I'm sick of messing around with bottles where I have to keep taking my backpack on and off so I'm looking for a drinking bladder.
What makes are any good and what can I expect to pay?
I'd go for a camelback version. The ex military ones seem pretty good value compared to the normal ones.
You can get a three litre one at britisharmysurplus for a tenner.
I hear great things about source widepak ones. Supposed to be cheap but great quality. Colswolds sell them starting at £15ish.
These boys are very good on gear you need.
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I've a camelback ltr and i'm going back to the bottle my always leaks.
I have a widepak source and it's awesome. Very reasonably priced too.
Are they heavy to carry ?
Only a couple of grams for the bladder. The water is 1kg a litre though.
Half the pro action, not to bad :)
I hate them. mine exploded on the side of nevis and that was the final straw i swore I'd never use one again, went to cotswold after and got the total opposite a 1lt sigg, and I love it. even used it on the mmm. plus if I get too cold at night fire some hot water in it, and bamm toasty feet! plus an old dented sigg makes you look hard as nails on the hills!
I have a Sigg too but I like that I can drink from the bladder without having to dig a bottle out of the side pockets of the rucksack (which I can never reach without taking it off)
I'd rather spend the time hooking it out of the ruck that having all your gear soaked and running out of water.
IME They are good at what they do, perfect for biking or running. But for walking I prefer bottles as I know exactly how much I have are easily fillable and unlikely to burst
I'd rather spend the time hooking it out of the ruck that having all your gear soaked and running out of water.Quote from: ulsterwalker on September 25, 2009, 01:37:31 PM
IME They are good at what they do, perfect for biking or running. But for walking I prefer bottles as I know exactly how much I have are easily fillable and unlikely to burst
What they said.
Ill do the bottle thing n all. ;)
Quote from: jonno on September 25, 2009, 09:03:29 AM
I have a Sigg too but I like that I can drink from the bladder without having to dig a bottle out of the side pockets of the rucksack (which I can never reach without taking it off)
just get your mate to get it out for ya, that way you dont have to stop at all! you can get a conversion thing to give a sigg a bladder-esque drinking tube but i dunno how good they are.