New! Q5 Labs BP8 Stinger
Stay sharp, not shaky
True story:
Back in October the Manpacks team went on a 4-day planning and code hacking session in the remote town of Bristol, Vermont. It’s a scenic little mill town with no cellphone reception; there was literally nothing to do there except spend long hours building an even better experience for our customers.
We descended like locusts on the local grocery store for supplies and cleaned up on the energy drink aisle. We’re hardcore geeks and code jamming requires lots of sugar and caffeine, right?
Needless to say, after a few days we were all pretty cracked out and cranky.
I wish we had been working with Q5 Labs at the time. They’ve got an awesome alternative to energy drinks which doesn’t rely on the quick and dirty stimulant boost from Caffeine.
The secret ingredient: bee pollen

BP8 Stinger contains an exclusive formula of Octacosanol, Bee Pollen (from real bees!), and Aspartic Acid designed to boost awareness, endurance, and mental acuity without the jitters, calories, and harsh burnout of sugar and caffeine. Great for intense workouts, competition, or just staying razor-sharp during the 9-5 (or all-nighters)—any time you need to be at your physical and mental peak.
Needless to say, we’re reformed and we’ve got BP8 Stinger in stock so you can too.
Q5 BP8 Stinger – $25
60 tablets
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Ingredients
Octacosanol which is naturally found in tiny amounts in beeswax, sugar cane, and wheat germ oil. Octacosanol has been researched for over 20 years for its ability to increase endurance, stamina, and strength by reducing oxygen debt and improving muscle glycogen storage.
Octacosanol is a part of a complex mixture of long chain fatty alcohols called Policosanol which is believed to improve overall cardiovascular health and help maintain the myelin sheaths of the central nervous system.
Bee Pollen is an amazing high energy natural super food packed with 16 vitamins, 16 minerals, 18 amino acids, 18 enzymes, and 28 trace elements in perfect balance. It works to turbo charge the endurance enhancing Octacosanol.
Aspartic Acid is high octane brain fuel and helps increase mental alertness and energy output. It’s also a key transporter of the essential minerals magnesium and potassium.
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Yeah, but I’ll tell you what: Bees, are some of my favorite people. They didn’t hurt the bees, did they? $19 isn’t much, but when you tack innocent lives onto the price…