kettles all over the world from the USA, Canada, UK, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Germany and as far away as Zambia & Australia. Once exclusively used by anglers, Kelly kettles are now been used by all types of outdoor enthusiasts such as explorers, Kayakers, hill walkers, Car Campers, Scouts, Gardeners or as a vital item in wilderness survival kits.

 Proud of our history, we are always on the look out for interesting stories from the past and present regarding our Kettles and look forward to receiving them from you, our valued customers.

Mountain Junky was born out of my life-long passion for the outdoors. A true mountain junky from the start, when most thirteen year olds were playing football in the park I chose to spend my weekends out walking, backpacking and climbing. I was encouraged to try a number of other activities including boxing, weight lifting and rugby. I even spent several years as a Junior Leader in the Royal Engineers. But I quickly learned that I want nothing more than to get out to the mountains….and the more challenging the better!

My first serious trek was around ten years ago when I climbed Kilimanjaro. Since that time I’ve been all around the world. I’ve trekked Mount Everest, Island Peak, Meru Peak, Ama Dablam and Cho Oyu  in the Himalayas, Aconcagua in the Andes…some of them several times. I’ve also organized and led several group treks to these same areas.

Originally Mountain Junky was a designed as a website for people who, like me, were addicted to the outdoors. I created a site for people to share their experiences and pictures….a place for junkies like me to describe and share their passion with other like-minded climbers.

The more I climbed the more I began to realise just how impractical a lot of the clothing options were for serious climbers. As many of you know, hiking clothes are generally split into three distinct layers: outer layer (shell), mid layer (usually a fleece jacket), and the base layer (long johns, socks, etc.). Each of these layers need to compliment the others and if one is not up to the job then the whole layering system falls apart!

Traditionally, base layers have been made of synthetic fibres such as polyamides or more recently Merino Wool.  My experience with both has been a bit disappointing as they tend to smell after extended use and also lose their shape quite easily. This might not be such a big issue to a lot of people, but when you’re out hiking for weeks sometimes months on end it can be a problem….particularly for those unfortunate to be within smelling distance of you!

The other issue that really stood out to me is that man-made fabrics tend to leave a significant carbon footprint during the manufacturing process. And so began my search for a fabric that would address the issues of functionality, environmental concerns and sustainability.  My searches lead me to Bamboo viscose.

The Mountain Junky range of garments address all of the issues I’ve had with traditional climbing clothes in that the Bamboo Viscose is biodegradable, sustainable, far more environmentally friendly than cotton,  exceptionally comfortable when worn and naturally antibacterial, meaning the garment won’t smell, even after extended wear.

It’s been an interesting journey so far – finding the right materials and fabrics and developing each garment with my trekking experience in mind. But by far my favourite part of starting Mountain Junky has been putting the product to the test! I love nothing more than to put the kit through its paces….wear it in the most extreme conditions…and see it pass all of my expectations.

Since that time Mountain Junky has grown considerably. We’ve begun exploring another mixed fibre fabrics made of bamboo and Wool Ultra. Right now, you can find this mix in our range of socks. The fabric was designed for outdoor use and like all the Mountain Junky products has exceeded our expectations for comfort, practicality, and functionality.  We’re currently working on a new line of boxers and long johns using this same mix of fibres.

Here at Mountain Junky we are always pleased to receive thought and feedback from our customers as we always endeavour to create a garment that is practical, functional, fit for purpose and as kind to the environment as possible. Please keep reading the blog for more stories about my various trekking adventures, thoughts on outdoor experiences, information on the great places you could also trek, as well as more details of the tests I’ve personally put the Mountain Junky collection through.

Thanks and Happy Trekking!!

The Observer: The right running gear can improve your safety, comfort and performance. Here's a list f what the top athletes can't and won't train without: tight fitting, knee high compression socks - 1000 Mile offers a good range. 

Good Housekeeping: 1000 Mile Ultimate Heavyweight Walk Sock. "socks can make a big difference to comfort when walking long distances. The socks stayed warm and comfortable all day, giving support to the foot arch. They kept their shape and softness after washing, too." 

Triathlete's World:1000 MIle Fusion Sock. "There's lots to love about these new Fusion socks. Padding around theh toe, heel and sole cushions and protects, while a padded strip from the heel to the ankle support the Achilles. They come complete with a double-layer construction and a blister-free guarantee. 

Time Out:1000 Mile 3 Season Performance Walk. "light and fast-drying and among the snuggest socks on the market. Loops, braces and panels make the fit cosy too. A great all-rounder" 

Health & Fitness: 1000 Mile Compression Sock: 
"sadly no-one mistook me for Paula Radcliffe, but I was mightily impressed by the support these socks offered and, just as importantly, how fresh my legs felt the day after a half marathon on road." 

Sunday Times: 1000 Mile Support Sock: 
"Treat your feet to a pair of 1000 Mile’s ankle-support socks (in black or white). They have a band of Lycra that acts like a built-in compression bandage for the ankle." 

Womens Fitness: 1000 Mile Support Sock: 
If you're looking for close-fitting comfort, you'll love the 1000 MIle Support Sock A band of Elastane Lycra runs underneath the sole to the back of the heel, providing firm support and targeted compression. 

Country Walking: 1000 Mile 3 Season Sock: 
"the fit was spot-on for me ... I enjoyed the soft feel and certainly benefited from the protection offered by all that padding." 


Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine: 1000 Mile MTB Sock: 
"the 1000 Miles have become my sock of choice when faced with a wet and cold ride" 

Trout Fisherman: 1000 Mile Fishing Sock: 
"if temperatures dip again, these socks from 1000 Mile are just the ticket ... keep your feet warm even in the coldest conditions."

Runner's World: Ultimate Tactel Sock 
"Its double layered construction means fabric rubs on fabric, not your skin. Great for compulsive blister sufferers especially as these socks boast a better fit than before." 

The Times Body &Soul:Maxim. 
"Superior taste to its rivals and beats most in the energy bar stakes." 

The Independent on Sunday: 1000 Mile Heavyweight walking sock 
" Very effective for distance walking and running. Cooler than Ronhills product" 

Men’s Fitness: 1000 Mile Walking sock 
"Featured in the joy of socks section" 

220 Triathlon, test centre: 1000 Mile Tactel sock 
"Performance: 8, Value: 8, Verdict: comfy socks to keep you feet fresh" 

Zest, tried & tested: Maxim energy bar 
"The yoghurt coating really works well with the apricots, raisins, oats, rice and honey inside. It creates a very natural tasting bar, packed full of fruit. 5/5!" 

220 Triathlon, news: Noene soles 
"They claim that the elastomer inner soles dampen up to 98% of shock forces from ground contact. We can tell you that they feel effective" 

Runners World: Noene Insoles. 
"the cushioning of the soles certainly feels obvious, offering an instant plushness, as your feet sink in as you run. If your shoes are too firm, then these could be an ideal addition. The Noene doesn't only offer comfort, but it also supports your arches." 

Outdoor Enthusiast: All Terrain Sock 
"The unique feature of 1000 Mile Socks is their double layer construction which is guaranteed to prevent blisters. These socks also feature an arch brace so airflow channels really increase breathability. Very comfortable. 
At just two millimetres thick, the Noene is the slimmest footbed on test but should absorb 94 per cent of shock from heelstrike, and, after a long run our tester's feet did feel alot less battered than usual!"