Camelbak Cleaning

For those who clean there camelbaks here are some tips I have gathered.

I use a spoonful of Clorox beach mixed with all the water it can hold. Be sure to rinse thru the "straw" tube too. This technique can also aid in keeping mold & mildew from forming inside the bladder.

Rinse the whole thing out twice with clean water to remove the bleach taste....
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got a good tip from the LBS on that one. go get some bicarbonate of Soda, pour a bit in, half fill with water and let it sit overnite. make sure you run some through the tube as well. empty it out in the morning and it shouldnt be so bad.
Yah, I do the soda routine as well. When your Camelbak is new, you may perform this process a couple of times to totally get rid of the taste.

I also do this every few weeks or so, just to keep my Camelbak nice and clean!
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You can buy the camelbak cleaning tablets.
Best advise I had was rinse in water and lemon juice, it works no nasty rubber taste.
it is also worth buying the reservoir dryer to dry the bladder.
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Wait wait wait... before you try any of the other advice in this thread, the Camelbak cleaning tabs are... gasp... DENTURE tabs!!! Yes, for like 1.99 you can get 100 of these tabs at Walgreens. Don't get the mint ones. They disinfect, disflavor, and clean very nicely with no excessive rinsing or scrubbing.
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