Ammo9
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Post by Ammo9 on Feb 19, 2017 6:25:49 GMT 10
Back in the day I worked at Target. I think we returned every one we sold back then, mainly the bags splitting when they get filled up, put in a backpack and squeezed between gear and someones back and ruining all sorts of gear.
Couple years ago I bought one, I think it was Kmart, literally just for testing. The bag was stronger but the hose connection to bag was just friction attached and came off very easily.
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Post by mozzie101 on Feb 19, 2017 11:13:59 GMT 10
Back in the day I worked at Target. I think we returned every one we sold back then, mainly the bags splitting when they get filled up, put in a backpack and squeezed between gear and someones back and ruining all sorts of gear. Couple years ago I bought one, I think it was Kmart, literally just for testing. The bag was stronger but the hose connection to bag was just friction attached and came off very easily.Yep. Had that happen too and it was a good quality "Camel Back" brand. I try not to carry water in packs for the reason if they leak for any reason your gear gets wet and they are easier to refill when on the outside of a pack as well as general usage. |
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Post by Ammo9 on Feb 19, 2017 11:20:41 GMT 10
Camelbak use a push button release for their connections. The Camelbak ones I've been issued and bought myself haven't had that problem and the issued ones have genuinely been treated worse than I'd like to admit.
I've used them in a pouch on the back of a chest rig, just under the lid of a field pack or in the back of a daypack. Camelbak bladders on a chest rig, squished between my back and a 25kg field pack, haven't had an issue. Though it's not very comfortable and given the chance I'll slip the bladder out and put it in the top of the pack for any real distance.
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Post by mozzie101 on Feb 20, 2017 7:23:02 GMT 10
Camelbak use a push button release for their connections. The Camelbak ones I've been issued and bought myself haven't had that problem and the issued ones have genuinely been treated worse than I'd like to admit. I've used them in a pouch on the back of a chest rig, just under the lid of a field pack or in the back of a daypack. Camelbak bladders on a chest rig, squished between my back and a 25kg field pack, haven't had an issue. Though it's not very comfortable and given the chance I'll slip the bladder out and put it in the top of the pack for any real distance. The Bayonet fittings weren't the things to fail. It was that pesky little "O" ring in the lid that decided to live somewhere else which caused the leaking of H2O into a piece of expensive electronic equipment. Woops.  Hence the no more water in the pack from now on. |
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Post by Ammo9 on Feb 20, 2017 12:37:46 GMT 10
Bugger... well that's the safe option.
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