Hey there, while the "filter in bottle" design is great it has its downfalls... mainly in filtered amount/hour (I am not going to squeeze/pour/etc from a bottle to my bladder, etc)... I don't know about you but I drink a lot of water on the trial, so filling the "filter in a bottle" each time would drive me nuts... I like to be able to hook my filter up to my water bladder and just fill it up and be done... also nothing beats a standard bottle for all around versatility like this...Your question/statement seems to have derailed me from this product completely, maybe your question/statement should go onto a water filter product page?

Sorry, maybe this was in the wrong section. Also, I dont use bladders because they always fail. I only use bottles on the trail. I have a dromedary for base camp, though, that i hang from a tree. But I dont use it in a pack because smashing and squeezing them causes failure. Bladders are just unreliable in a survival situation.