"Nice pack, finally tried it out on a 20 mile train run." - Review of The North Face Hammerhead Hydration Pack

So I had been looking at getting a hydration backpack for a while, but I didn't really need one and since nicer ones set you back at least like $70 or so, I waited. I lucked out and saw the Hammerhead on the site, so I figured that was a good deal. I also have a The North Face Neutron backpack that I use day to day and I like it a lot. I run trails, usually once a week, but most of the time I just use a hand-held water bottle because I can fill up at a few drinking fountains, and most of the time my runs are around 10 miles, so more storage and fluid isn't totally necessary. My running crew and I, however, planned a solid 20 miler, so I figured this was a good time to finally try out the hammerhead. I filled the bladder up about 2/3 of the way to keep the weight down some, and loaded up with some snacks for all of us. All in all, the pack did great. I had an issue with the hydration hose coming loose from the bladder, but only once, and otherwise having my hands free and my water readily available was nice. The pack held every thing with lots of room to spare, which is nice, although for a run I could probably do with something smaller. The pack sat really well on my back and didn't bounce around at all. My back got sweaty, sure, but it wasn't terrible.
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