[pct-l] that hydration pack taste

[Kathi]

Hi Robert!

Yeah, that is a nauseating taste. I have gotten used to it in time but I 
have found a few things make it a little better...

1) I keep it out of the sun (tubing and bladder/bottle)... the 
cold/cooler water doesn't taste as bad.

2) Before the first use I wash, wash, wash... rinse, rinse, rinse, 
rinse, rinse... the tube, fittings, bladder/bottle VERY thoroughly. This 
seems to take a lot of the "petroleum" type taste out. I like Platypus 
because the tubing seems to have a bit less "taste" to it.

3) If I am in a particularly sensitive mood to the "bottle" taste I put 
a small amount of "good" taste in the water, like some really watered 
down Gatorade or lemonade or something like that. Or, if I need the 
electrolytes I go for the full strength mixture of Gatorade (that's what 
I prefer but there are a lot of others on the market).

That's my 2 cents!
Kathi

On 5/19/11 9:27 AM, ralbach at austin.rr.com wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> A common complaint from my hiking family is that the taste of water from
> their
> hydration packs is nauseating. I've likely become accustomed to it but
> compared to
> my standard Nalgene's it does have a somewhat "mechanical" taste to it.
>
> Anybody have any thoughts on either vendors or practices that reduce or
> remove
> this problem? Even relatively new packs seem to suffer from this. I
> sometimes
> wonder if it just might be the tubing.
>
> Anyhow all thoughts on this question appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Robert
>
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