Camelbak BTwin Hydration Pack

[Deleted member 26715]

Moved over from road biking to mtb & moved over my cages along with the bottles between bikes, however going out on the mtb seemed to mean that each time I went for a drink I would get a mouthful of mud, or I had to spend what seemed an age getting rid of the mud, which still tasted like mud when I'd done that.

Whilst in Decathlon they had their own hydration pack on offer so I bought one, quite happy with the unit. I find I'm drinking a little bit more which might be a good thing, but the only thing is although the water now tastes like water & not mud, it is warm. I'm presuming that as it's on my back & not in the airflow my body is warming the water up, is this normal & are there any options available?

 

[Nibor]

put ice it it

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I did actually consider this, I also put it in the freezer for about 30 minutes before I set off, to find that the tube had frozen solid & I couldn't get anything out ROFL

 

[T4tomo]

I fill my (road bike) bottles with ice when its hot, then spend 5 mins trying to work out where the rattle is coming from

 

[numbnuts]

I use a freezer pack in the summer

 

[Ciar]

I normally fill my hydration pack half way, stick it the freezer until the morning, take it out and then fill the rest with cold water, it gradually melts the ice and keeps the pack cold for hours on end.

also if you have problems with bottles getting covered in crap they do these, i personally love the taste of Epping dust and mud though >.<

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sour...th+dust+cap&tbm=shop&spd=17612183527006882053

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Ice. And an insulated bladder carrier. And an insulated pipe. Bliss.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I use a freezer pack in the summer

One of those plastic block things filled with fluid? Great idea.