I just made a store run the the clerk was awestruck that I choose to ride my bike to the store. The dude who bagged my groceries thought it was real cool I chose the bike over the truck. He was telling me of all the benefits of doing so. Again I had to hear how my groceries wouldn't all fit in my pack. I had room to spare today, but will say those water bottle nets on the sides of my pack hold cans, and jars really well.

I have a system for selecting groceries. I use one of those carry around baskets, and allow myself to fill it halfway up then I get half gal of milk. Its a fail safe plan leaving some extra room in the pack. I now shop in terms of dimensions, not by quantity, or throwing random things in a cart that look appealing. One pack is about twenty dollars worth of groceries. In doing this I'm saving money, and eating healthier. There is no room for extra junk food in my pack.

I'm still trying to figure out the best in pack arrangement for an assortment of groceries. I think the crush-able stuff needs to go on top. Today I managed to crush my tortillas, but they were crushed flat-ways so it really didn't matter. I flattened out a pound of ground beef, but I planned on making burgers anyway so that's okay. I slightly crushed a peach, but I had planned on eating it when I got home anyway so that didn't really matter much.

Speaking of junk food. What is the consensus on gatorade, and powerade? I tend to shy away from these as they usually contain lots of sugar, and fructose corn syrup. I wondering if there is any benefit to re-hydrating with them. I've been using coconut water but its expensive. Someone told me just drink water, and eat crackers. Crackers are electrolytes they said. I don't know how true that is though. Any thoughts here?

I was thinking of buying a new pack the other day, but I couldn't find one I liked. I need a bigger pack, but I don't really need to haul anymore. The pack I have now is great. Its like a cross between a camping/climbing pack. It has one main compartment, a small front pouch, bottle holders, and loops for a mat. The only downside is no place for a computer. I'm looking for a pack similar to this with a computer pouch. I cant seem to find one like what I'm looking for.