Re: [Paddlewise] E. coli: do you paddle in it?

From: "Steve Holtzman" <sh_at_actglobal.net>
 
> I don't understand the comment about the Camelback-type mouthpiece. 
> How does it get dirtier than a water bottle? 

The water bottle can be kept in the cockpit or a hatch, but a lot
of folks I know keep the Camelback-type mouthpiece in the open
where it can be easily contaminated by splashes of water.  I 
prefer to avoid that. If I take mine (actually a Platypus brand) 
I keep it in a hatch and don't use it the way others do.  I've 
taken to using Nalgene bottles instead.  Having the valve in the 
open is too much risk to me.

I suppose you could use a cover for the bite-valve to avoid
that - the now have those, but I've no experience with them.

Mike

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