What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
Bite valve is easy to fill and easy to clean. Comes with a magnetic clip/holder so you can attach one part to your chest strap and the other is on the small drinking tube.
To summarise, this is an excellent product. I am sure it will prove to be durable and will be well used. Plus carrying an extra litre of h2o is no hardship.
The hoses are excellent, connecting and disconnecting are straightforward. This is great as you don't have a hose flopping about. I also like the sternum strap magnet, which keeps the hose from flopping. No spills or difficulties when using the hose d... Read More
Fits snugly yet comfortably in a salomon trail 10 rucksack. Magnetic clasp is great. Fits well in all 3 of my rucksacks.
Cons
Over-engineered on this. This makes it no more durable than ones that sell for a third of the price or less. It seems they have a design flaw.
The hydration pack is divided into 3 sections therefore, it is hard to clean each compartment. There is always water residue left inside, which later can result in algae. The bite valve has a plastic piece inside it, therefore you cannot fully bite it... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Pricey alright but the quality is outstanding
For years i have avoided hydration bags as the always seemed as if they would burst or leak but as i started hiking further and... Read More
Price
Only minor issue is it expands narrowly not wide so it takes up more room than expected in a 36l daysack however that’s the pri... Read More
Competitiveness
The hydraulics system is way easier and no doubt will be a doddle with gloves or mitts
A bit of a plasticky taste as expected but nothing too bad
Overview
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easy, clean, great, good and plastic. - Our AI detects a high amount of irrelevant reviews for this listing. A number of the reviews included in this product may belong to other variations, editions or versions that may not be representative of the current product being sold.
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- This product had a total of 3,892 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 26 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Very good not the cheapest but sometimes you get what you pay for
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Overall the design is well thought out
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My issue is that it failed soon two months after purchase
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Where the builtin hose attaches to the pouch a leak developed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It soaked some of the contents of my daysack which i was not pleased about
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This was after no more than a dozen times being used
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Updateim increasing the stars from 2 to 4 4 due to the failure of the reservoir
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I made contact with ospreys customer service who didnt hesitate to replace to defective reservoir
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