Camelbak Taste

"Plodder" <CORNED BEEF@NOSPAM> wrote:
I have a Camelbak Blowfish with the 3 litre bladder. The water tastes
strongly of plastic. I bought the thing largely because of the claims that the bladder and tubing were taste-free. Wrong! Water tastes so bad I tend to avoid drinking rather than sipping to keep hydrated.
Anyone out there got any tips on getting rid of the taste? I've tried
bicarb, a teaspoonful of bleach (both recommended by Camelbak), vinegar and Steradent tablets (all separately... maybe I should have mixed them!).
No idea what to try next...
Any suggestions appreciated.
Cheers,
Frank
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I cured the plastic taste problem by filling with tap water and adding a few drops of Vanilla extract. I left it in for two days and then amptied it and rinsed thouroughly about six times, the taste was still there but very slightly. I did the same treatment again a week later and have never tasted plastic since,.
Hope this helps.
Ro

"Plodder" <CORNED BEEF@NOSPAM> wrote:
I have a Camelbak Blowfish with the 3 litre bladder. The water tastes
strongly of plastic. I bought the thing largely because of the claims that the bladder and tubing were taste-free. Wrong! Water tastes so bad I tend to avoid drinking rather than sipping to keep hydrated.
Anyone out there got any tips on getting rid of the taste? I've tried
bicarb, a teaspoonful of bleach (both recommended by Camelbak), vinegar and Steradent tablets (all separately... maybe I should have mixed them!).
No idea what to try next...
Any suggestions appreciated.
Cheers,
Frank
[email hidden]

I cured the plastic taste problem by filling with tap water and adding a few drops of Vanilla extract. I left it in for two days and then amptied it and rinsed thouroughly about six times, the taste was still there but very slightly. I did the same treatment again a week later and have never tasted plastic since,.
Hope this helps.
Ro

"Ro" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

"Plodder" <CORNED BEEF@NOSPAM> wrote:
I have a Camelbak Blowfish with the 3 litre bladder. The water tastes
strongly of plastic. I bought the thing largely because of the claims that

the bladder and tubing were taste-free. Wrong! Water tastes so bad I tend to
avoid drinking rather than sipping to keep hydrated.

Quoted message said:

Anyone out there got any tips on getting rid of the taste? I've tried
bicarb, a teaspoonful of bleach (both recommended by Camelbak), vinegar

and Steradent tablets (all separately... maybe I should have mixed them!).

Quoted message said:

No idea what to try next...
Any suggestions appreciated.
Cheers,
Frank
[email hidden]

I cured the plastic taste problem by filling with tap water and adding a

few drops of Vanilla extract. I left it in for two days and then amptied it
and rinsed thouroughly about six times, the taste was still there but very
slightly. I did the same treatment again a week later and have never tasted
plastic since,.

Quoted message said:

Hope this helps.
Ro

Ta muchly... I'll try that.

Frank