Chewing gum in FSR?

ak70g2 · Post by **ak70g2** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:52 pm

I saw once in an Action Gear (Brigate Quatermasters) catalog some chewing gum with coffeine they said was intended for FSR. Someone know more?

Post by **kman** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:11 pm

When they first started talking about the FSR, I read something about them using "Jolt Gum". You can find more info about that here:

http://www.joltgum.com/

I don't know if they're still using Jolt-brand gum or if they found another source. I did order a bunch of that gum to try out. Overall, the gum does the trick - a couple of pieces is supposed to be equal to a cup of coffee and it definitely wakes you up.

The only downside is after 5-10 minutes, the gum starts to taste like crap - I'm talking worse than regular chewing gum with no flavor. But if all you need is a quick caffeine injection, this will do it!

SpikNik · Post by **SpikNik** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:31 pm

There are a couple of auctions on ebay claiming to sell FSR chewing gum. One of them is UK based though, so no idea where or how the seller got them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/STAY-ALERT-Caffeine ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/STAY-ALERT-Caffeine ... dZViewItem

Post by **kman** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:37 pm

Good catch, SpikNik. It looks like the gum is "Stay Alert Gum" and it's not related to the JoltGum folks:

http://www.stayalertgum.com/

Lifesaver · Post by **Lifesaver** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:59 pm

It is "Stay Alert" gum. I've bought some at the clothing sales store on base. Yeah, I know. Odd place to sell it. I would have expected it at the PX, not clothing sales.