Camelback BLECH!

[no spam for me]

Anyone got a good way to get that yechy taste out of these things? I got a
new one and the water tastes liek chemicals. Clorox? Gatorade? I just
want my water to taste like water!

 

[Slack]

no spam for me wrote:
> Anyone got a good way to get that yechy taste out of these things? I got a
> new one and the water tastes liek chemicals. Clorox? Gatorade? I just
> want my water to taste like water!
>
>
C-bak suggests bleach, but I can always taste it, even after throughly
rinsing.

I fill mine w/hot water and a lot of baking soda. Sit overnight (or a
couple), then rinse well. Air dry it and store in the freezer. Baking
soda is much more harmless to my tummy anyway.
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Slack

 

[p e t e f a g e r l i n]

Urine is what they use during the Tour.

Try it and let us know.



no spam for me wrote:
> Anyone got a good way to get that yechy taste out of these things? I got a
> new one and the water tastes liek chemicals. Clorox? Gatorade? I just
> want my water to taste like water!
>
>

 

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"no spam for me" <no_ [email protected]> wrote in message
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> Anyone got a good way to get that yechy taste out of these things? I got
> a
> new one and the water tastes liek chemicals. Clorox? Gatorade? I just
> want my water to taste like water!
>
>
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The rest, I've just wasted.

 

[Zilla]

Clean it with water and just a tad of bleach. Then rinse with
water and baking soda.

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- Zilla
Cary, NC USA
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"Slack" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> no spam for me wrote:
> > Anyone got a good way to get that yechy taste out of these things? I
got a
> > new one and the water tastes liek chemicals. Clorox? Gatorade? I just
> > want my water to taste like water!
> >
> >
> C-bak suggests bleach, but I can always taste it, even after throughly
> rinsing.
>
> I fill mine w/hot water and a lot of baking soda. Sit overnight (or a
> couple), then rinse well. Air dry it and store in the freezer. Baking
> soda is much more harmless to my tummy anyway.
> --
> Slack

 

[G.T.]

"no spam for me" <no_ [email protected]> wrote in message
news:a0vNe.2309$137.1012@trnddc08...
> Anyone got a good way to get that yechy taste out of these things? I got
a
> new one and the water tastes liek chemicals. Clorox? Gatorade? I just
> want my water to taste like water!
>

I just put a little lemon Perrier in mine before I fill it with water. It's
always lemony fresh that way.

HTH,
Greg

 

[Raptor]

no spam for me wrote:
> Anyone got a good way to get that yechy taste out of these things? I got a
> new one and the water tastes liek chemicals. Clorox? Gatorade? I just
> want my water to taste like water!
>
>

Mine's over ten years old I guess. I've never treated it with anything,
and never put anything but water in it.

Tastes fine, for certain definitions of "fine."

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Judicial Activist: n. A judge who tends to rule against your wishes.

 

[no spam for me]

And the first prize for good anwsers goes to Zilla of Cary NC! We are in
the rinse cycle as we type...let you know later on...BTW, the instructions
for first use don't say anything about the bleach and baking soda...that's
actually in the cleaning directions! Nonetheless, thanks all.

OH yeah, Pete, you can go ahead and **** in your water bottle, I take a pass
on that one!

NSFM

"Zilla" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> Clean it with water and just a tad of bleach. Then rinse with
> water and baking soda.
>
> --
> - Zilla
> Cary, NC USA
> (Remove XSPAM)
>
>
> "Slack" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > no spam for me wrote:
> > > Anyone got a good way to get that yechy taste out of these things? I
> got a
> > > new one and the water tastes liek chemicals. Clorox? Gatorade? I
just
> > > want my water to taste like water!
> > >
> > >
> > C-bak suggests bleach, but I can always taste it, even after throughly
> > rinsing.
> >
> > I fill mine w/hot water and a lot of baking soda. Sit overnight (or a
> > couple), then rinse well. Air dry it and store in the freezer. Baking
> > soda is much more harmless to my tummy anyway.
> > --
> > Slack
>
>

 

[Vee]

A splash of pure lemon juice works great, too. Strong citrus not only
kills any plastic flavor, it also keeps the bag from getting musty.

-Vee

G.T. wrote:
> "no spam for me" <no_ [email protected]> wrote in message
> news:a0vNe.2309$137.1012@trnddc08...
> > Anyone got a good way to get that yechy taste out of these things? I got
> a
> > new one and the water tastes liek chemicals. Clorox? Gatorade? I just
> > want my water to taste like water!
> >
>
> I just put a little lemon Perrier in mine before I fill it with water. It's
> always lemony fresh that way.
>
> HTH,
> Greg

 

[Slack]

>>>Anyone got a good way to get that yechy taste out of these things? I got
>>


>>I just put a little lemon Perrier in mine before I fill it with water. It's
>>always lemony fresh that way.
>>
>>HTH,
>>Greg



> A splash of pure lemon juice works great, too. Strong citrus not only
> kills any plastic flavor, it also keeps the bag from getting musty.
>
> -Vee



I like both of these, even if one of them came via Top Poster!

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Slack

 

[JD]

Zilla top-posted like a rookie:
> Clean it with water and just a tad of bleach. Then rinse with
> water and baking soda.
>
> --
> - Zilla
> Cary, NC USA


Bleach has always worked the best for me as well. I usually hit it
with some Scope after the rinse cycle, it's minty.

I just cleaned my pack, as it was getting pretty nasty. I usually use
anti-bacterial dish soap and dry it in the Sun to UV blast the
remaining funk-inducers.

JD