My hydration backpack

[Bazza1234]

WOOPS!!!! I have used my hydration backpack a number of times over the last 3 months - including filling it with ENDURA. I did ask and everybody said it would be OK I have taken particular care to rinse the bladder out with fresh water and to make sure it dried out completely. I also made sure to rinse the drinking tube out - although it was really impossible to dry it out. I just went to put it all away as I won't be using it for probably a long time - and I saw what was growing inside the tube!!!!!! I must have a strong gut - I should be dead!!!!

[Deals1 Metric Marathon]

😱🤮🤢. Ohhhhh nooo!!

U survived tho.!!! 🤣

I noticed a while back my drinking bottle with the pull out mouth it had 'stuff' in the tube that I just couldn't clean! Yak.

Ps I'm curious... Apart from that! Why are u not using?

I may not buy one now. 😂 Lol!

[Bazza1234 Marathon in reply to Deals1]

I have only been using it for long ( up to 6 hours) marathon training runs - this is now OVER!!

[Agelesslass Metric Marathon]

Yuck, wouldn’t have one as I have a very sensitive stomach.

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Deals1 Agelesslass keeping your bladder in the freezer inhibits microbial growth.

[Whatsapp Half Marathon]

It must be the running bug you caught!

[misswobble Marathon]

I think I read that folks put em in the freezer to keep bacteria at bay

I dare say you could use a sterilising tablet to be sure

A lick ‘o dirt ....... 😁.

I expect your being as fit as a butcher’s dog gives you a good level of immunity to such stuff My husband works at the mucky end of the nhs and catches nowt 😁. I thought I was pretty bomb proof but I recently succumbed to chicken pox virus ☹️