perfect...a God send!

By daniel roy Ranked #208 - Water Reservoirs March 9, 2009

ok, so I'm an ol school bushwacker from Louisiana who always thought these things just didn't look as kewl as a good ol canteen out on the trail. also I have heard people complaining about bladders busting on them and soaking their gear. I always thought that was a sad story and poor excuse for 'looking cool' in the outdoors. Well, I decided last year to plan a hike thru the AT in 2010 and started gearing up. After checking out a video @ Backpacker.com where a guy runs a filled camelback over with a SUV I figured this might be worth a try. I was glad I made the purchase of this bladder and could care less how ridiculous I may look to my friends with it's tube running out of and dangling from my pack. Heh, my friends call it my colasthomy bag, but I think they're just jealous cuz I'm the only one with water every bit as kewl as it was when I filled it even after its been set directly in the sun. No joke, this thing can not only take a beating, but even placed in the direct sun of a 100+ day in smoldering Louisiana my water stayed very cool (aside from the obvious amount that stays trapped in the tube if you don't blow it back into the bladder after sipping). And to top it all off, to my amazement was how much like water my water really tasted coming out of this thing. No funky plastic taste or nothing...even tastes better coming out of the bladder than out of the tap...like it's an improvement. I could NEVER see going back to using canteens again...I can't now imagine an outdoors adventure without my camelback. From extensive reviews I have read I doubt I would ever purchase a bladder from anyone but camelback. Some people complain about the opening being hard to open up...I dunno bout that....I mean it even has a grip for unscrewing that enormous hole that I love...I think some people just need summin to complain about...

If you're curious or have had a bad experience with another brand of bladder hydration then I suggest you give this one a try; you'll love it!!

also, the hydrolock and cleaning kits are very convenient if you have one of these. I didn't notice any issues with leaking before I installed the hydrolock, but at the same time I didn't have the bladder long before I installed the hydrolock so...

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