# Camelbak owners - tips/tricks/observations **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 30, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camelbak-owners-tips-tricks-observations/417522 "2007-08-30T18:30:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camelbak-owners-tips-tricks-observations/417522/21 "2007-08-31T13:54:07Z")
[QUOTE=MeanJoe] I store my bladder in the freezer [/QUOTE] taken out of context … this phrase that could make my head asplode… or at least create some _very_ unsettling mental images.. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camelbak-owners-tips-tricks-observations/417522/22 "2007-08-31T14:31:08Z")
[QUOTE=chappachula] taken out of context … this phrase that could make my head asplode… or at least create some _very_ unsettling mental images.. 🙂 [/QUOTE] So… probably not a good idea to discuss the lungs in the crisper? ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camelbak-owners-tips-tricks-observations/417522/23 "2007-08-31T14:37:17Z")
A lot of guys in the SCA are wearing them with their armor (hidden under a surcoat) for those big, hot-weather fighting events where you might be out on the field (or in the woods) for a long time. I’ve heard of mixing just a little bit of vinegar with the water. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camelbak-owners-tips-tricks-observations/417522/24 "2007-08-31T17:08:40Z")
I’ve put gallons of red gatorade in mine, rinse with water before it dries and have never had a problem. I use mine on my motorcycle. I can get the tube to my mouth under the full faced helmet. I have a bag that straps on the gas tank, I put the camelbak in there. ---
**Author:** ![kinoons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kinoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kinoons)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camelbak-owners-tips-tricks-observations/417522/25 "2007-08-31T18:28:02Z")
Back in the day (maybe 1996 ish) I remember reading that camelbak recommended cleaning their bladders with mouthwash – Has worked great for me ever since. For runners they do make small, maybe 20-30oz, bladders that fit in a butt pouch. I use one when running and find it works well. Doesn’t bounce around on your back. also has two small pockets to hide energy gel packets if you’re into those things. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camelbak-owners-tips-tricks-observations/417522/26 "2007-09-01T11:00:21Z")
[QUOTE=Superfreaknduper] If your planning on using it in cold weather… say skiing (thats how I use mine) make sure the camelpak you have has an insulated tube. Or just sew a think piece of cloth around the tube so it is insulated a little bit. Other wise the water in the tube freezes and you can’t get to the water. (It only took me 3 trips to the mountain with the camelpak to figure that out :smack: ) [/QUOTE] Wired Magazine showed a hyrdration pack made by another company, North Face maybe, that was made for winter use and featured a heated drinking tube. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camelbak-owners-tips-tricks-observations/417522.md?page=1)