Flat Against Your Back!

By Merebea Danforth x4236 April 21, 2010

This bladder is well worth the bit of extra weight versus the other bladders/reservoirs out there that have no structure. The Hydraform Hydration Reservoir will lie flat against your back, even when it's full. Personally, I hate it when your bladder is full and bulges back into your back making your pack feel funny. Not so with this one! The frame and handle also makes it much easier to put the bladder into your pack, especially when it's full of stuff so you don't have to unpack. The handle also helps to protect the connection of the drinking tube, and makes it super easy to hold when trying to refill the bladder. The tube is nice and wide, delivery plenty of water on one sip, and the valve is very easy to drink out of. At first kept trying to bite down on it like a CamelBak or Platypus, but all you really need is a little suction. It may take a tiny bit of getting used to if you switch over from another brand's bladder, but I think drinking from this one is actually more natural. The bladder is BPA and PVC free, and has an anti-microbial treatment. The only thing I would change on this is add water level markers for those times when maybe you don't need to lug around a full one, or you're curious as to how much water you drank. Of course that can always be estimated, but I like that feature on the Platypus bladders.

Oh yeah. I do indeed dork out on gear, and the magnet to attach it to the sternum strap of Osprey Packs' hydration series (Manta and Raptor packs) is pretty freaking cool!

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