Which camelbak should I buy
05-08-06, 02:50 PM
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Which camelbak should I buy
Need to replace my Camelbak as my old hydration system bit the dust.
Looking at getting one that holds 100oz's.
Any suggestions as to what one I should get?
Never knew there was so many different Camelbak's.
Looking at getting one that holds 100oz's.
Any suggestions as to what one I should get?
Never knew there was so many different Camelbak's.
05-08-06, 02:58 PM
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Can't work in Ozs but do get a Camelback- Have tried a few alternatives but always settled back to my old Camel as more comfortable.
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100oz's = 3Litres
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Depending on how much extra gear you want to carry, the MULE or HAWG may be good choices. Most of the time, I am using the MULE.
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100 oz = approx. 3 litres.
I had a Camelbak but recently tried a Source bladder in my backpack. Then I got a Source brand bladder in a Deuter bag. It is awesome. No plastic taste.
This is the one I got: Deuter Race hydration pack
I had a Camelbak but recently tried a Source bladder in my backpack. Then I got a Source brand bladder in a Deuter bag. It is awesome. No plastic taste.
This is the one I got: Deuter Race hydration pack
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Originally Posted by MillCreek
Depending on how much extra gear you want to carry, the MULE or HAWG may be good choices. Most of the time, I am using the MULE.
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I can't make a recommendation from personal experience but my son just picked up the Mule last week and used it for the first time in the NYC Bike Tour yesterday. He said that his water was just as cold when the tour ended as it was when he started...and no aftertaste.
05-08-06, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingscotsman
Never knew there was so many different Camelbak's.
Black32oz's weren't out yet....
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
Me too, until I started looking for a replacement. When I bought my very first Camelbak, they had only two choices, black/70oz and black/70oz..... Black32oz's weren't out yet....
Black32oz's weren't out yet....
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Originally Posted by cyccommute
Look at the Blowfish. It has nearly the space of the HAWG when you need it and is more compact than the MULE when you don't.
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So the vote so far seems to be for the blowfish, seen it for $59.99, so methinks that is the way I will be going.
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I own 2 camelbaks, and I don't recomend them. If you don't mind camoflage, the quality, comfort, and unconditional lifetime warranty of Badlands packs far excede anything offered by Camelbak. I have had to jury rig my Camelbaks because they broke and Camelbak sure as hell won't fix them. That was just from regular use riding after a couple of years.
After 4 years of very hard use going hunting, touring, and lugging around an inhuman amount of test books (which it did very well supporting my back with its precision design and heavy duty straps), my Badlands daypack needed repairs. The nice lady on the phone at their factory in Salt Lake City seemed downright joyful at how well there product had served me, and instructed me to ship it to them and they would fix everything. She also told me that the receipt I saved could be tossed because they don't care if your the 1st owned of the 15th, they have an unconditional you break it we fix it warranty for the lifetime of the product. Bar none BadLands makes the best packs with the best warranty in the buisness.
https://www.badlandspacks.com/productdetail.php
After 4 years of very hard use going hunting, touring, and lugging around an inhuman amount of test books (which it did very well supporting my back with its precision design and heavy duty straps), my Badlands daypack needed repairs. The nice lady on the phone at their factory in Salt Lake City seemed downright joyful at how well there product had served me, and instructed me to ship it to them and they would fix everything. She also told me that the receipt I saved could be tossed because they don't care if your the 1st owned of the 15th, they have an unconditional you break it we fix it warranty for the lifetime of the product. Bar none BadLands makes the best packs with the best warranty in the buisness.
https://www.badlandspacks.com/productdetail.php
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Originally Posted by flyingscotsman
So the vote so far seems to be for the blowfish, seen it for $59.99, so methinks that is the way I will be going.
