Re: [Paddlewise] Hydration systems/electrolytes-COLD/HOT

The small zip lock bags that parts come in work fairly well.  These are
about 2 inches square.  Drop it over the valve, zip it as far as it will go
so the hose is coming out of a corner of the  zip.  To access grab the bag
by the hose and pull, it will unzip allowing access to the valve.  Always
grab the hose and not the bite valve.

All bets are off if you roll, but I swallow so much water rolling the small
amount on the valve doesn't matter much.


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Daly <mikedaly_at_interlog.com>
To: inetex <dlloyd_at_inetex.com>
Cc: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Sunday, May 02, 1999 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hydration systems/electrolytes-COLD/HOT


>inetex wrote:
>>
>Since I paddle on giardia infested water (as do most fresh water paddlers
>in North America today), any ideas on how to keep the bite valve of a
>hydration system clean and dry?  This is the one thing that has kept me
>from using these on the water.
>

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