Originally Posted by
Takara
I remember "water on your back with a tube" schemes for runners back in the late 1970s, though it's true I never tried them or a Camelbak.
Sure, whatever works for you! Just don't think that it's "seven or eight pounds." It's a seven-or-eight-pound weight that you are doing one-inch reps with, up, down, and sideways, sixty cycles per minute, for ten hours.
If your body moves up, down, and sideways at 60 hertz, you are doing something wrong. I don't know about you but my upper body stays pretty still. My legs move at 60 to 90 hertz but not my shoulders.
Originally Posted by
Takara
I'm lazy and prefer to push that weight forward as efficiently as possible. I keep my water in bottles, in my panniers, with one out for drinking. Bet my water stays [cooler] insulated that way than yours does on your back!
I've used bottles for ages. I still use them. But nothing even comes close to the Camelbak. I've written several times about how I still had ice even after 6 to 8 hours. Even supposedly insulated bottles haven't come close.
Originally Posted by
Takara
As with all thing bike touring, I will be the first to concede that it's all about enjoying the experience and little to do with achieving efficiencies. So I'm glad if people enjoy touring with Camelbaks on.
Agreed.