Bladder or bottle

Daryl · Posted: 12/12/2003, 1:31 pm Post subject: Bladder or bottle

Are you traditional water bottle hiker or are you a camelback style water bladder hiker?
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cactuscat · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 459 Location: Phoenix

I always use my Camelbak - sometimes a Platypus or Nalgene bottle as well.

CatValet · Posted: 12/12/2003, 4:52 pm Post subject:

Although I voted for bottles, I use both. On a multi-day hike I tend to distrust the bladder, cause they can leak or fail easier than my lexan nalgenes...

Shihiyea · Joined: 20 Oct 2003 Posts: 1135

I carry my bladder and a bottle (have had too many bladders break or leak on me). Mary

plummer150 · Posted: 12/12/2003, 5:22 pm Post subject: re:

I'll stick to my olde school water bottle for hikes.
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maryphyl · Posted: 12/12/2003, 6:06 pm Post subject:

I take bottles. I line my pack with a huge garbage bag ane after it is packed I put the bottles on the outside of the bag. I use as many quart bottles as I need instead of one big one so if one should leak I still have water.
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Canyon Dweller · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO

I use the 1.5 liter Aquafina water bottles. I have 2 outer pockets on my pack I put them in so they don't take up any room in my pack. If its a long hike I'll take an extra one. Never seen the point in any other type of water bottle being nalgene or any other high quality bottle. Also don't really feel that I need a bladder.
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snick33 · Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 67 Location: Scottsdale Arizona

Water bottles to freeze in the summer, and bladders in the winter for ease of use. My claim to fame is carrying way too much water, I mean way too much. Two gallons for a 1/2 day hike in the summer, one gallon in the winter. A friend once told me I carried enough for shower.
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Shawn · Posted: 12/12/2003, 7:44 pm Post subject:

MSR bladder user, and the world is a far better place for it!
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Trishness · Posted: 12/12/2003, 7:46 pm Post subject:

I carry both. My Camelbak has a 70 oz bladder and on shorter hikes I'll take that plus a few extra bottles. On longer hikes (and in hotter temps) I take my 1.5 platypus in addition to the bladder and an extra bottle or two.

That might be overkill but I learned my lesson this summer in Garden Valley when I ran out of water.

Trish
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Hikngrl · Posted: 12/13/2003, 7:48 am Post subject:

I use my camel back bladder for an average hike, if it is qn epic or something real long I add extra bottles.... I like to have something with taste for the extra bottles.... I need a good eletrolyte replacement to use and have not yet found one I like... Well I tried one that Gabriele uses and I like that one because it has very little taste actually. Mostly it is not real sweet, that's what I hate about most of the ones I have tried.

Gabriele, hows about posting the name of your electrolyte replacement.... so I can go find some, or when will you be ordering again?
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snick33 · Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 67 Location: Scottsdale Arizona

Speaking of water, it makes me thristy when I hike. It's as if it drys out my mouth.
Dr. Thor Heyerdahl talked about this in one of his books. His solution was adding sea water to thier drinking water. Does this happen to others? or is it just me. Sports drinks don't seem to do this by the way.
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Tom Treks · Gear Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3347

Man. All this talk about bladders...

Got's to go PP now. Thanks a lot...

Tom Treks · Gear Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3347

On a serious note... I bring a Platypus bottle along too on the arduous hikes. Picked up a "nifty" water filter adapter for them too.

azhiker96 · Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1419

I had a blackburn that I bought on sale. It worked okay but I haven't replaced the bladder since the old one gave out in the canyon. Happily I had water bottles with me. That's my standard, recycled Ozarka or Aquafina one liter and 1.5 liter bottles. They weigh next to nothing empty and their cheap. Plus, I don't feel bad carving them up to make a dog water dish. Also, when empty they can be compressed to take up little room in the pack. :)