How do you clean your camelbak?

[skammer]

First off...If you listen to the loser comment, just don't use one and you won't be a loser nor need to clean it.

Now...I (I say I) would never use chlorine bleach in the bladder for a couple of reasons.

I do however use a dilution of mild mouthwash and warm water...and rinse rinse rinse. No aftertaste if done properly.

I also however keep mine in the fridge when possible and that minimizes the cleanings. The newer bladders with the big mouth openings are very easy to clean out with a long narrow scrubber too.

As for if your tube gets dark funkies in it...well ride more and that won't happen. haha.

 

[kimosabe34]

Hahaha! this is a funny forum..But when I do clean my bladder I just use oxyclean and hot water with the cleaning tools.Other than that I always mix Gatorade with vodka and no funk( Saturday Morning so I don't stay out to late) LOL . Had the same 2 bladders for 3 years and they are still going strong.

First off...If you listen to the loser comment, just don't use one and you won't be a loser nor need to clean it.

Now...I (I say I) would never use chlorine bleach in the bladder for a couple of reasons.

I do however use a dilution of mild mouthwash and warm water...and rinse rinse rinse. No aftertaste if done properly.

I also however keep mine in the fridge when possible and that minimizes the cleanings. The newer bladders with the big mouth openings are very easy to clean out with a long narrow scrubber too.

As for if your tube gets dark funkies in it...well ride more and that won't happen. haha.

 

[kdelong]

First off...If you listen to the loser comment, just don't use one and you won't be a loser nor need to clean it.

Now...I (I say I) would never use chlorine bleach in the bladder for a couple of reasons.

I do however use a dilution of mild mouthwash and warm water...and rinse rinse rinse. No aftertaste if done properly.

I also however keep mine in the fridge when possible and that minimizes the cleanings. The newer bladders with the big mouth openings are very easy to clean out with a long narrow scrubber too.

As for if your tube gets dark funkies in it...well ride more and that won't happen. haha.

I'd be interested in hearing about your couple of reasons for not using chlorine bleach. I have used it in my water bottles and canteens when the need arose. It worked very well, but that was about the time that I started hearing those voices in my head.........

 

[rwinthenorth]

I just got one, and all I did was rinse it out. But how do I make sure the resovoir and the tube are clean?

This is not complicated: buy the Camelback fizzy bleach tabs and follow the directions. It works. Very well, no less.

 

[dougadam]

I would use a non toxic cleaner, like Shaklee's basic h.

The stuff is incredible it only takes a drop to clean you're camelbak.

 

[dougadam]

Bleach is very toxic!!!

 

[kakman]

This is not complicated: buy the Camelback fizzy bleach tabs and follow the directions. It works. Very well, no less.

I wondered how long until someone suggested this - they're not cheap but work fine and it's what I'm using

/k

 

[concord]

I wondered how long until someone suggested this - they're not cheap but work fine and it's what I'm using

/k

Wasn't aware that bleach came in tablets... I must get out more often.

 

[kakman]

Wasn't aware that bleach came in tablets... I must get out more often.

actually it wouldn't surprise me if they're just a variant of a dishwasher tablet but as they're camelbak supplied it seems the reasonable thing to use

/k