Saturday I was up and down a bunch working on a truck didn't feel dehydrated but probably was some

woke up Sunday 0400 with double leg cramps both legs calf and thigh

I really hadn't over done it but I must have been a bit dehydrated and short on electrolytes it was a dry cooler high of about 84 day with a bit of a breeze so you don't realize your sweating.

I had read about runners taking pickle juice shots a while back. they actually did some research into it found it doesn't actually need to have time to work , the receptors in your stomach tell the brain that your body is getting what it needs and that alone calms the cramps.

so you can get like 3 minute relief

I had gotten my great aunt an Amish Cramp Remedy about 15+ years ago she would get them after a day of doing a day of drives hunting
I brought it to deer camp that year, she said it worked so well she found the info on the bottle and wrote and ordered a case. she got my Grandma taking it and both swore by it , it seemed to be mostly apple cider vinegar and some salts and minerals

taste awful but fast relief

I rolled out of bed stretched some so I could hobble to the kitchen , we had finished a jar of pickles with hamburgers Saturday night and the jar and juice were still sitting on counter.

chugged some of that and a couple minutes it was like a wave of relief. I had never had relief from drinking something so fast and I even was able to go back to sleep till the dogs wanted out.

later in the morning I took the rest of the jar of juice ran it through a coffee filter into a mason jar, labeled it pickle juice and put it in the fridge so I know where it is when I need it. a little easier to drink that way and cold.

so as you get up and down making a pile of dirt holes and pounding in stakes and sets , remember 3-4oz of pickle juice is a great cramp remedy.

It also helps relieve the burn from acid reflux.
Seems strange but sipping on pickle juice helps relieve the burn.

Not for me. Tried it and about turned my stomach inside out. Anything acidic when I have heart burn or reflux makes it worse. I'm glad it helps you but someone trying it for the first time should drink just a sip to make sure

I've made a historic drink called switchel, or haying water. Basically apple cider vinegar and molasses. Pretty much the same thing.

Glad you found an easy solution.

A hunting buddy told me last year eating mustard will stop leg cramps. He always has mustard packets from the fast food restaurants along with him.
I have not tried it..

Reason it helps fool the brain is you are puking up your guts and the body focuses on one pain at a time....

ACV, mixed as mentioned, with a wee bit of quality salt , in a drink of some type of fruit juice, makes it go down well.

And it is the perfect electrolyte drink.

I usually put a bit of real maple syrup , or stevia, for sweetener, but as Snow said, molasses is great too. Also, Agave nectar.

Kept cool in the fridge, mixed ahead of time in a gallon glass jar, it is wonderful anytime.