Drying out a CamelBak Resevoir?

trials_uni · 2006-05-20, 12:45 AM

Does anyone have an effective means to drying out a Camelbak resevoir? I dont want mine to get al gunky and gross.

-Phil

tumblebug rollin · 2006-05-20, 12:54 AM

Don't worry about drying it out. Store it with Potassium metabisulfite solution in it. Potasium metabisulfite is a sterilizer available in wine making shops under the name of Camden tablets. To make a solution for storage crush one Camden tablet and add to a couple of liters of warm water and put in camelback. When you get ready to use it again, pour it out and rinse thououghlu with hot water.
Add the water you are going to use and go on your way.
I am a hobby winemaker and I store plastic drums for months at a time with this solution. It is a strong fungicide as well as being bacteriacidal----No Gunk.

trials_uni · 2006-05-20, 12:57 AM

Umm...I was looking for osomething a little simpler than that. not that i dont appreciate the thought.

One on one · 2006-05-20, 01:13 AM

This was a dryer that I made from a plastic coat hanger. This thread.

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/sho...light=camelbak

maestro8 · 2006-05-20, 01:22 AM

Don't bother drying it... it's just going to get wet the next time you use it! Just pour out the remaining water when you're done with your ride, and throw the reservoir in the freezer. Icky nasties have a very hard time growing whilst in the freezer, so you'll only have to clean your reservoir once a year if you adhere to this method.

trials_uni · 2006-05-20, 01:27 AM

Wont freezing it eventually wreck, maybe crack the plastic its made from?

And One on One, that looks identicle to my resevoir...i think ill try that

harper · 2006-05-20, 01:50 AM

At the bottom of the page of this thread there are links to similar topics, PARTICULARLY THIS ONE.

maestro8 · 2006-05-20, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trials_uni

Wont freezing it eventually wreck, maybe crack the plastic its made from?

Not in a common household freezer. The plastic doesn't freeze... just the water inside.

trials_uni · 2006-05-20, 02:00 AM

Ok maybe ill try that!

trials_uni · 2006-05-20, 02:07 AM

When i throw the bladder in the freezer sould i throw in the whole thing, drinking tube and bite valve aswell or do i have to remove manything?

manon1wheel · 2006-05-20, 04:35 AM

grab a few paper towels.... and wipe it out

john_childs · 2006-05-20, 05:20 AM

I get my hydration bladders fitted for dentures then use denture cleaning tablets (like Efferdent) to freshen up the bladder and keep it clean. Then every once and a while I'll run bleach water through the bladder to make sure no nasty gunk grows in there, then use denture tablets to get rid of the bleach taste.

For drying them out I stuff an old paper towel tube in the opening and hang it somewhere to dry.

daino149 · 2006-05-20, 05:25 AM

I also just toss the whole thing in the Freezer. I've had my bladder for a couple years now and it hasn't had any problems with cracking. Once in a while I get lazy and forget to freeze it after a ride. If I feel like something may have started to grow, I'll rinse it with bleach.

wayne · 2006-05-20, 11:14 AM

I put a set of open tongs in the bladder to hold it open then hang it in the sun until dry. Direct sunlight also kills bugs and germs. I don't leave it out in the sun after it has dried as UV can break down plastics.

trials_uni · 2006-05-20, 11:23 AM

Well i chucked it in the freezer last night under the influence of maestro. Its lookin pretty good today...After i get home from work im gonna hit the trials...Thats the real test!

2006-05-20, 12:54 AM	#2
tumblebug rollin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: S E Arkansas Age: 64 Posts: 133	ddrying out a camelback reservoir Don't worry about drying it out. Store it with Potassium metabisulfite solution in it. Potasium metabisulfite is a sterilizer available in wine making shops under the name of Camden tablets. To make a solution for storage crush one Camden tablet and add to a couple of liters of warm water and put in camelback. When you get ready to use it again, pour it out and rinse thououghlu with hot water. Add the water you are going to use and go on your way. I am a hobby winemaker and I store plastic drums for months at a time with this solution. It is a strong fungicide as well as being bacteriacidal----No Gunk.

2006-05-20, 01:13 AM	#4
One on one Dances with roots Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: South of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Age: 55 Posts: 981	This was a dryer that I made from a plastic coat hanger. This thread. http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/sho...light=camelbak Attached Images __________________ "That's going to end up in somebody's sig." - rob.northcott "one on one is happy, so am I!...." -CKCrowe

2006-05-20, 01:22 AM	#5
maestro8 is what it is Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: hella Nor Cal Age: 35 Posts: 6,557	Don't bother drying it... it's just going to get wet the next time you use it! Just pour out the remaining water when you're done with your ride, and throw the reservoir in the freezer. Icky nasties have a very hard time growing whilst in the freezer, so you'll only have to clean your reservoir once a year if you adhere to this method. __________________ "The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell

2006-05-20, 01:50 AM	#7
harper 768 - It's in your DNA Join Date: Sep 2001 Age: 60 Posts: 8,557	At the bottom of the page of this thread there are links to similar topics, PARTICULARLY THIS ONE. __________________ -Greg Harper Destroying the climate by shutting down nuclear power plants, one by one, since 1979. JC is the only main man. There can be no other. "A fool on a unicycle is redundant" - J.D. Miller

2006-05-20, 05:20 AM	#12
john_childs Guinness Mojo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 12,420	I get my hydration bladders fitted for dentures then use denture cleaning tablets (like Efferdent) to freshen up the bladder and keep it clean. Then every once and a while I'll run bleach water through the bladder to make sure no nasty gunk grows in there, then use denture tablets to get rid of the bleach taste. For drying them out I stuff an old paper towel tube in the opening and hang it somewhere to dry. __________________ john_childs (att) hotmail (dott) com Team Never Wash Your Muni My Gallery :: Unicycling Bookmark List :: World Clock

2006-05-20, 04:35 AM	#11
manon1wheel dude... Join Date: May 2005 Location: Arizona Age: 21 Posts: 1,872	grab a few paper towels.... and wipe it out

2006-05-20, 05:25 AM	#13
daino149 On Vacation - till i find a job Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 30 Posts: 2,012	I also just toss the whole thing in the Freezer. I've had my bladder for a couple years now and it hasn't had any problems with cracking. Once in a while I get lazy and forget to freeze it after a ride. If I feel like something may have started to grow, I'll rinse it with bleach. __________________ OPPORTUNITYISNOWHERE

2006-05-20, 11:14 AM	#14
wayne Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Age: 40 Posts: 68	I put a set of open tongs in the bladder to hold it open then hang it in the sun until dry. Direct sunlight also kills bugs and germs. I don't leave it out in the sun after it has dried as UV can break down plastics.

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