Designing Hydration Pack - Advice?
07-27-17, 11:29 PM
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Designing Hydration Pack - Advice?
I'm designing a new hydration pack and would love your advice. What features do you like and dislike? For example, does it need a spine protector? A removable pad? Are certain width straps too bulky or not supportive enough? Do you prefer bite valves or on/off valves? Are you a diehard lumbar pack fan? That kind of thing. Tell me Any. And. Every. Thing you like, dislike, recommend, or dissuade me from designing. Thanks a bunch!
07-28-17, 03:07 AM
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Washable.
Anything I wear on My back eventually gets well soaked in sweat and begins to smell.
Insulation.
Either only between bladder & body, or an optional full sleeve.
It's nice to have cool water - I sometimes start with the bladder half-frozen - but an ice pack against the back isn't comfy. And it warms up faster.
Winters I do the opposite. I start with warm water.
Insulated hose. Preferably kinda stiff, so it can be positioned.
Particularly for the backpack type, I like a bit of carrying capacity.
Enough to compensate for the Jersey pockets blocked by the backpack.
Perhaps couplers to piggy-back another pouch for extra carrying capacity.
For lumbar packs, carry capacity for what won't fit well in a Jersey pocket. Like a pump.
For winter use, some sort of hose drain valve would be nice, to keep the water from freezing in the hose.
Anything I wear on My back eventually gets well soaked in sweat and begins to smell.
Insulation.
Either only between bladder & body, or an optional full sleeve.
It's nice to have cool water - I sometimes start with the bladder half-frozen - but an ice pack against the back isn't comfy. And it warms up faster.
Winters I do the opposite. I start with warm water.
Insulated hose. Preferably kinda stiff, so it can be positioned.
Particularly for the backpack type, I like a bit of carrying capacity.
Enough to compensate for the Jersey pockets blocked by the backpack.
Perhaps couplers to piggy-back another pouch for extra carrying capacity.
For lumbar packs, carry capacity for what won't fit well in a Jersey pocket. Like a pump.
For winter use, some sort of hose drain valve would be nice, to keep the water from freezing in the hose.
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you should go look at an Osprey pack, they are an amazing feat of design. The thing that keeps the packs from overheating your back is really great. Have you ever used one? Why are you designing a pack, any novel features that you are bringing to a highly evolved product?
07-30-17, 07:40 AM
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you should go look at an Osprey pack, they are an amazing feat of design. The thing that keeps the packs from overheating your back is really great. Have you ever used one? Why are you designing a pack, any novel features that you are bringing to a highly evolved product?
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Why reinvent the wheel? Unless you think you are going to do something that hasn't already been done by Camelbak or Osprey.
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Must be able to DRY-BLADDER-OUT easy. Every one I have had needed some kind of spacer inserted to allow complete drying.
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