I invested in a Camelbak Catalyst today. After much scepticism about these things, I thought I'd give it a try for long runs.
I seem to recall, in one of the many bottle belt vs bladder flame wars of yore, someone saying something about keeping the bladder in the freezer for disinfection purposes. Maybe it was Cougie, maybe fb, I forget.
Can anyone refresh my memory?
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the other issue with the Catalyst (unless they've changed the design) is getting the bladder out of the bag - it's a bloody pain - and it seems the Catalyst is designed to keep the bladder in the bag which then makes it not so freezer friendly
no issue with the Flashflo as it's designed to come out.
Yeah that was me. I tend not to use it in the winter, so I'll thoroughly clean it and keep it in the freezer to stop the bugs growing.
I do find its easier if you just use water in the bladder anyway and use gels on top. Not familiar with what the catalyst looks like tho ?
Ah-hah, there you are chaps!
On closer inspection it does look like the Catalyst bladder is not intended for removal. Which does raise an issue with hygiene and draining it properly. The plan is to use water either plain or with Nuun added, so next stop is the pharmacy for some Milton.
never had a problem so far with that method