Water-filled Platypus? (Hiking/Walking Equipment in general)

Member Name: yosch

Product:	Hiking/Walking Equipment in general
Date:	25/04/01 (234 review reads)
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Advantages: Bendy WaterHoldy Technology!

Disadvantages: Not quite as tough as a rigid bottle

I have used Platypus waterbags for about three years now. I bought my first one (2.4L) because I needed to carry more water than I could hold with just two 1L Sigg bottles. Platypus bags look quite insubstantial when compared to other similar products like Ortlieb waterbags. I think that for the price difference, even if your platypus breaks after a couple of years you will have to have broken about three of them to make up the cost of one ortlieb. I have found them to be very resilient (I have actually used a full Platypus as a pillow, although I spent the whole night waking and checking to see if my head was wet, which it wasn’t). When empty they collapse into a very small space and can be rolled up and squished into any gaps you may have in your rucksack. I currently own two 2.4L bags and an excellent drinking tube attachments, which I found to indispensable in Spain last summer. Platypus bags are available in a range of sizes from 0.5L to 2.4L for the ‘normal’ style bottles but there is a range of other types of similar carriers available up to 6L for the largest ‘water tank’ model.
Another good feature of these bags is that they can be frozen or boiled if required.
I still own some rigid water bottles (Sigg bottles) which I like because they are almost indestructible but, for larger capacity I want something which won’t waste loads of space in my bag when it’s empty.

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