Any time a box of gear lands on your doorstep, you get a bit excited. Just recently, a box full of hydration bladders landed on my doorstep to run through the review gauntlet. There was one from the market standard, Camelbak, called the "Antidote", one from Osprey called the "Hydraform", a clear bladder from Platypus called the "Big Zip SL" and one from the new kid on the market, Geigerrig, simply called the "Hydration Pack … [Read more...]

There are a lot of hydration systems on the market, but only a few seem to be leading the charge when it comes to innovation of design.  I've owned many hydration systems but have primarily been a Camelbak user and I have watched their designs evolve over the years.  With some serious newcomers breaking in to the market, there have been some amazing strides forward in hydration system technology.  That being said, we thought the Hydration … [Read more...]