Re: [Paddlewise] 5 gal water bladders?

From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 07:04:21 -0700
ralph diaz wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Edelman" <mje_at_spamcop.net>
> > The biggest I know of that's commonly available is MSR's 10-liter
> > Dromedary bag, which otherwise fits your requirements (about $30). 

> I never have liked the taste of water coming out of the Dromedary bag.  I
> had several and have wound up throwing them away or they are buried in back
> of a closet (I had them both before and after the recall they had x years
> ago...

I have had that experience with the Dromedary bags, also, but discovered that
truly "fresh" water with __no chlorine__ does not cause that problem.  The
problem was much worse before the recall.

I think it is an interaction between the chlorine and something in the
waterproof layer inside the bag.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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