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The plastic of many modern hydration bladders is impregnated with an anti-bacterial agent. Although this doesn’t excuse you from keeping it clean, it will help slow undesirable growths. Look for a ...

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Camelbak packs are high quality, but I hate their hydration bladder. It collapses flat and is difficult to clean and dry. The Platypus bladders expand like an envelope, and they can be free-standing.

The JetFlow hydration widget is a little bit old school and a little bit new school. It pulls the dirty, moldy, bacteria-ridden hydration bladder out of your backpack and replaces it with a good ...

No, I can’t shove your water bottle back into your backpack after every water break. If you’re constantly stopping on trail to dig out your water bottle or asking your hiking partner to put it away ...

In the corner of my bedroom, I have a bag of shame. It’s a reusable Trader Joe’s bag filled with [redacted number] hydration ...