I just got back from Sams Club and purchased two of the H2O hydration back packs made by JanSport. the model hydration pack is the Helium which holds two liters of water and has a seperate compartment to hold small stuff like maps/papers etc. and it has a built in cellphone holder inside the zippered compartment. the outside of the backpack has two nets which can hold two addition bottles of water or whatever and it has the fluid blatter included and has the fluid hose pre routed with the 90 degree fitting which goes into your mouth to drink the water or other fluids. they are on sale now for $10 each. I bought two but am thinking of picking up a few more just to have them. you can click on the link below to view pictures of the hydration pack. they are available in black, black/grey/red, and black/grey/blue.

JanSport Helium Hydration backpack

 

Thats a great deal silverbullet2005, thanks for the heads up.

 

no problem, I will get plenty of use out of mine both while riding my atv and my mountain bike.

 

my buddy has one of these... they are nice.

 

after I got home from sams club I filled the blatter with water and strapped it on and put the hose in my mouth and verified it worked and I am very impressed with the quality and the way it works. the backpack even while full and with two additional bottles of water attached isn't heavy at all and will work great while riding, I'll fill the blatter with ice cubes mostly then the rest with water so that as the day goes on the ice will melt and keep the water cold plus you can always fill it with gatorade or other energy drinks etc and even fill the blatter back up while stopped at a gas station or resteraunt while riding. It will work great while ridng my mountain bike because I don't have a water bottle holder on my bike and the frame is oval so I can't just buy one of those clip on holders. anyone planning on going to sams to purchase one? just curious how many interests I sparked.

 

I'm going to take a look. I race mountain bikes in WI and have used camelbaks before. Just got too moldy. For that price I might start using one again. Or fill it with beer for ATV riding (but not too much!)

 

haha, it goes flat fast... trust me....

 

04-YFZ450 (for sale?)
Red HMF Slip on
ESR Intake
Cam mod
Red T2's
ESR PB block off
Pingel Teather

Hey hozed, how much you need to get for the YFZ?

 

I read the instructions and care notes on the tags tied to the backpack and it says that when the packs not in use your suppose to either take it out the blatter and dry it out so mold doesn't form or put the blatter in the freezer till the next planned use, problem with that is that you'd have to give it time to thaw out.