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What's your advice regarding tank bags on long trips
Re: What's your advice regarding tank bags on long trips
Use one on long trips ( when I don’t use a top box) for stuff like sunglasses, visor cleaning kit and water bladder.
Normal riding at home, prefer to chuck stuff in a top box…
Normal riding at home, prefer to chuck stuff in a top box…
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Re: What's your advice regarding tank bags on long trips
Any suggestions for keeping the water cool? I’ve sometimes drunk from a camelback that feels like bath water.
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Re: What's your advice regarding tank bags on long trips
I suggest adding some taste. If you like iced tea (that is without the ice) it will help disguise the bath water taste.
Champagne taste on beer budget.
Re: What's your advice regarding tank bags on long trips
Not easy on a trip, but you can fill it up with bottled water from a shop fridge. Or if using a base for day trips, I put it in the freezer whilst having breakfast and getting ready.
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Re: What's your advice regarding tank bags on long trips
I really like the small enduristan tank bag for majority of the time - small enough to get multi tools, contact lens, spare tube and a few other bits.
For longer trip - I used the big enduristan tank bag, and packed it out with flight case liner - cut to shape to hold DSLR and lenses. - now replaced by drone and mobile phone!
For longer trip - I used the big enduristan tank bag, and packed it out with flight case liner - cut to shape to hold DSLR and lenses. - now replaced by drone and mobile phone!
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Re: What's your advice regarding tank bags on long trips
I thought the same and added squash or something but it caused mould in the pipes.Magnusson wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 10:37 pmI suggest adding some taste. If you like iced tea (that is without the ice) it will help disguise the bath water taste.
I tried cleaning it in various ways but had to ditch the tube and bladder and replace it.
Never add anything, said the guy in the shop.
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Re: What's your advice regarding tank bags on long trips
I would not add anything with high sugar. Warm water and sugar is the recipe for mould.gbags wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:21 pmI thought the same and added squash or something but it caused mould in the pipes.Magnusson wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 10:37 pmI suggest adding some taste. If you like iced tea (that is without the ice) it will help disguise the bath water taste.
I tried cleaning it in various ways but had to ditch the tube and bladder and replace it.
Never add anything, said the guy in the shop.
Another option to stay hydrated, I've sometimes used, is stainless steel thermos. When I have that, I put coffee in it, and stop every few hours to have a cup. It can be filled with cold water if you'd prefer.
Champagne taste on beer budget.