Hydration Bladder Dryer

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Add a 5v blower, a power source, and a few screws to this gadget, and you'll have a way to quickly dry out the bladder from a hydration pack (like a CamelBak) for storage. If you've ever left water in one, even a little bit, for more than a week or so, you already know what a chore it is to clean it up before using it again. This design grew out of the frustration I had trying to position the blower with clothes pins or chip-clips and hold the hydration-bladder open to get it dry. It was also motivated by a desire to not have the hydration-bladder hanging in an inconvenient place for several days just to be sure it was completely dry. Note: The middle section of the "chimney" tube (the one that looks like a stepped box) can be printed multiple times for longer/taller bladders. Two of them, stacked, is probably enough for most "full size"/100-oz/3-liter bladders. * The blower I used is this one: http://a.co/4T6JGO4 * The USB power cord I used is here: http://a.co/2O2biIq * And the power jack is this one: http://a.co/f8NtBDH * The machine screws, nuts and washers to mount the blower shouldn't be too hard to find at a local hardware store. The ones I used were just ones I had as extras from previous projects so I don't have any specific source or part number for them.