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Quitting Coffee for Season

I usually drink a cup while I'm getting ready to head out. And, if it is below freezing, I'll bring my 20 ounce vacuum sealed thermos with and open it a few hours after getting set up. Nothing like a hot cup of coffee after a few hours of temps in the teens.
 
In cold weather, I take a thermos of hot apple cider in the tree.
Apple is a great odor killer so I figure cider certainly can't hurt.
If I need caffine IN the stand, I will wash caff tablets down with cider.

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Allegheny Tom said:
In cold weather, I take a thermos of hot apple cider in the tree.
Apple is a great odor killer so I figure cider certainly can't hurt.
If I need caffine IN the stand, I will wash caff tablets down with cider.

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@Allegheny Tom That sounds incredible. If I crush up caffeine tabs do you think they will dissolve in the hot cider?
 
DaveT1963 said:
Ok that's just sacrilegious to even mention such a thing. As far as peeing - once you hit 50 pissing every 5 minutes, especially with colder temps, is just a fact of life - might as well learn to deal with it now. Give up coffee- why I never heard of such a thing..... bring on the tar and feather boys ;)
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@DaveT1963 Sage-like wisdom. Keep it coming.
 
Nutterbuster said:
I think making a dietary change to influence body odor is WAY overanalyzing things, and has a minute change if any. A dog smells like a dog whether he eats Alpo or Science Diet.

I thought about starting a "Performance Enhancers for Deer Hunters" thread a while back, because I believe stimulants on the stand can make a huge impact on your hunt. I know that a 5 hour energy drink stays in my pack, and if I start dragging, I'll shoot it in a heartbeat. Makes 0 sense to be groggy in a tree. Counter productive, and not very safe.

That being said, I look at them as being like fuel enhancers. They don't do anything if there's no gas in the tank, and they won't turn a minivan into a sports car! I believe in exercising, eating right, and sleeping as much as you can during season.

I've lost weight, quit drinking, cut hair, changed jobs, and bought houses to give me an edge deer hunting, but I'll be jingle-jammed if I give up red meat or black coffee. And I wouldn't have somebody in my duck blind that wouldn't share a thermos of coffee with me.
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My pee smells like coffee when I drink it. I don’t change my diet. Don’t know if it matters. I like coffee but not religiously every morning but probably 5 out of 7 days. I put honey in it instead of sugar. I think honey does a body good. Hadn’t been sick in a loooooong time. Even with kids getting sick and bringing it home. I might get a touch of something from them but my immune system is strong. I take daily doses of germs to keep it in check.
I guess for those that don’t want to give up coffee, you could always smoke your coffee to cover its scent! Lol. Add a few drops of liquid smoke to your cup!
 
swampsnyper said:
My pee smells like coffee when I drink it. I don’t change my diet. Don’t know if it matters. I like coffee but not religiously every morning but probably 5 out of 7 days. I put honey in it instead of sugar. I think honey does a body good. Hadn’t been sick in a loooooong time. Even with kids getting sick and bringing it home. I might get a touch of something from them but my immune system is strong. I take daily doses of germs to keep it in check.
I guess for those that don’t want to give up coffee, you could always smoke your coffee to cover its scent! Lol. Add a few drops of liquid smoke to your cup!
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I drink a pot of coffee every day (one vice I'm not giving up) never had a deer complain. I whiz right from saddle and haven't had a deer spook from it yet. I also freshen scrapes whenever I get the chance.... cameras tell me deer might be deficient in caffeine as they seem to enjoy the new scrape juice
 
No coffee since Heart Attack in January, 2015, Don't miss it a bit, and don't miss the mid afternoon crash . I used to drink a pot a day when I worked as a meat cutter. I would leave work, come out of the cold room and practically fall asleep on the drive home.
 
A hot thermos of coffee, timed just right, can keep me up in the tree an extra couple of hours when it is bitterly cold.

Coffee before leaving home helps me make sure there isnt a need for #2 when up in the tree. It does more than wake you up!
 
DaveT1963 said:
Ok that's just sacrilegious to even mention such a thing. As far as peeing - once you hit 50 pissing every 5 minutes, especially with colder temps, is just a fact of life - might as well learn to deal with it now. Give up coffee- why I never heard of such a thing..... bring on the tar and feather boys ;)
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Giving up coffee is arguably the same as giving up crocs.
 
I would probably take a beating before I quit coffee. I've had a cup of coffee almost every single day of my life for about 25 years hahahaha
 
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