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new bladder tastes of plastic - how do i get rid?
I've heard a few tips on this. Mint denture tablets, lemon juice in warm water but the one I use is bicarbonate of soda in warm water and let it soak.
seconded on the bicarb
Or just leave some energy drink in it for a week or so in the sun and it'll never taste the same again 😯
bicarb it is then
bleach
harpic or demestos
just some orange juice/squash for the firt few rides till the taste goes.
IME, bleach makes it taste of...bleach!
Steradent.
You need to clean it out with Milton Sterilsing Fluid. Any parent will tell you that.
It is soaking in Denture cleaner now - how long should i leave it??
Leading question: Who here has dentures?
With the Milton, 15 minutes is all you need.
gin & orange juice. It improves the taste and will improve your downhilling for about the first hour, but then it gets messy 😀
I heard that leaving coke (Cola!) in it over night works a treat
+ JD
I assume you are talking about Camelbak bladders. The one in my Mule backpack still taints the water - disgusting! Mine's 5 years old at least. I've tried bicarb. It helps a bit for a while, but then the nasty taste just comes back.
I have an older Source Hydration pack. I recently replaced the busted bite valve and started using that again. No more nasty flavour. 😀
It's made of sturdy plastic and the ribbed nylon seam protection makes the bladder firm enough to easily push into the backpack. Miles better than the floppy Camelbak bladder.
The other problem I had with the Camelback was the cap was difficult to screw tight. It often felt tight, but would leak a bit. The first you'd know about it was when your back got wet - really annoying!
Source Vagabond make some nice packs if you can find a stockist. The do a bladder that opens completely at one end to allow cleaning and drying. Awesome.
I know what I'll be buying next time round.
put a turd in it .... shake vigorously ..... leave overnight ...... job done