Any way you all found to get the rubber taste out of water bladder

[Luked]

Got a new Water Bladder to try this year but looking for some ideas to possibly get the rubber taste out of it.
Any of you all got any good ideas?

 

[Shraggs]

I put water, with a bit of bleach, white vinegar, and lime juice snd left if for a week. Turned out good.

 

[cornfedkiller]

Can't remember exactly what I did (I know I didn't use bleach), but it was either a combination of baking soda and lemon, or baking soda and vinegar.. several websites say both of them work well.

 

[Swamppirate]

I have used baking soda with seltzer water

 

[ScreamingPotato]

What brand of bladder? I used to have some that I never could get the taste out of them I started buying the Platypus stuff. I never used baking soda but used a lot of other stuff including the cleaning tabs sold specifically for bladders. I give the Platypus a rinse with water and fill them up and can't taste anything off.

 

[WeiserBucks]

Dump gas on it and set it on fire. Hate bladders.

 

[feanor]

3 tomatillos, 1 green jalapeño, cilantro, onions and a pinch of salt.

I think vinegar works pretty well in all seriousness.

 

[Mike Islander]

Vinegar. But I would use a different bladder if I tasted anything. Modern materials have fixed that old problem.

 

[SmokeNFeathers]

Alka seltzer tablets and lemon juice... with water of course

 

[Qholum37]

I have used baking soda and water before with some success shaking it around and rinsing. I agree with what was said above about Platypus, never had issues with those.

 

[5MilesBack]

I've never noticed any rubber taste with my Camelbak, and I've been using it for the past 17 years. But I do use a little bleach with water to rinse it out every year.

 

[nodakian]

Dump gas on it and set it on fire. Hate bladders.

I agree for day use. Much prefer canteens.

Efferdent tablets work well in my Dromedary bag, and they leave a slight minty taste.

 

[Indian Summer]

Once the algae starts to form in the bag and the tube, you won’t notice that taste anymore. It really goes away in the winter once the hose freezes up. Dumped that long ago for 2 Nalgene bottles.

 

[Wrongside]

Maybe try a different bladder. Like Source Tactical. No bad taste and very durable. With an inline Sawyer or Rapid Pure, they’ve become our go to.

I quit the bad tasting hydration bladders a long time ago. Not worth the hassle when there are other options out there.

 

[KenLee]

2 handles of Fireball and a chest freezer.
Fireball is multi-use!

 

[mod7rem]

Take a felt marker and put a large “P” on it. Then use it in the middle of the night to pee in so you don’t have to crawl out of the tent.
Remember to buy a new one that’s a different color to drink from that hopefully won’t have a rubber taste.

 

[Rocko99]

What particular bladder? The material matters. PU material is the worst offender. I have had good luck with soaking bladder, bag with 2 generic denture cleaning tablets/Liter capacity, overnight. Rinse well and see if that clears the taste-repeat as needed.