 Topic Name: Running a bladder in frame bag?
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Reply #20 on: February 15, 2011, 08:42:33 AM
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trebor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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« Reply #20 on: February 15, 2011, 08:42:33 AM » |
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scrowl up to my picture of the baldder in the bag above. currently i have the quick disconnect installed between the bladder and the fill opening lid (it's not pictured - but imagine it there....). this alows me to zipper the bag shut and keep the disconnect free of trial debris. there is a problem.... i learned this weekend...... when the bladder is full and you disconnect.... the hose is short and water flows out because the hose end is at or below the water level inside the bladder. i'm going to dissassemble and move the disconnect up further toward the head tube. this will allow me to move the hose above the water level after filling and not have water fill my bag.... like this weekend. duh...  |
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Topic Name: Running a bladder in frame bag?
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Reply #21 on: February 15, 2011, 08:51:15 AM
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Village
Location: Austin, TX
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« Reply #21 on: February 15, 2011, 08:51:15 AM » |
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Ah, that's a good catch, Rob! I didn't think about water in the drinking tube flowing back into the frame bag. Would you pick the Nalgene Q/D fitting over Camelbak's offering, or are they about the same?  |
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Topic Name: Running a bladder in frame bag?
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Reply #22 on: February 15, 2011, 10:04:31 AM
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trebor
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« Reply #22 on: February 15, 2011, 10:04:31 AM » |
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i'm using the one's from Katadyn which i think may be the same as platypus. they work great. i have no experience with Camelbak's QD.
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Rob Roberts
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Reply #23 on: February 15, 2011, 10:06:23 AM
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trebor
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« Reply #23 on: February 15, 2011, 10:06:23 AM » |
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but i do like how they incorporated a shut off in the QD from your picture. i think i will use that for inspiration.
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Rob Roberts
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Reply #24 on: February 17, 2011, 03:34:29 AM
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Dave-W
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« Reply #24 on: February 17, 2011, 03:34:29 AM » |
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Here is a frame bag that looks interesting, with built in spots for water bladders. http://www.pcych.com/crosscountry.html
The only problem I see with it the design is that your knees may rub the bag if you ever stand up to climb. This bag may resolive the problem but is not available yet. http://www.pcych.com/performance.html
Has anyone ever used this frame bag? how well did it work? |
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Reply #25 on: February 17, 2011, 08:29:50 AM
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trebor
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Rob Roberts
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Reply #26 on: March 11, 2011, 06:08:51 AM
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sherpaxc
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« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2011, 06:08:51 AM » |
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So I went on my trip (the write up is on the bikepacking page) and had a fantastic time. I LOVED having the bladder in the frame pack. This is my first ever trip where my shoulders weren't killing me at the end of the trip. Also, my butt is usually extremely sore as well, I didn't have that at all! I totally attribute all this to having the water bladder in the frame bag. It was pretty cool to have a pack that got lighter and lighter as the days went on. I didn't have that moment where my pack was getting lighter, then I fill it back up with water and it get's heavy again. Pretty awesome.
The quick disconnect was pretty great. I bought some extra tubing from Home Depot to connect my filter directly to the hose on my Camelback.
I'm going to look at those Sawyer filters though. While I'm happy with my MSR pump, I'd like something less bulky. I'll start a new thread with that. Thanks so much for the help ya'll.
Oh yeah, and as an FYI, I was riding extremely technical terrain in places and the weight of the bladder in the frame bag never once screwed up my handling.
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Reply #27 on: March 13, 2011, 04:24:27 PM
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redtabby
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« Reply #27 on: March 13, 2011, 04:24:27 PM » |
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Do you have a picture of how your bladder-in-frame-bag system turned out? Nice trip report and excellent adventure by the way.
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Reply #28 on: March 16, 2011, 05:32:07 PM
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sherpaxc
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« Reply #28 on: March 16, 2011, 05:32:07 PM » |
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Sorry, I've been out of town. I'll try and post a pic either tonight or tomorrow.
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