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Emily cleaning her Osprey Seral 7 hip pack bladder

How To Clean an Osprey Hip Pack Bladder

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This video is all about how to clean an Osprey Seral 7 hip pack bladder. This could be for storage or just because you like to keep your things bacteria free.

We usually clean our mountain bike and running pack bladders only when we see nasty things building up inside them. But it’s probably a good idea to do this once a month or so, depending on how often you are using your Osprey bladder.

Checkout the full video below to really get the details on how we get these bladders cleaned!

How To Clean an Osprey Seral 7 Hip Pack Bladder for Mountain Biking

Cleaning the Bladder

We use the Osprey Hydraulics Reservoir Cleaning Kit, along with some soap and water. Then get to scrubbing all of the nasty spots of the bladder.

Once you have everything scrubbed clean… Rinse with water until the soap is gone.

From there load up the bladder with paper towels, hang upside down, and wait until dry.

Once you have a dry bladder… throw that thing in the freezer for safe keeping!

And you are good to go! Congrats on your clean Osprey bladder!

Links from episode:

  • Osprey Hydraulics Reservoir Cleaning Kit https://amzn.to/3qOoJdy
  • Other cleaning kits on Amazon (lower priced) https://amzn.to/3RSjcP6
  • Osprey Seral 7 Hip Pack Amazon https://amzn.to/38SAD0N

Question about cleaning

Hey, if you have any questions about How To Clean an Osprey Hip Pack Bladder… just hit us up in the comments below. We’d love to help you out!

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