A "U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant" taught a "U.S. Army Buck Sergent a wonderful secret.

Plastic water containers, will impart a plastic taste to the water they are storing, on hot days. To get remedy the situation, you pour some whiskey into the empty water container, put on the cap, and shake the mixture like you are making martini's!

{b]Then pour the whiskey out of the plastic container, and rinse the inside of the container with some clean water.[/b]

You not only rid the the plastic taste from the water (whiskey seals the surface of the plastic), but you also have sanitized the container, to insure the water stays clean.

On a hot day, the water tastes fresh and clean, just what you need to rehydrate. ~Parnelli