Originally Posted by
Chrazy-Chris
I'm rigging up a way to have slim camelback attached to my elk hunting pack... this way if I want to ditch the pack (spotting scope, tripod, munchies, ammo, rope, etc..) for a stalk or something, I can just take the slim camelback with me and still have water.
As for the taste, I just suck it up and get used to it. I've been using camelbacks for years with mountain biking, hiking, hunting, and deployments so I guess I'm used to it. I do dry mine using the yellow camelback bladder hanger thing that keeps it open to air our.