Heed in Camelbak...not a good idea

[kenyonchris]

I love Hammer Heed but made the same mistake and left it in the camelbak too long. I couldn't get rid of the mold so tossed my bag out. I only use the Heed in my polar bottle and wash it very well afterwards. The Heed has come in real handy since we have the heat and humidity in our area. The best thing to do is to put a ziploc bag of additional Heed in your camelbak pocket and fill a water bottle with it as needed.

Not bleach, not listerine, not gloom of night could fix my camelback. I chucked it. I will be more careful in the future and make sure to remove every last drop of it out. I can't fit a bottle on my MTB frame.

[lattae]

I've also heard that Efferdent was effective in cleaning camelbaks ,,, sometimes I use the Efferdent, rinse, then store the empty bag in the freezer. You can try and drain the water from the tube as much as you can but I never could get the entire tubing to dry out completely, so I just throw the entire bag into the freezer to prevent mold(esp during the winter months when not is use)