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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Almost perfect, July 19, 2008
The Camelbak Rogue hydration pack is a small backpack that holds 70 oz of water and a has two small areas for cargo. It has a long plastic tube that comes out of the water bladder and ends in an L-joint with a valve. To drink from the tube, you bite down on the blue bite valve and suck on the tube. The L-joint has a valve that lets you shut off the water to prevent accidental leaks. Unlike older Camelbak designs, you can fill the bladder without removing the bladder from the pack, by simply lifting up a flap towards the top of the pack.
Camelbak makes way too many different hydration packs, but this one is my current favorite. Here's what I like and don't like about this one:
1. This pack holds 70 oz of water. Other models hold more and some other ones hold less. I've found that 70 oz is a good balance between too little water and too much water (too much water is too heavy).
2. This pack has 2 small accessory compartments which are the right size for holding keys, sunglasses, cellular phones, MP3 player, and your wallet (and not much else). One compartment is towards the bottom and the other is part of the flap which you flip up to access the filling area for the water bladder. Both are zippered. Camelbak also has a separate phone holder which can be mounted on the front of the backpack straps, which keeps the phone closer to where you need it.
In my view, it has just the right amount of storage for a day outside and reflects a good balance between storage amount and weight.
3. The pack insulates the water bladder, so if you fill it with ice, your water will stay cold for hours. I usually fill the bladder 80% with ice, then add water, and then put into the pack.
4. The pack has padding strategically placed on the back of the pack to allow air to get under your back. This keeps you from sweating directly onto the pack.
5. My only criticism is with the external fill port. Because that filling cap is not insulated like the rest of the bladder, when you have ice water in your pack, water from the air condenses on the plastic screw cap and then runs down the outside of the pack. It also gets absorbed into the flap that covers the fill cap (which contains storage as well). It hasn't been a major problem, but my earlier camelbak packs (which didn't have the external fill port) didn't have condensation problems at all.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic, May 6, 2007
Although designed for cyclists, I use this pack for hiking/running... Does the job perfectly... mouth piece is comfortable to use, almost impossible to damage - no wear and tear... You can adjust the water tube to come over your right or left shoulder... Water stays cool for long periods of time... i run about 10km with this pack in burning heat(Bahrain),water is plentiful... Includes a chest strap which you can adjust up and down your chest.. comfortable cushioning against your back... easy to refill water... virtually no bounce when running... enough space for storing energy bars, iPod, phone, keys, headphones, wallet... and on top if it all, it looks good...
What more could you ask for?
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quality materials, very functional, February 8, 2009
This is my 3rd CamelBak in the last 12 years or so. I was pleasantly surprised by the improvements that have been engineered into this product. The water bladder and tubing is of medical grade materials (TPU, Elastomers) and does not have the odor issues of PVC. One gets the impression that this product has been thoughtfully designed. The reflectors on the straps are great. The bladder is hung inside the bag, thus preventing it from sagging under heavy loads. The position is very comfortable on one's back and there is no shifting or bouncing on gnarly downhills unlike the older design. The only criticism is that the lower pocket should have two zippers. The reason is this: it opens very wide in an inverted U-shape fashion. If you forget to zip up on the trail, you will loose whatever is inside- and I have seen my fair share of items strewn on singletracks. A two zipper format is more of an insurance as you can by habit centralize the zippers to the middle of the pack.
All in all, a really nice product at a very fair price.
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