
Giveaway: Hydrapak Big Sur Hydration Backpack
Brands: Hydrapak

With a long history of making great fitting backpacking packs, Gregory has been playing in the space of day packs and hydration packs over the past few years. Often times, when a company jumps into the day-pack category, they often need a few years to really get in synch with what consumers want. Over the [...]

Benefiting outdoor enthusiast and athletes, innovation in hydration packs has held constant for many years. What does this mean for runners, hikers, bikers, etc? It typically means that you can enjoy your activity more vs. having to focus on the performance or lack thereof of your gear. When I first saw that Geigerrig was getting [...]

Whether you’re looking for the perfect hydration pack for your long run or looking for a simple no frills pack for a day hike, the Hydrapak Avila is an excellent option. I’ve been testing this pack out over the past 2 months on local hikes and long runs for my marathon training and it’s been [...]

New for Spring 2011, Platypus introduces the Origin 3.0 hydration pack. The Origin 3.0 is a 2 liter hydration pack with intended uses of mountain biking, trail running, and other activities where you bring along only the necessary. The hydration bladder that comes with the Origin 3 is 2 liters, which you can typically [...]

The Diablo is an ultralight hydration pack within Gregory’s Active Trail pack line. The pack weighs a mere 1 lb (the lightest one they make) and will not weigh you down while out on the trail. Despite its’ modest weight, the Diablo has a slew of features that any trail runner, hiker, or mountain biker [...]

Whether your mountain biking, hiking, or trail running, the Osprey Raptor 10 is a great option for a 3 liter hydration pack. We tested this pack out for a couple months on all of our activities and it has become one of our favorite hydration packs. Coming in at 520 cubic inches, this pack is [...]

What started out as a simple way to carry water while biking or hiking has turned into a huge product category all it’s own. Camelbak started things off years ago and continues to be the leader in the hydration pack market. The Hellion is in the snowsports line and at 1478 cubic inches, it is [...]