Ultra Running Fuel Innovation

Ditch the water vest. Wear a pickle jar.

The Backpack Picklejar is a wearable, straw-equipped pickle jar for ultra runners who know that electrolytes come from brine, not marketing. Full of pickle juice and whole pickles you can eat as you go.

Electrolytes

Nature's Sports Drink

Pickle juice is loaded with sodium, potassium, and vinegar. Science says it stops cramps in 85 seconds flat.

Solid Food

Eat Real Pickles

Forget gels. Reach behind you, grab a full pickle, and eat actual food at mile 47. Your stomach will thank you.

Straw System

Sip While You Run

Integrated front-routed straw lets you sip brine hands-free. Bite valve keeps it sealed on descents.

Glass Jar

No Plastic Taste

Real glass mason jar. Because you didn't run 100 miles to drink BPA. Wrapped in protective silicone sleeve.

The Ultra Race: Water Vest vs. Backpack Picklejar

Watch what happens after mile 30

Water Vest Runner
StartMi 15Mi 30Mi 50Mi 75Mi 100
CRAMPING... LOW SODIUM
H2O
Picklejar Runner
StartMi 15Mi 30Mi 50Mi 75Mi 100
FULL POWER! PICKLE MODE!
Miles 0-15Both feel great
Miles 15-30Water runner slowing
Miles 30-50Cramps hit water runner
Miles 50-100Pickle power takes over

Why Pickle Juice Destroys Plain Water

  • Pickle juice stops muscle cramps ~45% faster than water (Brigham Young University)
  • 1 oz of pickle juice = 470mg sodium. Your fancy electrolyte tab? Maybe 200mg.
  • Vinegar triggers a neural reflex that shuts down cramping at the spinal cord level
  • Whole pickles provide calories, fiber, and the psychological boost of eating real food at mile 60
  • Ultra runners already eat pickles at aid stations. We just cut out the middleman.
FRONT-ROUTED STRAW PADDED STRAP PADDED STRAP PROTECTIVE SILICONE SLEEVE 64 oz BRINE + PICKLES