Features
Trekmates Hydration Tank Cleaning Kit:
This kit contains all the parts you need, to keep your reservoir in tip-top condition.
Preventing mildew build-up, it will extend the life of your hydration system, paying for itself in no time.
Set includes a reservoir brush, tube brush and small brush for bite valve and lid.
Reviews
Hydration cleaning kit, 15 June 2011
By David (Wigan)
Purchased this product to clean a 3 litre hydration kit to prevent build up of bacteria and prolong its usability.
Product contains three flexible brush tools: one for the bladder, one for the hose and one for the bite drinking valve.
The packaging if opened carefully makes a good clean storage container for the brushes after use.
The bladder cleaning tool has two sets of brushes attached - one for those tricky corners and one for everything else. The hose cleaner is attached to a long wire which is fed up and down both ends of the tube. The bite valve cleaner is the smallest tool and easily passes through both ends of the attachment.
Detach the bladder from the hose & the bite valve and clean them with a little washing up liquid added to warm water. Rise thoroughly. When cleaned I store them upside down in a well ventilated place to enable the hydration kit to dry as thoroughly as possible. When filling the bladder with drinking water ready for use I add the juice from half a freshly squeezed lemon. It improves the taste (personal opinion) and helps prevent bacteria forming.
It may sound obvious, but I used the cleaning tools before drinking from the bladder kit for the first time and then every time after use whenever possible and also before prolonged storage.
