well my dugout bat is getting to taste really bad and i clean it everytime i think it needs it. i clean it with salt and 90% alcohol. but i had this dugout for 5 years and never bought a new bat. it's a cig bat. should i just go to my local headshop and buy a new bat or am i cleaning it wrong. i put the bat in hotttt water for a few min. then put the bat in the salt and alcohol bath in the ziplock bag then shake the shit out of it. get all the crap out of it then rinse and dry then smoke again. that's how i clean it.