Rred
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Bear in mind that if there is any moisture in the bladder, and any biomatter, you may get "crud" growing in it. In a perfect world no seawater (aka protein soup) would ever get in and you'd never need to rinse it out. I used to just rinse once with a spot of shampoo then again with fresh water but these days there actually is BCD cleaner sold.
The process is still the same. The bladder might dry in one day sitting in the hot sun outdoors, or it might take a week indoors. Easiest way to get it dry fast is to use a hair dryer with a hose/funnel on the front to push warm dry air into the bladder, which is a PITA but then again, so is leaving it out for three days to dry, or putting it back together with "fresh" water still inside.
I don't think anyone has ever died from a BC-induced respiratory condition, but how clean you keep it is up to you. If you are good about not letting seawater into it...easier than cleaning it out afterwards.
Bear in mind that if there is any moisture in the bladder, and any biomatter, you may get "crud" growing in it. In a perfect world no seawater (aka protein soup) would ever get in and you'd never need to rinse it out. I used to just rinse once with a spot of shampoo then again with fresh water but these days there actually is BCD cleaner sold.
The process is still the same. The bladder might dry in one day sitting in the hot sun outdoors, or it might take a week indoors. Easiest way to get it dry fast is to use a hair dryer with a hose/funnel on the front to push warm dry air into the bladder, which is a PITA but then again, so is leaving it out for three days to dry, or putting it back together with "fresh" water still inside.
I don't think anyone has ever died from a BC-induced respiratory condition, but how clean you keep it is up to you. If you are good about not letting seawater into it...easier than cleaning it out afterwards.