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08-30-2006, 07:32 AM #1
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08-30-2006, 07:37 AM #2
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I wonder if leaving it closed with water in it for two days is why it got so hard to open. I'm not sure why that would make a diff, though.
Hmm. I wonder if my husband tightened them after I filled them.
Well, he'll have to open them when he gets home, that's for SURE.
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08-30-2006, 08:27 AM #3
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I have the same problem with mine. It's great to know the seal is that tight so that it won't spill, but man, I dread opening it to refill. I just do a lot of grunting and shake out my hands when they start to hurt too much.
Hopefully someone here will post a nugget of secret Camelbak knowledge and spare our poor, aching thumbs
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08-30-2006, 08:32 AM #4
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Glad to have read this thread and found that it's not just me having a problem opening that blasted thing. I also was thinking maybe I'd been over-tightening, but I don't want to under-tighten it either.
Pooks, did you store it in fridge or freezer when you left the water in it from your last ride? Did it taste OK?Bad JuJu: Team TE Bianchista
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08-30-2006, 08:43 AM #5
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I had the same problem with my new Camelback magic that I bought two weeks ago. I actually had to ask my bf to open it because I was closed so tight and I never did close it that tight. I think it has to do somethign with rubber on the lid, it sort of sucks to the bladder oppening if you know what I mean. Putting it under running water was a good suggestion, maybe the rubber has to soften a bit.
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08-30-2006, 10:53 AM #6
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Mine was just out on the floor by the bike. (What? Your bike isn't in the middle of your living room?) It didn't taste bad and I just tried not to think about it. Also, since it was in the mid-70s (finally) and I only rode 5 miles, I only sipped a couple or three times.
I haven't had probs opening and closing it before. I knew it was really stiff and I had to apply a lot of pressure, but I never had enough trouble that I wondered if it was stuck until this morning, and they both are. Go figure.
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08-30-2006, 11:27 AM #7
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Well, it is when there's a hurricane a-comin'. But just now...well, let me go find some wood to knock on.
Originally Posted by pooks
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