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Camelbak UnBottle 2 Litre

Camelbak UnBottle 2 Litre
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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 7
RRP: £25
Year: 2002

Description: Simply slip the UnBottle into your favourite compatible pack. Has OMEGA access port, Big Bite valve and HydroLock. 2 ltr capacity.

REVIEWS

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Dave Gardiner

Posted: 26/08/02

'SUPERB'

Strengths:
Insulated and easy to fill.

Weaknesses:
A bit of a bugger to clean and dry if you d'ont want to spend £20 on the cleaning kit

Overall:
I ahd aPlatypus 1.8 and as soon as I dropped it, it split. the unbottles insulation protects the resevoir.

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Dave hudson

Posted: 27/08/02

'LEAKY!'

Strengths:
Insulated and fab bite valve

Weaknesses:
Omega access port leaks after a while

Overall:
Was good for the first 12 months. Now leaking and soaked my climbing gear and spare clothes yesterday. Fortunately have spare platypus which still works fine after 3 years.

Performance		60%
Reliability		20%
Value		40%

Overall Rating

40%

Rowan Edwards

Posted: 28/08/02

'BETTER THAN A PLATYPUS!'

Strengths:
Keeps stuff warm, keeps stuff cool, simple. I went for the 3litre version, which means I have the spare capacity if I need it. The D rings mean i can strap it almost anyway on my pack if I'm carrying lots of gear.

Weaknesses:
Cleaning the resivor is ok but as with all these bottles cleaning the tubes a pig. I bought a Camelpak tube cleaning brush but it wasn't up to thier normal build quality. The dryer is definantly worth having.

Overall:
The best hydration system around, built ot last and you feel really smug as you watch your mates struggle to reach their bottles from their packs.

Performance		80%
Reliability		100%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

87%

mark Ravensdale

Posted: 25/02/03

'MORE ROBUST THAN MY PLATY BIGZIP'

Strengths:
Easy to fill,
Great bite valve,
Nice padded/insulated cover,
Hydrolock is a great idea too !
And generally much more workmanlike than my platy big-zip 2L.

Weaknesses:
Could be a bugger to get dried if i hadn't got the drier device/thingy,
Also, The tube is hard to remove from the bottom of the bladder (If you don't remove it then the tube cleaning device only goes 2/3rds the way along the tube from the bit valve side !)

Overall:
I got my Unbottle 2 litre a couple of weeks ago after having had a platypuss 2 litre bigzip after only 4-5 months of light use start leaking from the seam near where the tube exits the bladder (Surely this must be a design fault as all the wieght of the full bladder is on this section and as such it tends to get bent/kinked)
Also i have found the bitevalve to pass more water than the one on my ex bigzip, I have also found the hydrolock to be a godsend as i usually carry a very expensive camera and lens combo around my neck and knowing that the water is shut of 100 percent offers a little more peice of mind !
Also the cover that comes with the unbottle is a good idea (I reccon it should keep my water colder for longer come the long hot days of the british summertime (Yer i wish !!!)It should also offer quite a bit of protection for the bladder against those nasty pointy things that lurk in my alpamayo !
Altogether i feel the unbottle offers a more robust system for carrying water on the go than my ex play bigzip did

Well done CAMELBAK !!!

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

93%

Eric Smith

Posted: 15/12/03

'JUST RIGHT'

Strengths:
Easy access; locking bite-valve; insulated cover; customer service; they stop children whingeing.

Weaknesses:
Nothing that any other hydration system doesn't have.

Overall:
I bought this to replace my unbreakable 1.8 Platypus which broke when I dropped a frozen one on to a concrete floor. I must have unwittingly bought an old, original-design Unbottle in the US in the summer, as after I came back home I bought two more and noticed that the new cap is now attached permanently to the bottle. I eventually noticed that my first one leaked, and after examining the old and new caps, I saw that the first one has a couple of gaps in the plastic next to the o-ring seal. Well peeved, I e-mailed Camelbak in the US, and after an almost real-time exchange of e-mails, they promptly sent out a whole new reservoir with a decent cap and fancy new tube. Can't get better service than that! The Unbottle is a big improvement on the Platypus, particularly because of the big opening, lockable bite-valve and insulated cover, but then it is nearly twice the price. As is so often the case, buy cheap, buy twice. As an aside, I find hydration packs an absolute Godsend for going into the hills with children. A couple of years ago, I bought two Hydrobaks for my young girls and in one fell swoop stopped forever the constant refrain of "Stop, I need a drink"! Now they're a bit bigger, then can carry their own rucksacks, which is why they're now using Unbottles.

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

93%

Alex Wheeler

Posted: 14/02/05

'SILVERY GOODNESS WRAPPED UP IN WATER, OR THE OTHER WAY ROUND'

Strengths:
Strong! Insulated. Big cap that you can put yer mitts through. Silver ion inpregnated to stop mould (hydroguard). (locking bite valve). Flow rate. Tasteless

Weaknesses:
Hard to clean and dry, as are all hydration systems.

Overall:
Doesn't have the ability to stand up like platypus's but with the rack or a bent coat hanger the problem is solved.

Stronger than any other system - the insulation helps prevent sharp objects wreaking havoc.

The silver ion inpregnations is brilliant - stays mould free longer than any other system.

The locking valve is a must - stops all self-created bogs at stops and in the back of cars!

Tasteless full stop.

Better than any other system (and I have been through almost every brand!)

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

93%

Toxic Sherlock

Posted: 20/09/05

'OK BUT LEAKY'

Strengths:
Slim, fits in any sac.

Weaknesses:
"Omega" opening leaks. Overpriced - It's a placky bag for chrissakes. Winter insulation kit is useless - still freezes.

Overall:
Better than a water bottle for summer, but you need to keep it upright or your sac will get wet from the leaky "Omega" opening.

Performance		60%
Reliability		20%
Value		40%

Overall Rating

40%

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