M&M’s: I usually find within the first few hours down the trail my supply of M&M’s is almost entirely used up.
Swap those out for Cap’n Crunch cereal (USA candy). That way it’s the roof of your mouth that is the weak piece of kit. 1 piece of the Cap is stronger than 1 mouth roof.
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