A few years ago I had glandular fever, about the only thing I could trace it back to was sharing drinks bottles during Hockey. Judging by some of the things that have grown in the bottles of the years my immune system is pretty strong. I once had a forgotten about recovery drink bottle that split due the gases that built up inside.
Hygiene - a schoolboy error
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I put my bottles through the dishwasher, and occasionally soak them in my winemaking steriliser stuff.
The bladder from my hydration backpack has a Campden Tablet dissolved in it a couple of times a year, the rinsed well before using.
The bladder from my hydration backpack has a Campden Tablet dissolved in it a couple of times a year, the rinsed well before using.
gaijintendo
Veteran
- Location
- Scotchland
Thanks for sharing. I never wash the things, I just let them dry out on my desk and rinse very occasionally... with similar consequences...
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
No - this is an issue with all fluid (for drinking) containers. And it is particularly an issue with bladders and the tubes running from them. If you put stuff other than water in containers it's worse again. But nothing a good clean (every time) and regular (not every time) steradent tab treatment can't resolve. Bladders need to be left to air dry (ie wedged open) and the tubes need attention - you can get a cleaning kit to keep them clear (which is why tubes with a cover are a problem - you can't see whether they are clean or not.
Trouble with those is that they're a pain to take a quick swig from, on the move. and on balance more trouble than they're worth (imo).
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
I bought some bottles with the dome shaped dirt cover but couldn't get used to them so ripped the covers off.
not quite as bad if you have a front mudguard .
I swish mine around in a mild bleach solution now and then.
not quite as bad if you have a front mudguard .
I swish mine around in a mild bleach solution now and then.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
You'd love it around here. The owner of Vimto lives nearby and drives a car with a reg of "VI4 MTO"
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Not too bad - just remember to flip the cover open before removing from the cage and close it after. I think they're well worth the effort with the shoot farmers leave on the roads to get splattered around.
hopless500
Trundling along
- Location
- not-as-flat-as-you-think Norfolk
Same here.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
I just wash mine too hot soapy water, rinse 'em and dry 'em. Never had an issue.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
My guess is heat - and sunlight - is the problem.
Years ago, I read an empty fridge runs less efficiently than a full one.
My standard size fridge is too big for me, so the middle shelf is occupied by three bottles of water as 'ballast'.
The point of this not very interesting story is the water is still fine to drink several years later, it having been kept cool and in the dark.
Years ago, I read an empty fridge runs less efficiently than a full one.
My standard size fridge is too big for me, so the middle shelf is occupied by three bottles of water as 'ballast'.
The point of this not very interesting story is the water is still fine to drink several years later, it having been kept cool and in the dark.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Thank you for conducting this experiment so that the rest of us don't have to.
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
Ahhh but can you be sure the light goes out when you close the door.
