Great Ski Pack

By Ski-AtaC Ranked #138 - Hydration Packs - Large June 23, 2010

I bought an '05 Blowfish for a Yosemite trip and it has been pulling ski duty ever since. But it is getting old so I've been looking around for the hot spare. Verdict is an '11 Blowfish. (Don't like the '10 color options)

I only ski with the Blowfish "closed" and would never consider otherwise. When I go down I go down hard. Even so the 720ci is more than enough to carry multi-tool, med/sewing kit, 50' rescue cord, power bars, spare hat, spare gloves and such. You get the pict. And here is where it earns 5stars. When it's time to hike to the top, or get back to the resort after going to far, I open it up and have room to stow my outer layers. No strapping to the outside where snow can collect with this design.

What makes this a great ski pack is the low profile and lack of straps. Straps dangle and chair lifts love to take them for a ride. Plus the blowfish has individually sewed back pads. No snow to collect in a big mesh pocket while tumbling in deep powder. And that also allowed my to remove the middle pads for more comfort on the pew like chair lifts. A must do ski modification.

All in all I like the '05 model over the '10. But compared to the other models out there (including Osprey, NF and REI) it is still my winner.

Hope this helped...

View Details: CamelBak BlowFish Hydration Pack - 732-1037cu in

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