Tell me about hydration vests

I wash the flasks that only have had water in them, mostly in water. I always use the same flasks for electrolyte solution (I don’t use liquid calories for ultras). The others get a rinse through with some Fairy/water etc. Tops get a soak.

Every now and then a soak with a Milton tab. I use wooden spoon handles to hold them open until dry.

The vests and belts just go in the machine with the other training clothes.

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Flasks get a good wash in the sink, rinsed & drained as well as possible before putting in the freezer.

Vest gets put in the washing machine.

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:backhand_index_pointing_up:

Same as this for me. But with less care and attention.

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Yeah that’ll be my protocol.
There is however another adult in the house that may shove anything I can’t hide in the dishwasher when I’m not looking, so I’m wondering if that will kill the flasks - particularly the gel flask which is super floppy recyclable something.

The family have been doing their best to destroy my winter steel bidon since they found it, so I hide it in the pain cave when I can.

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Mine gets a wash when it gets smelly enough for me to notice it :nauseated_face::joy:

I do rinse the bottles after I use them, leave it to my immune system after that :grimacing::joy:

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It’s not the bottles that will kill you, it’s the skank in the valves! :wink:

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I did actually take them apart and run hot water through them, then squirt water through them from the bottle to try and rinse the mouthpieces.

I’m still here :grin:

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I’m going to add that because there are dangly chest straps & a bit of velcro I put the vest inside one of those net wash bags.

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