Help me with my bladder
psymon01
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Finally got around to getting a backpack with one of these fancy bladder thingies.
Only thing is...how do you keep yours clean? I've left mine to dry for a few days and there is still a small amount of liquid which hasn't evaporated (despite being left in a warm place).
So, how the hell to you dry the damn thing. Don't really want to start a biology experiment in my new kit!
Only thing is...how do you keep yours clean? I've left mine to dry for a few days and there is still a small amount of liquid which hasn't evaporated (despite being left in a warm place).
So, how the hell to you dry the damn thing. Don't really want to start a biology experiment in my new kit!
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psymon01 wrote:Finally got around to getting a backpack with one of these fancy bladder thingies.
Only thing is...how do you keep yours clean? I've left mine to dry for a few days and there is still a small amount of liquid which hasn't evaporated (despite being left in a warm place).
So, how the hell to you dry the damn thing. Don't really want to start a biology experiment in my new kit!
Once i've cleaned mine i empty it then store it in the freezer untill ready for the next ride, seems to work fine for me.What if your dreams and fears existed in the same place? What if to get to heaven, you had to brave hell? What if everything you've ever wanted cost you everything you've ever achieved? Would you still go there?0 -
+1 frozen chip. Drain overnight and freeze. Mines been going a year and still perfectly clean.
Heat and damp=bacteria and mould.I don't do smileys.
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I don't even clean it, just lob it into the freezer again until next time0
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Just get most of the the water out of the valve, as water expands as it freezes and can damage the valve. A few drops won't do any harm.I don't do smileys.
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saved me asking the same question... just gotta go and get mine from the window sill and chuck it in the freezer
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I put my camebakl in the freezer and the pipe broke in two when I got it out. It had frozen stiff no water the thing was empty0
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I use the camelbak cleaning kit to keep my bladder clean. The kit includes reservoir brush/ tube brush/ reservoir dryer and 2 cleaning tablets.GT Force Carbon Expert
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I don't clean mine. Never have in the 4 years I've had the camelbak and I'm not dead (yet).0
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I've had my Camelback Lobo 7 years now and never once cleaned it. Just use tap water in it and when I get back from riding I empty what's left in it and then put the unscrewed lid in the pocket and hang it up. Never had a problem doing this, just make sure the lid's removed. This includes a few months without use. 8)It's never too late to become what you might have been...........0
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I dont use a camlebak anymore as I was carting around too much stuff.
Anyways, when I did use it, I cleaned it after the ride with hot soapy water and then hunt it to dry.
Bicarbonate of soda cleans it too, it dislodges any bits that stuck to the pipes and hard to reach areas if you have had juice in it etc. Cheaper than the official pill things Camblebaks do.0 -
So the question is, how do you dry something, in that case let me explain.
How do you dry yourself post shower/bath?
So taking that method what could you do in this instance?
Has it clicked yet?
No? Well in that case I'll explain, its a genius idea I came up with after several hours of brainstorming, yes thats right use a dishcloth/small towel to dry it out, simply either ram it in or if you have small enough hands then you can push it in yourself.
Brilliant I know.0 -
Cheers guys some good ideas. Will try a few things out, got some bicarb of soda to keep it clean - just depends on how lazy I am at the time when it comes to drying the thing!0
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Briggo wrote:
No? Well in that case I'll explain, its a genius idea I came up with after several hours of brainstorming, yes thats right use a dishcloth/small towel to dry it out, simply either ram it in or if you have small enough hands then you can push it in yourself.
Brilliant I know.
Yeah, brilliant :roll:
I'd like to see you get your hands or any meaningful amount of towel inside the narrow opening on mine.
Although maybe you have something else which is suitably small that you could insert in there... :?:0 -
After a ride i drain the bag and tube put a pint or so of water back in the bladder and give it a good shake , i suck the water up the tube (and spit out). drain bladder and tube again, shake it all about and sling it in the freezer till the following week.
if it really does need a proper clean out after 4 months or so then I get those Boots "Baby sterilising tablets" 64 pack for £1.50 (or summat).0 -
Wash it through with water. Shake out as much water as you can. Leave it hanging with a couple of squares of loosely scrunched up kitchen roll in the main bag. After about 8 hrs remove the paper, the inside should be dry, put the whole shebang in the freezer.
I am still alive too, after three years of this.0 -
Had mine over 3 years and i've only used Milton once.
Drain it, fill with water, rinse it, do this a couple times, get out as much as poss and bang it in the freezer without drying, it really does work.Nicolai CC0 -
Do people really need to do all this? Fair play and all, but sounds like a lot of work to me
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surprised you're not slumped on your keyboard and managed to type that, you must find breathing hard if you find rinsing a plastic bladder out with water and putting it in the freezer hard.0
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It's INFINITELY harder than doing bugger all with it, which is what I've done for four years0
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if you're that dirty you've probably got worm aids anyways, you're probably immune to bacterial build up.0
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Smart comeback. Wait. No. It wasn't really was it?0
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beyond you, clearly.0
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Ah, one of the actually massively overlooked advantages of genuine Camelbaks. The enormous opening, meaning it's easier to clean, and you can also stick a crapload of ice cubes in it in summer.J@mesC wrote:I'd like to see you get your hands or any meaningful amount of towel inside the narrow opening on mine.0 -
J@mesC wrote:
Although maybe you have something else which is suitably small that you could insert in there... :?:
Yes, your nob.
On a slightly more serious note, how big exactly is your pack so much so that you can't even ram in some towel, a pack for mice?
I suggest you get a decent pack like a camelbak or nalgene pack.0 -
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Sounds suspiciously like the very early Karrimor ones, from circa 1994.bails87 wrote:Hydrapack make the most practical bladders. The hose unclips from the bladder, I think camelbak have just caught up with this, and the whole top edge of the bladder opens, so you can turn it inside out for cleaning if you need to.0 -
I've got one too in my Oakley hydration pack but with an oakley logo on it and it's really practical.bails87 wrote:Hydrapack make the most practical bladders. The hose unclips from the bladder, I think camelbak have just caught up with this, and the whole top edge of the bladder opens, so you can turn it inside out for cleaning if you need to.0 -
same deal with those Deuter Streamer Bladders i've got, slide the plastic clip off the top and it gives you full access to clean it.0
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Post ride just rinse it out refill and stick it into my beer fridge (nice and cold for the next ride).
Every change of season fill with hot water and chuck in a few steradent (false teeth cleaners), leave em to fizzle for an hour or two and then rinse out.
Thats about it.
Can replace the steradent with Milton or any other safe steralising formula.0
