Camelbak
06-16-20, 10:23 AM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 872
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 357 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 136 Times
in
82 Posts
Camelbak
Does anyone use a Camelbak on their ride? I saw one guy today that had one. The thing was so bright (In color.) I could see it 1/2 block away.
06-16-20, 10:37 AM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: ATX
Posts: 637
Bikes: CO-OP ADV 3.1 aka Beeftank (stolen, RIP), State All-Road
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 96 Post(s)
Liked 144 Times
in
75 Posts
People look down on them, but they are extremely handy. Especially in hot climates. I put the bladder in a frame bag so I don’t have something on my back though.
06-16-20, 12:38 PM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: northern Deep South
Posts: 8,891
Bikes: Fuji Touring, Novara Randonee
Mentioned: 36 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2594 Post(s)
Liked 1,922 Times
in
1,206 Posts
Not for commuting, but they're handy for long rural rides. I can finish my commute (45 minutes) with just one water bottle.
06-16-20, 01:45 PM
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: South shore, L.I., NY
Posts: 6,857
Bikes: Flyxii FR322, Cannondale Topstone, Miyata City Liner, Specialized Chisel, Specialized Epic Evo
Mentioned: 18 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3221 Post(s)
Liked 2,043 Times
in
1,169 Posts
I use it when mt. biking as I don't get crud on the bite valve the way I do on a bottle.
I don't typically use it on a road ride unless I'm uncertain where the water breaks are or I need to carry more then 2 bottles worth.
I never use it commuting as my commute has water fountains along a board walk in NYC where I can re-fill a bottle.
I don't typically use it on a road ride unless I'm uncertain where the water breaks are or I need to carry more then 2 bottles worth.
I never use it commuting as my commute has water fountains along a board walk in NYC where I can re-fill a bottle.
06-16-20, 02:08 PM
#5
Disco Infiltrator
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Folsom CA
Posts: 13,446
Bikes: Stormchaser, Paramount, Tilt, Samba tandem
Mentioned: 72 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3126 Post(s)
Liked 2,102 Times
in
1,366 Posts
Yes. At least when I take the MTB, which has a frame bag where bottles would go. I’m on my 2nd Blowfish. First one got melted by motorcycle exhaust or I’d probably still have it. I usually leave my laptop at work but if I have to carry it home I leave the Camel there.
__________________
Genesis 49:16-17
Genesis 49:16-17
06-16-20, 02:54 PM
#6
Senior Member
I have one but stopped using it. I drink a HUGE amount of water on long hot humid days and need something other than two cages between refill spots. I just went to carrying the equivalent amount or even more than would fit in the bladder in regular bottles in the backpack. Easier to fill, more flexible in what I can carry, and cleaning/replacing/refilling random bottles is much easier and quicker. I don't miss the convenient drinking tube either. I place my active bottles in the regular cages and pull them out while riding as needed and swap or refill them with full bottles out of the backpack. Not against it but if I'm carrying something on my back for the long haul, I want more flexibility.
Last edited by u235; 06-16-20 at 07:52 PM.
