Outside all the time.Nothing in the pack worth drinking.
That was Jon after he moved to Utah in 2020. Mountain biking, hiking, backpacking. Coconut water for years, and he never got used to the taste. Sports drinks were a sugar bomb or a wall of caffeine, and after a workout he didn't want either. Now it's one stick of electrolytes and real prickly pear in a cold bottle, and it tastes like juice.
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Sweat takes more than water.
It takes salt and a few minerals with it. Plain water only puts back the water. Every stick carries five electrolytes for the rest, the ones named right here, and they do the hydrating. The prickly pear is just why we keep refilling the bottle.
Hot day.
Cold fruit.
Jon found a prickly pear drink at a grocery store in Utah and loved the taste. Pretty soon he was spending real money keeping the fridge stocked. That's the taste in every stick: watermelon with a bubblegum finish, a little berry, a little citrus. Tear one into a cold bottle and shake it. The color is the fruit, not a dye.
Watermelon
Bubblegum
Berry
Citrus
A little sugar,
with a job to do.
Allulose and monk fruit carry most of the sweet, which keeps a stick at 20 calories. The 3 grams of added sugar come from dextrose, which is glucose, and the body absorbs sodium and glucose together, so we kept a little in on purpose. The rest of the cooler can keep the rest of the sugar.
- 3g added sugar, from dextrose
- Plus allulose and monk fruit
- 20 calories a stick
Outside all the time,
long before Jon.
The nopal cactus spends every summer out in full desert sun, on whatever rain it gets, and still grows fruit. That fruit, the prickly pear, goes in every stick. The electrolytes do the hydrating. The cactus brings the taste.
Some coolers
Artificially dyed.
Desert Drip
Naturally colored.
The color is prickly pear, third on the label. That's the whole color story.
The pink took some heat.
The question stuck.
In 2024, Jon brought prickly pear drinks to a round of golf. His buddy was a lot more interested in the pink in the glass than in the cactus behind it. Around hole 10, Jon started asking why a plant people have celebrated for generations wasn't in the hydration aisle.
That August, he and his sister headed to Moab to chase that question down. Then Michael, a PhD chemical engineer, built it into a stick you can tear open anywhere. Electrolytes for the hydrating, prickly pear for the taste. No dye, no caffeine, no artificial sweeteners.
Jon & MichaelCo-founders of Desert Drip
Cactus Fruit Hydration Powder
One stick, one cold glass. Tastes like cold fruit, not medicine.
- Real prickly pear and aloe vera inner leaf
- Five electrolytes, named
- 20 calories · 3g added sugar · no caffeine
Dye-Free · No Artificial Sweeteners
Flavor
Original Nopal / Prickly Pear
Made with premium ingredients. More flavors coming soon.
The hardest taste test isn't in a lab. It's getting an empty glass back. Backed by our 60-day money-back guarantee.
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Take it outside for 60 days.
Jon didn't trust what was in anything else he packed, so we put 60 days behind every order. Bring a few sticks on your next long day in the sun. If Desert Drip isn't for you, email us within 60 days of delivery and we refund your order. No return shipping. Keep the box.
How the guarantee worksHot questions. Cold answers.
Can I keep it in the gear bag?
Yes. It's a powder in a sealed stick, so it rides along in the gear bag, the glovebox or a back pocket. Tear one into 14 to 20 oz of cold water whenever the day runs long.
Is this a sports drink?
No. It's prickly pear, aloe vera inner leaf and five electrolytes in a stick, with no dye, no caffeine and 3g of added sugar. Drink it on the trail, on the course, in the yard, anywhere the sun is out.
Why is there sugar in it?
The 3 grams of added sugar come from dextrose, which is glucose, and the body absorbs sodium and glucose together, so we kept a little in on purpose. Allulose and monk fruit do the rest of the sweet. 20 calories a stick.
Does the cactus hydrate me?
No, and we'd rather say so. The electrolytes do the hydrating. The prickly pear, the fruit of the nopal cactus, is there for the taste and the color.
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