Cleaning regulator in countries without "drinkable" water

[vinsanity]

I'm going to Honduras and just thought ahead to how I will clean my gear each day.

How do people usually clean their regulators in countries where it's not advisable to drink the water? Seems like I'll blow through bottled water like nobody's business that way.

Thanks.

 

[flyboy08]

Tequila?

 

[northernone]

A little disinfectant in the rinse tub, if you're feeling particularly sanitization oriented. @flyboy08 has the idea!

 

[Tbar]

The aim of the rinse is to remove salt/sand. On most of my dives its no advisable to drink the water I dive in, it the sea. If you are worried give the reg a dunk in the sea before you put it in your mouth.

 

[tridacna]

I'm going to Honduras and just thought ahead to how I will clean my gear each day.

How do people usually clean their regulators in countries where it's not advisable to drink the water? Seems like I'll blow through bottled water like nobody's business that way.

Thanks.

Where in Honduras?

 

[Aviyes]

If you are that worried. Dunk the reg as normal in the tanks and then rinse off the mouthpiece with the bottled water.

 

[vinsanity]

We are going to Roatan.

I guess the meta question is, "is this something that people typically worry about or am I worrying about nothing?"

 

[guruboy]

You can still brush your teeth with non-potable water. The reason you don't want to drink it is because drinking it introduces a massive amount of bacteria (compared to rinsing and spitting).

For your regs, you could just rinse off the mouthpieces with bottle water after soaking.

Or take a few tablets of Steramine with you.

 

[StefinSB]

We are going to Roatan.

I guess the meta question is, "is this something that people typically worry about or am I worrying about nothing?"

You worry about nothing.

 

[stuartv]

Steramine tablets or small liquid packs are small and cheap from DiveGearExpress...