Pick a hydration pack, any pack

Bottles should work fine for so amenable a locale. YMMV

"Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott"
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| and I could use a recommendation on which might best suit
| my needs for a 300-mile five-day trip up the coast of
| North Carolina. We'll be going this coming July and I
| expect it to be hot and humid.
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| Any of these models notably better than the others? Any
| to avoid.
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| Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 VW Type 2 -- the
| Wonderbus (AKA the Saunabus in summer) KG6RCR

Doug Huffman said:

Bottles should work fine for so amenable a locale. YMMV

As in, pop into any of a number of friendly and convenient
Kwik-E-Marts for a cold bottle of sports drink?
--
Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott

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"Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott"
<[email hidden]> wrote in
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| and I could use a recommendation on which might best suit my needs for a
| 300-mile five-day trip up the coast of North Carolina. We'll be going
| this coming July and I expect it to be hot and humid.
|
| Any of these models notably better than the others? Any to avoid.
|
| --
| Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
| 71 VW Type 2 -- the Wonderbus (AKA the Saunabus in summer)
| KG6RCR

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 VW Type 2 -- the Wonderbus (AKA the Saunabus in summer)
KG6RCR

On Wed, 19 May 2004 15:36:06 -0700, "Mike Rocket J. Squirrel
Elliott" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Doug Huffman said:

Bottles should work fine for so amenable a locale. YMMV

As in, pop into any of a number of friendly and convenient
Kwik-E-Marts for a cold bottle of sports drink?

I'd say buy the $1 gallon of water and refill all your
bottles, as well as tanking yourself on it as much as you
can, then discard the rest. If you like sports drinks, carry
a supply of powder mix and mix it in. I cringe at how much
it would cost to buy 20-ounce bottles of sports drink, not
to mention being at the mercy of whichever brand a given
store has.

I would probably have four or more bottles on the bike,
and/or a bike-mounted hydration system; a backpack is
uncomfortable for long road rides. Zefal Magnum bottles hold
32 oz and fit normal cages.
--
Rick Onanian

I have a Camelbak Rocket that I like to use on longer rides.
Water bottles are great, but I find it easier to drink from
the Camelbak. The Lobo is the next size up from the Rocket
in cargo capacity. It has a 70 oz bladder, which is about as
much weight as I like to carry on my back (I tried one with
a 100 oz bladder and it was burdensome). 70 oz good for at
least a couple of hours even in hot weather. When I expect
to need more than one water bottle, I prefer a Camelbak.
When I do a really long ride, I will have water in my
Camelbak and sports drinks in my water bottles.

Hope this helps.

Joel

On 20 May 2004 00:40:20 GMT, [email hidden] (Joel Solomon)

Quoted message said:

I have a Camelbak Rocket that I like to use on longer
rides. Water bottles are great, but I find it easier to
drink from the Camelbak. The Lobo is the next size up from
the Rocket in cargo capacity. It has a 70 oz bladder, which
is about as much weight as I like to carry on my back (I
tried one with a 100 oz bladder and it was burdensome). 70
oz good for at least a couple of hours even in hot weather.
When I expect to need more than one water bottle, I prefer
a Camelbak. When I do a really long ride, I will have water
in my Camelbak and sports drinks in my water bottles.

Last year I bought a Camelbak Mule (100 oz.) when they were
on sale at Performance. Although I've ridden for years with
bottles I found I got used to the Mule really quickly. In
addition to using it for touring I also found it ideal for
day hikes. It has enougn capacity for snacks, lunch, rain
gear, etc.

While the Mule isn't on the sale list, the Lobo looks
quite similar.

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Or frame-mounted traditional water bottles.

"Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott"
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| Doug Huffman wrote:
| > Bottles should work fine for so amenable a locale. YMMV
|
| As in, pop into any of a number of friendly and convenient
| Kwik-E-Marts for a cold bottle of sports drink?
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| Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott
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