Hydration bottle

We all know how important it is to stay hydrated while hiking/biking/etc. and I have found that a hydration pack to be instrumental in my ability to drink adequately during an activity. For the majority of our trips we recommend hydration packs, but the problem comes in when you are camping and you want to brush your teeth, or just have a bottle of water to drink at meal time. It gets sort of silly to sip out of the hose all the time, and while you certainly can bring an extra bottle, it does require remembering the bottle and packing an extra item.

Recently on my Caribbean Sea Kayak trip, however, a woman arrived with a hydration hose system that attached to a Camelbak polycarbonate water bottle. She could attach the hands free bottle adaptor to have a hose to drink from while hiking. Then while in camp, or around town, she could put the lid on the water bottle and have something easy to drink from other times. In addition, she didn't need to find any special pack or pouch to fit the bladder in - it fit in her backpack (without worry of getting a hole) and even a side pocket of her pack. The adaptor fits easily to all Camelbak bottles with a removable Big Bite valve. You can see more at REI.com

--Deb