In fact, it occurs to me that when carrying dual bottles, to double one bottle's mixture and keep the other as plain water, allows for emergency rinsing of skin wounds. I know Karl capitalizes the whole brand-name and adds an exclam, but I just can't bring myself to shout like that on such a quiet mailing list. They are just the right size to hold 3.5 scoops of clip and when opened fit neatly into the top of a Ultimate bottle. I may look a bit comical running into an aid station with a ultimate screw on top hanging from my pinkie, the bottle in the other hand, while I rip the plastic baggie open with my teeth but I am in and out of the station quickly and do not spill much of the precious powder on the ground. If Kevin ever gets serious about making money he'll sell rolls of right size baggies with his other just perfect for ultra stuff.
Clip contains protein.
Protein mixed with water rots. The sealer machine used to be marketed under the name Decosonic, and I see that a smaller version of it is now marketed in late-night infomercials. The sealing machine too is not expensive. It's clean, it takes little room, and you can empty the packets into the bottle by simply cutting a corner of the bag with a knife, or your teeth. Ultra or Amino and found that solution very workable.