I’ve had the same Camelbak Eddy water bottle for about 15 years now. The bottle might last forever. I reach out to them every few years when the bite valve starts to crack and they replace the whole lid, valve, and straw for free. I’ll never buy another brand.

I've always wondered how you clean these. It will get nasty after a year or so whether you use it regularly or not, right? How do you prevent that?

That's a great question... I learned the hard way on my first CamelBak.

The key is only put in water (not Gatorade, electrolyte tabs, etc.) and to rinse it out right after use, then hang up to dry.

You can buy a hanger from CamelBak to help with drying, but I just use a metal coat hanger and bend it to fit and keep the bladder open while drying.

I'm still on the original bladder and it looks brand new. Key is cleaning and drying.

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I love when companies stand by their products. Its the good guy move.

I wouldn't hesitate to call them back if needed.

I reached out trying to just buy a new one... I didn't think it'd be under warranty. The guy at warranty said to give him my address and he'd just send me a new one. Little did I know he'd send me two!

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Absolutely! They still make them!

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When you say rinse, are you rinsing with just water or is there more involved?

Yeah, I just rinse with water! Here are the steps I follow:

• Dump out bladder
• fill willth warm water
• seal shut and shake
• drain some through the hose part, drain the rest out of the main cap
• hang dry with something to hold the bladder open \n*

G2g!

To add to what the person said you can get cleaning tabs that you can put in as well as a long brush to scrub out the lines.

https://www.camelbak.com/recreation/shop/accessories/cleaning/#

If you use only water you won't really have a problem if you just rinse it out and hang it to dry after use though.