camelbak/iodine any negative effects?

[Man of Tanith]

so today i picked up a cheap army surplus camel bak
what i was wondering is would iodine react badly with the plastic of the camel bak my hope is to be able to purify water either in the camel bak however my main method of water purification is iodine and i would be a lil miffed if todays bargin disintergrated
many thanks in advance
Sam

 

[He' s left the building]

Iodine will stain the plastic brown but will not cause any problems.

 

[Man of Tanith]

cool thank you very much
its a dark colour anyway and as it is army sup its covered with dpm cordura so discolouration isnt really a concern
cheers
Sam

 

[He' s left the building]

It's a good idea to keep it in a freezer when not in use to prevent algae growing inside, either that or buy the cleaning brushes and give it the occasional scrub. The mouthpiece/bitevalve can be taken off the tube for cleaning inside.

 

[wentworth]

would putting iodine in get contact with all the water though? even the stuff in the drinking tube?

 

[sdf234]

I once put poured iodine treated water into my Camelbak after the iodine was in my two canteens for the recomended time. The Camelbak then had a bit of an iodine taste to it for the next several times I used it with tap water. I think it may have given the water bag a bit of a brown stain as well. Adding the iodine directly to the Camelbak may give it an even stronger iodine taste even though you may not actually be treating water in it. I do share Wentworth's concern though that the iodine may not reach all of the parts of the Camelbak such as all the way through the tube.

 

[BOD]

Suck and discard the tube conetents before the next time you use it and after the iodine has been added.

I add the iodine to a bootle and then top up the bladder though

 

[Man of Tanith]

hi all
the way BOD does it is how i had planned to treat the water so it was more transferring the iodine treated water to the camelbak rather than treating the water in the camel bak so hopefully all the water will be purified prior to it going anywhere near the tubing
cheers
Sam

 

[Opal]

I too have an army camel pak, think it needs a good cleaning of the innards, what stuff would be the best for the job?

 

[He' s left the building]

Milton fluid and brushes, take off the bite-valve to clean inside it and use a thin brush to clean the inside of the tube.

 

[Ex Member - Sidney Bounty]

link to how to clean your water bladder...

http://www.survivalbill.ca/wordpress/?page_id=14