Post by: troyspinetar on January 28, 2013, 02:41:31 PM
Post by: hirshey on January 28, 2013, 02:50:19 PM
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Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on January 28, 2013, 03:11:49 PM
Post by: kentrek on January 28, 2013, 03:19:13 PM
Post by: MLHSN on January 28, 2013, 03:42:44 PM
My platypus filter screws right to them also so that's a plus.
Post by: blacktailcody on January 28, 2013, 04:08:19 PM
Post by: Cylvertip on January 28, 2013, 04:12:43 PM
Post by: troyspinetar on January 28, 2013, 04:15:08 PM
i like both mine,i keep em inside of a sealskin sock for added protection an most importantly insulation,i hate frozen water bottles...im really hoping they never spring a leak like mentioned above
I saw on the website you can get a pouch for the bladder to fit it. It almost looks like neoprene? Not sure. They say it helps for insulation.
Post by: kentrek on January 28, 2013, 04:23:36 PM
i like both mine,i keep em inside of a sealskin sock for added protection an most importantly insulation,i hate frozen water bottles...im really hoping they never spring a leak like mentioned above
I saw on the website you can get a pouch for the bladder to fit it. It almost looks like neoprene? Not sure. They say it helps for insulation.
i like the idea of having an extra pair of socks for when i get in a bad situation,might as well have a multi use item :tup:
id def recommend adding some insulation tho,even in the hot weather its nice for keep your water just a hair colder alil longer.. its the little things that count :twocents:
Post by: MLHSN on January 28, 2013, 04:43:11 PM
In the winter, instead of insulating, I put the bladder in my pack (in my sweatshirt if it's real cold) against my back. The heat I generate while moving keeps it from freezing. I also put the drink tube down my shirt sleeve to keep it from freezing. This has worked for me down to 0 degrees.
Post by: troyspinetar on January 28, 2013, 07:27:06 PM
Post by: Mudman on January 28, 2013, 07:35:23 PM
Post by: kentrek on January 28, 2013, 07:39:21 PM
Call me crazy, but in the summer I don't mind my water getting warm. If you are trying to keep hydrated in hot weather, warm water actually hydrates you more. If it's freezing cold, your body has to adjust and you just pee more out instead of obsorbing the water into your system. It doesn't sound very pleasant, but I figure everytime I fill up at a creek I'm going to chug a bunch and get my fill of cool water then. The rest of the trip is for hydrating.
In the winter, instead of insulating, I put the bladder in my pack (in my sweatshirt if it's real cold) against my back. The heat I generate while moving keeps it from freezing. I also put the drink tube down my shirt sleeve to keep it from freezing. This has worked for me down to 0 degrees.
your crazy :tup: idk it could be just me but on about day 9 or 10 being spiked out in 80-90 deg heat theres nothing better than cold water and sugar..i think we all have lil mental "feel goods" that helps keeps us mentally in-check...
Post by: MLHSN on January 28, 2013, 08:49:34 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 28, 2013, 08:58:01 PM
Post by: kentrek on January 28, 2013, 10:26:32 PM
My mental "feel goods" involve a bath. I don't care if the lake is half frozen. I have to jump in and wash up. Feel like a new man after a few days of sweating. That pool at the bottom of Louis Creek falls up the Napeequa: Amazing.
last summer i packed in and stashed a solar shower at our only water source... :tup: