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Re: Hydration system
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2010 »
Used my gelert scramble today not the best of straps or buckles etc but it done the job and I think I will be buying a more substantial one in the future . Walked from carrick little binnian to brandy pad and had drunk 2l by beg . I then was using my sig bottles as I had sucked bladder dry . Only things I can say is the taste is like licking a surcical swab it was vile but sucking on mints while drinking took the edge of the taste . Pack was light and being 22l I did not carry have the stuff I never use. Handy part was bladder was in seperate compartment so I had no worries about stuffing keys etc into backpack   
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Re: Hydration system
« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2010 »
Not bad bit of kit esp. if it comes with the bladder. This one?



I'm told that the plastic taste goes away after a while...some stuff here about removing the taste.
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Re: Hydration system
« Reply #17 on: June 04, 2010 »
I gave mine a good rinsing and then left it overnight with some purification tabs in. Took a few uses but eventually it didn't taste the water.
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Re: Hydration system
« Reply #18 on: June 04, 2010 »
Yes chuck that's the one and it comes with bladder delivered to door for £24 and mine is the stealth grey colour :)

will give that ago today J if that fails I might rinse it out with a bottle of gin as that taste I can live with .



P.S do u guys live the life of Riley or your jobs just that easy you can stalk the net during the day ;) 
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Re: Hydration system
« Reply #19 on: June 04, 2010 »
Helps to be a professional nerd :)

Where did you get the bag+bladder for £24 inc del?

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Yes chuck that's the one and it comes with bladder delivered to door for £24 and mine is the stealth grey colour :)

will give that ago today J if that fails I might rinse it out with a bottle of gin as that taste I can live with .



P.S do u guys live the life of Riley or your jobs just that easy you can stalk the net during the day ;) 
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Re: Hydration system
« Reply #20 on: June 04, 2010 »
:) nerd you got an ipad yet

I got it from fleabay but this one is £25 delivered next day
http://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?aid=270576962996&sv=Gelert%20scramble&emvcc=0

hope the link works never tried one from iPhone
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Re: Hydration system
« Reply #21 on: June 04, 2010 »
Heh, proper nerd here - hate Apple and ALL of their toys ;) I do have a few ipods but don't tell anyone ;)

Do you know what type of bladder is in the bag?

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:) nerd you got an ipad yet

I got it from fleabay but this one is £25 delivered next day
http://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?aid=270576962996&sv=Gelert%20scramble&emvcc=0

hope the link works never tried one from iPhone
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Re: Hydration system
« Reply #22 on: June 04, 2010 »
It's a gelert 2L performance hydration pouch , I will try and put up a pic if you want after I get the housework done :( staying  in the bosses good books . Building up my brownie points :)
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Re: Hydration system
« Reply #23 on: June 04, 2010 »
I'm surprised there is a bad taste from the bladder.  The Source packs I've used have never caused any change to the taste of the water.  They do advertise being "taste free" and I'd say this is pretty justified.

I actually use a Source rucksack as well.  I've no idea the spec of it, as they dont seem to sell it any more, but I got it for a bargain price a good few years ago and I've used it regularly for mountain biking and hiking.  Best of all it has the hydration sleeve on the outside of the pack, so you can easily get the bladder in/out without having to empty the contents of your rucksack.  I guess it pays to buy a rucksack made by the people who make the bladders as they think about the design a bit more carefully.  That said, Jonno did give me a slagging for the pack having a "pen organiser" on the inside :P

Looking at the Source website they dont seem to sell the same range of packs any more.  There are some here on their online store though.  Camelback are the other renowned name, but I always thought the Source kit was better value for money and actually better designed.

I think some of the Sigg fans are right though - if you have a rucksack with side pockets that you can easily get a bottle into and out of then they are just as handy as using a bladder.  I used a 1 litre Sigg for the West Highland Way as my Golite rucksack has really good side pockets which were a lot handier than the internal bladder sleeve.  Also, when we stopped for lunch at a bar along the way it was a easier to ask the bar staff to fill up my Sigg than getting them to fiddle around with a hydration pouch!
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Re: Hydration system
« Reply #24 on: June 04, 2010 »
Quote from: suspectmonkey on June 04, 2010
I'm surprised there is a bad taste from the bladder.  The Source packs I've used have never caused any change to the taste of the water.  They do advertise being "taste free" and I'd say this is pretty justified.

some here on their online store though.  Camelback are the other renowned name, but I always thought the Source kit was better value for money and actually better designed.

maybe I was unlucky or I prob did not rinse it out enough but the taste was very bad especially when it was nearly empty. I filled it night before and kept it in fridge would this of caused it . Another handy thing with the rucksack it has a clip inside which I used for the car keys as I always panic 20 min or so about what pocket I put them in .
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Re: Hydration system
« Reply #25 on: June 04, 2010 »
Quote from: andyd on June 04, 2010
P.S do u guys live the life of Riley or your jobs just that easy you can stalk the net during the day ;)  
Little bit of Column A, little bit of Column B.  ;D

Quote from: suspectmonkey on June 04, 2010
Also, when we stopped for lunch at a bar along the way it was a easier to ask the bar staff to fill up my Sigg than getting them to fiddle around with a hydration pouch!
That's what I loved about the WHW: pubs/towns where located halfway through the day on every day...perfect for lunch stops (except towards the end where you walk through a forest, who's name escapes me).

Quote from: andyd on June 04, 2010
maybe I was unlucky or I prob did not rinse it out enough but the taste was very bad especially when it was nearly empty.
Same here, but I could be the same, I just rinsed my Camelback out with straight water before I used it...(keeping it in the fridge seems to be good advice...must take mine down off the garage wall when I get home  ::))
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