Camelbak Question

[Becky]

I have always wondered about these. How do you keep them clean, rinse out with bleach water? Do they taste like plastic? I have a big problem with plastic tasting water.

I freeze mine. I make a point of never putting anything in them other than water. At the end of a ride, I empty the bladder into the dog's dish, blow any water in the tube back and empty that, wash the bite valve, and throw the whole mess in the freezer. Nothing grows when it's that cold!