Cleaning Camelpaks ...

Eski · Post by **Eski** » May 12th, '05, 15:42

I picked up a hydration bladder cleaning kit at Wal-Mart for under 7 bucks ... consists of long tube brush, bladder brush & the fold up hanging dryer ... made by Outdoor Products and 3x cheaper than the Camelbak brand

BigKahuna13 · Post by **BigKahuna13** » May 12th, '05, 15:54

You're supposed to clean those things ???

BobR · Post by **BobR** » May 12th, '05, 15:56

Eski wrote:I picked up a hydration bladder cleaning kit at Wal-Mart for under 7 bucks ... consists of long tube brush, bladder brush & the fold up hanging dryer ... made by Outdoor Products and 3x cheaper than the Camelbak brand

Good info. We cleaned(tried to clean my sons for a hike Sat) it had not been used for a few weeks. Not a pretty sight. I did clean it after the last use, but not well enough.

powday · Post by **powday** » May 12th, '05, 16:29

I've never cleaned mine...not once...

Geoff · Post by **Geoff** » May 12th, '05, 16:51

powday wrote:I've never cleaned mine...not once...

If you fill it with Vodka, there's no need to bother cleaning it.

Bling Skier · Post by **Bling Skier** » May 12th, '05, 16:58

When mine gets scuzzy(wich is rare) I pop in 2 effredent tabs and let bubble way.. by the next day its all kinds of clean.....

Eski · Post by **Eski** » May 12th, '05, 17:47

used to use power drinks in mine since I was never a crazed water drinker, but noticed the bladder would get slimey after a while with only rinses ... whatever you use/don't to clean the bladder, just don't forget about the tube, especially if ya use the winter cover ... in this case what you don't see could cause grossage to your inners

or not ... my point was there was a good deal to be had if one was interested ... carry on

Dr. NO · Post by **Dr. NO** » May 13th, '05, 07:03

efferdent works or baking soda. As for the bag hanger, a clothes hanger bent to go inside will help air it out and hang the bag. Very cheap !

borgy · Post by **borgy** » May 13th, '05, 07:56

Dr. NO wrote:efferdent works or baking soda. As for the bag hanger, a clothes hanger bent to go inside will help air it out and hang the bag. Very cheap !

That's what I use

works great.

jon4snow · Post by **jon4snow** » May 16th, '05, 11:01

What about drying them? I actually have one of the official "drying hangers" ... yet the thing never seems to fully dry out.

KnuckleDragger · Post by **KnuckleDragger** » May 16th, '05, 12:54

jon4snow wrote:What about drying them? I actually have one of the official "drying hangers" ... yet the thing never seems to fully dry out.

Dont worry about it. It just promotes the development of "flavor crystals" for next season.

jon4snow · Post by **jon4snow** » May 17th, '05, 09:18

KnuckleDragger wrote:
jon4snow wrote:What about drying them? I actually have one of the official "drying hangers" ... yet the thing never seems to fully dry out.
Dont worry about it. It just promotes the development of "flavor crystals" for next season.

mmmmmm.... good point

Dr. NO · Post by **Dr. NO** » May 17th, '05, 15:32

jon4snow wrote:What about drying them? I actually have one of the official "drying hangers" ... yet the thing never seems to fully dry out.

The difficult part is to drain the hose. With the hanger inside and spreading the bag open, it tends to dry pretty well. I try to hang it, then the next day drain whatever is left in the hose. Seems to work, but I don't use mine as much as you Hammer Heads.

If the factory hanger doesn't spread the bag open, it will not dry very well.

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