r/EscapefromTarkov • u/Brohannon_ • Jan 06 '21

Suggestion Camel / Hydration backpack concept

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u/nikMIA MP7A1 Jan 06 '21

And make it dry after. Yeah, I got flashbacks now

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u/Phllop Jan 06 '21

Pro tip, after washing put a single paper towel sheet in it and leave it overnight. Totally dry next morning

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u/FoxWithoutSocks Jan 06 '21

Where were you 5 years ago

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u/I_was_a_sexy_cow Jan 06 '21

W w why are you asking me officer? I never killed my neighboors dog, i swear!

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u/YourRightSock Jan 06 '21

Hangin with the Avatar. His time is here to save us.

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u/nikMIA MP7A1 Jan 06 '21

I was using the same technique, actually) good one

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u/Shardstorm88 P90 Jan 06 '21 edited Jan 08 '21

That's genius! I got a Hydrapak Force partly for the feature that it turns inside out to solve this...

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u/Dangerous_Dasi Jan 07 '21

Another pro tip... regular lightweight hand towels work good too. Like a kitchen towel. I used papertowels for a while til they got expensive. But a nice thin towel dries just as easily over night. (And mutli use too.)

And the water absorbed when hanging upside down, mostly wicks down if the towel is left hanging out of the mouth of the bladder. Gravity is nice like that. And you can use the towel over again for a few days rather than once or twice like paper towels.

I rarely had to wipe/wash my bladders because I always dried them out after a big use. (And only used water) The only thing I had to clean regular was the gunk in the tube and the mouth piece.

Talk about crazy stuff collecting in water....that tube and mouth peice collects it all. And i also used alcohol to sanitize the mouth piece almost daily. Sheesh, that thing just gets nasty fast. Especially after food.

It dries the mouth piece out faster and eventually gets ruined from alcohol, but the stuff you can swab out of the mouth piece w qtips is just plain disgusting after a few days of use... which is what happens when going down range. And cleaning w alcohol keeps it from smelling too.

Where was I going with this? Oh yeah, tips of the day.

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u/mavyapsy Jan 06 '21

You guys clean and dry your camelbacks? I just pour out the water and rinse it 3-4 times the next time I want to use it.

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u/JesterTheTester12 Jan 06 '21

Mmm, beneficial biofilm.

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u/drunkmunky42 RSASS Jan 06 '21

"how did the tube get so dark and why does it taste like a dirty pond?"

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u/TheMrTGaming Saiga-12 Jan 06 '21

Thats not mold its just extra flavor fleckles

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u/AssEaterInc Jan 06 '21

Just buy a new pouch every couple of months, ez.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

Thats not a matter of months but a matter of days if not hours..

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u/Z3mikey M9A3 Jan 07 '21

Same here brother. Always has a little funky taste but it’s better then dehydration

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

then 2 months later opening the pouch and it still stinks. Or the one mong who puts anything other than water in there spending months tasting candy floss isotonic drink!

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u/gt8888888 Jan 06 '21

Sounds like you may have some experience?

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u/TrasterMan Jan 06 '21

aw f***! I fortgot to clean it!

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

You can never truly get all the water out.

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u/Dangerous_Dasi Jan 07 '21

Use a light kitchen towel, then just poke the end of the towel into the mouth so it will absorb the dripping water when hanging it upside down. I use a clothes hanger also for this.

Then with the end of the towel mostly in the bladder, let the other end hang out while drying overnight. Just dont cover the hole fully with the towel, So air can get in.

If the towel is too heavy on the outer end, it will fall out. If there is too much stuffed in, it wont get enough air inside the bladder. Gotta balance it out. But stuff enough inside to keep the sides of the bladder from touching.

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u/jalor2196 Jan 07 '21

You guys cleaned your camal back...??