Re: [Paddlewise] stinky camelbacks

I don't use one, but I think the solution to keep this from happening 
in the future (once you get the nasty taste out), is to fill the 
camelback (or any bag) with some water and keep it in the freezer. 
This will prevent the bacteria from growing in the bag in the first 
place. To clean your current bag, I think there is a bleach and water 
mixture you can use, but I am not too sure. Are you only filling it 
up with water, or are you using sports drinks etc? That may account 
for the bacteria.

-Patrick

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>But, there is  one problem. The water tastes completely nasty. I 
>tried to dry it out completely and scrub the insides with that 
>little camelback brush, and I even tried a sterilizing chlorine 
>rinse per the directions, but nothing seems to kill the nasty green 
>film that always shows up inside it after it gets wet.  Especially 
>on hiking trips of several days when it gets periodically emptied 
>and refilled. Does anyone else have this problem? How do you treat 
>it? I've tried all the suggestions in the little direction book. 
>Should I just start filling it with lemonade and hope that hides the 
>taste????
>
>-Allison

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