 Hi! I am going on a 5 days trip and need to get some form of hydration system into my backpack as well. I have been looking at all these discussion about platys & camels but I am not quite sure, what to use best, if it needs to be squeezed in with my other luggage or to be attached to the outside (on 65l rucksack). Thought of a 2 litre version Any suggestions?
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 Much of a muchness really. If I were you, I'd hot-foot it down to Aldis and pick up a rucksack with bladder for £9.99. You can use the bladder in any rucksack.
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But how about getting squashed???
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It'll be full of water!!
In a rucksack with a bladder compartment, it's still compressed by the contents of the main sack - usually between those contents and your back.
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argh... I seem to miss something important - Ok - just to recap -
you suggest that I buy a hydration rucksack with a bladder inside and then squeeze the whole small rucksack into the big rucksack? Please correct me if I got that wrong!!!
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Oops!
The bladder will come out and can be tucked inside your normal rucksack.
For contingency (and I do this anyway) use a rucksack liner and make sure the bladder is outide it.
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 The Aldi bladder, and I have two that I have had for over two years and they are still going great is cheaper than buying one elsewhere even with the small rucksack it comes with.
The rucksac is just a bonus freebee cos most bladders cost about £15 anyway.
If you do want to spend more on a branded bladder then I would recomend one with an antibacterial coating.
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call me blind or impatient but could this be that ALDI doesn't have any hydration systems on offer at the moment...? If correct, are there any other options???
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 The may have meant the Lidl Hydration sackA current special, which started yesterday. Get down and have a look. £10. If there aren't any left, try your local Tesco Extra, who I believe are also selling cheap hydration packs. If not, look at any of the regulars, Camelback, Platypus, Ortlieb, MSR. I think they're all much of a muchness. Or just carry some PET bottles. They come with free water or fizzy pop in them ;-)
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Oops! Should have been Lidl
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a lot of rucksacks now are bladder compatable
which means thereis a pocket at the back of the rucksack to fit the bladderin and a small hole for the tube to poke through
i was in lidl today and they had quite a few left
you will probably see the same ones on ebay
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 nice one simonx
I've just got one of the lidl packs; looks to be spot on.
If you can't get hold of one, I've heard good things about the Decathlon bladders. they're generally cheaper than Platypus/Camelbak
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 Yup get down to Lidl before theyre all gone.
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Hi everybody! Thanks for the Lidl tip. I put it on my list to watch out for as they were all sold out... And thanks for the alternative, Simonx - but apologies I might decline - slightly mmmh unpractical...
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 Just go out and buy a Source bladder, the one with the braided hose cover or a Platypus Big Zip. And buy a 3 litre one, you don't have to fill it, but if you've got a long hot day a head and no refill point you can only get 2 litres of water in a 2 litre bladder.
I don't mention Camelbak because I think the taste of plastic.
The Source one has a partial cover on it and will be better protected in your sack, it's also got a hanging loop attached.
Th Platy is good too, but has to go in a sleeve, you can't hang the new ones.
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 I second the vote for the Source. I have a 3 litre one and it is excellent. Mine folds over and seals with a plastic thing that slides on. Very tidy. No taste of plastic either, unlike my camelbak.
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Fantastic! I have seen them before and liked them quite a lot... and the price is more or less the same to other brands. Hence, my plan - I get that one and should Lidl have some on offer @ some point - there is my ersatz bag. Oh great - thanks so much!
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 Camelbak here. Never had any problems with taste or leaking bladders. Tried Platypus and found that the fold points can weaken and also in colder weather it can go brittle.
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