Survival Packing Lists

[Goldor]

I use the "Platypus Hoser" for a canteen -- basically the same thing as that "clean" bag but no zipper and it comes with a drinking tube. They come in all sorts of sizes. You can get up to 3L. I've seen people get the big ones and just strap it to the top of their pack. I have smaller ones that can go in the side pockets of my pack. All the Platypus stuff is interchangable (at least so far as I've seen) so you can pretty well buy whatever bags and tubes you like and swap them however you want.

I've looked at the camelback type bladders you can wear (Platypus makes those too) but I've never tried one. Are you supposed to wear it under your regular pack? Or it straps to the back? I think I've seen backpacks that have a spot for these "hydration systems" built in but mine doesn't so it's always a question of where I'm going to put things.

I generally have a spot to toss mine in my packs, it's one of the things that I look for. You can also get a camelback carrier (I say camelback because that is what I use, plenty of other choices out there that work just as well) and just wear it underneath the pack with little to no problems. Attaching it to the pack is also a possibility if you want to do that instead and still have it easily assessable. Your Hoser should work fine, was just wondering what you had other than the ziplock bags for water storage ;0).