MSR Dromedary Taste

[slowelk]

How's the water taste with the polyurethane lining? If the taste in intolerable what are your other suggestions for durable water storage?

 

[Bulldawg]

I haven’t noticed any taste difference at all, only thing is the chlorine tablets I use in it sometimes.


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[oldgoat]

I have a regular one and a light weight model one and notice no flavor induced from either. We really like them!

 

[mk_v]

How's the water taste with the polyurethane lining? If the taste in intolerable what are your other suggestions for durable water storage?

I had a bad taste when I first got one, but after a few uses it went away. Maybe wash it out really good so you don’t have to worry about it.

 

[LaHunter]

I used the 6L size last year and didn't notice any taste. I washed mine out really good with dishwashing soap prior to use.

 

[jmden]

Mine taste bad if the water is in there any length of time. Well known issue. Depending on the kind of trip, I either use the water out of those ASAP or wait til the end of a trip and only drink it if I have to, hoping I won't go through that much water. On week long sea kayaking trips, I can get 'forced' into drinking from them.

Get some Platypus bags. Lighter, cheaper, durable and no taste.

 

[Jmock97]

I used a 10 liter last year and didn’t notice a bad tasted.

 

[bwlacy]

I have a regular one and a light weight model one and notice no flavor induced from either. We really like them!

Same here

 

[Bubblehide]

I've never had an issue with any of mine.

 

[Huntingfanatic]

No issues here either

 

[dreamingbig]

It is all good. I haven’t found the taste to be an issue. If you are worried rinse it with a few gallons of water upon receiving. You should wash it anyway.


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[slowelk]

I appreciate all the feedback.

Which platypus to you recommend?

 

[slowelk]

Also, how's the durability of the light vs the regular?

 

[bluedrew2]

Same as most others, I have also used a 10L for a while now with no taste.

 

[RustyHazen]

I've used a 4 liter Drom-lite for every backpack hunt I've done plus a ton of training hikes for four years, now. The durability has been all I could hope for. Never failed or leaked. Not a mark on it. I use it as my main bladder. I wouldn't buy the regular Dromedary bag, simply because it's heavier and more expensive.

 

[Studd muffin]

We used both the dromedary and drom-lite version last year and didn't notice any bad taste. Like others have said, wash them out before using and should be all good.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

General tip: If you get a new plastic container that is smelly you can rise/wash with really hot water and also fill with a lemon juice solution for a bit (and rinse/wash with hot again). I got some 10L collapsing jugs for base camp that came stinky but after a cycle of wash/lemon/wash they no longer smell and water out of them tasted fine.

 

[Hunt Oregon]

I have a drom and drom lite the older version and nothing I’ve tried has gotten rid of the plastic taste.

 

[ianpadron]

I have the MSR 10L and have no idea what taste you guys are talking about and I'm pretty picky about my water.

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[JDeanP]

No issues whatsoever on either of the 4L Droms I've used. The only reason I had to get a second one was due to giving the first one away.

Another bladder with absolutely no bad taste issues is the Hydration brand.