It is a great idea to bring a water bottle with you to your games, on your bike rides or most times you will be outside and/or away from home for some time.  But do you clean them out?  I was poking around at learn2.com which you can find on our links page and found this article on the subject.

Sports Bottle Blues

With a sports-minded child we had a number of water bottles around; old ones were a treat to look forward to cleaning. The answer--denture tabs! You'll have sweet-smelling bottles after filling them with water and leaving them in the sink overnight with a tablet. This also works for those plastic containers in the fridge that became the dreaded mold science project. Just soak them with a denture tab!
   Keep your bottles clean and have a great time this year.

Todd the Webmaster