Hydration Pack Advise?

Soni

Going on holiday in 2 weeks to Greece, I hired out a bike last year (not a good one) but this year I've made arrangements.in advance with a really good bike shop and have got a decent hybrid being delivered to my hotel for the 2 weeks.

I didn't have a water bottle last year, and rode a lot of mile all around the island, but this year want to be better prepared and was thinking of getting a hydration pack instead if keeeping stopping to get drinks and filling up bottles, but also one with enough room in it to fit a camera, swimming stuff I.e shorts, towel etc., so I can stop at beaches jump off the bike and go swimming.

Any recommendations on cheap decent hydration packs with plenty of room and a decent water carrying capacity?

Don't want to shell out a fortune but want one that is practical.

I've never used one before, are they comfortable?

coynie

http://www.sportsdirect.com/Browse.aspx ... =Hydration

nbuuifx

I've got a Camelbak 2L, but it hasn't got any room except a little pocket for keys and a bit of money. I've also got a Karrimor rucksack which has the pocket and hole for the bladder so I can pop the bladder out of the camelbak into there, it is however a little large - I only ever use it when carrying laptop etc, but then I don't need the hydration pack on those journeys. It would do the job perfectly for what you want though.

Personally I'd pop to sports direct and get the smallest one that you think you think you can get all your stuff in.

Just remembered the Tesco one got good reviews last year, think it was this one:

http://www.tesco.com/direct/tesco-hydra ... pageLevel=

6L capacity bag plus it comes with a 1.5L bladder - all for about the price of a bladder!

springtide9

I have the Tesco one listed above and although it's no Camelpak, it does the job. Great VFM.

andy46

I also have the Tesco one, I've had it for around 3 years and it's still going strong. Very good value for money and I'd say ideal for taking on holiday as I don't like taking items with me that are too expensive to replace.

Soni

Too bad that Tesco one isn't available, I would have had that, that's awesome for the price!!

apreading

Tesco seem to have an new version: http://www.tesco.com/direct/tesco-hydra ... d=215-1572

Soni

Can you buy the bladders and chuck em in any rucksack? Do the bladders come with all the pipes and stuff?

andy46

After somehow losing my Tesco bladder :roll: I got one of these from Mountain Warehouse and just popped it in the Tesco pack, really good quality.

http://cascadedesigns.com/en/platypus/h ... er/product

FunBus

Soni wrote:

Can you buy the bladders and chuck em in any rucksack? Do the bladders come with all the pipes and stuff?

You could do this, but like anything done on the cheap, it'd be a bit of a hash job. Most bladders come with the pipe and mouth piece, but hydro packs come with compartments to hold it (and keep it away from other bits in your bag) and they tend to fit better/be more comfortable than a normal rucksack when riding

andy46

This looks cheap enough

http://www.tesco.com/direct/tesco-hydra ... pageLevel=

FunBus

or this one, £15

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/hydration-pa ... 74681.html