how should I clean my camelbak?

amegger

I bet there is a great story there somewhere..... I have heard of coyote ugly, but.... :-)

At all costs, keep the liquids away from the mouth piece and any openings!

Rinse off with soap and water. Spray with solution of 10% (20% if paranoid) bleach and water, scrub with a brush, repeat, and then clean as normal.

YUK!

Soccerref

Camelbak says:

To clean the actual pack, we recommend that you soak it in a tub or bucket. Wash with cold water and mild detergent then hang dry. It is not recommended to place your CamelBak pack in the washing machine. By doing so, you will void your warranty. However, if you absolutely have to use a washing machine, we suggest that you remove the reservoir and place the pack in a mesh bag (for delicate items) before placing it in your machine. This will prevent any straps from getting tangled up, stretched, or pulled off while in your machine.

Water stagnates. Water in a Camelback each and every from time to time stagnates or get a wierd style on your mouth. you could desire to get a cleansing kit from camelback this is composed of an prolonged skinny brush on your tube, an excellent brush for the bladder, a bag drier to hold close and sanitizing pills. cleansing is easy and consumer-friendly first separate the bladder from the bag, wash out utilising dish-washing cleansing soap scrubbing out the bladder, tube, mouthpiece, then rinse with sparkling water, finally drop in sanitizing pill and fill with water. enable it sit down for 5-10 minutes and rinse out returned. carry on the threshold of dry. Hand wash out the bag and carry on the threshold of dry. Cleanings might desire to be achieved as quickly as a 12 months and greater often than no longer in case you utilize interest beverages (Gatorade, power aide, etc.) i'm hoping this allows.

I would use bleach and water.

http://walking.about.com/od/hydration/tp/camelback...