Camelbak. Where to purchase?

[riggermade]

I just sent you an e-mail

 

[JDMCRX]

Just found this at CP Gear i missed it last time. How does this fair out compaired to the CAMELBAK.

http://www.cpgear.com/default.asp?mn=1.19.207&f=pd&pid=246

Looking at the pics looks like you would have to cut the straps off or buy another pouche to attach it to the TV ?

 

[MikeL]

Um... you do know you can wear a camelback over the tac vest..    CP Gear also sells a pouch that can attach to the back of the tac vest an you can slide the camelback inside of it.

I dunno about the CP Gear hydration systems, but on camelbaks you can tuck the straps inside of the Camelbak.

 

[JDMCRX]

Yeah im having issues finding the Cadpad CamelBak so im going to get a black one and get it recovered. Yes looks like the CP gear one the straps can not tuck in.

 

[MikeL]

The CADPAT Camelback is only issued to pers deploying overseas. It's not sold in stores.


Are you really set on having a cover?  Why not just buy a OD, Coyote Brown or a US camo Camelbak?

Or just buy a CP Gear CADPAT Hyrdration System

 

[Jarnhamar]

DON'T buy  camelbacks from CP gear.
My unit bought a bunch of them and I'd be surprised if 75% + of them didn't break.

 

[JDMCRX]

I think ill just get a olive drab one and see if i can wear it on the ruck marchs and stuff

 

[MikeL]

*Olive Drab

 

[Donut]

DON'T buy  camelbacks from CP gear.
My unit bought a bunch of them and I'd be surprised if 75% + of them didn't break.

Flawed, what broke?

The bladder's are probably made by Camelback, so you can't really hold CP gear responsible for the odd run of crap from a well known and respected supplier.

Was it the carriers?  That you could probably lay at CP Gear's door.

As well, when was this?  I've been pretty impressed with CP, and I was eyeing one of the camelbacks.

 

[MikeL]

CP Gear doesn't use Camelbak bladders. They use Nalgene bladders


http://www.cpgear.com/default.asp?mn=1.19.56&f=pd&pid=248

 

[Donut]

Then I have to say I'm even more surprised, I've packed (and abused) nalgene products for over 20 years, and except for hot water in the non-lexan bottles, never had an issue with them.

I saw the outer fill-port and thought the only people who used that were Camelback. I've got and love Platypus, so i was thinking of the carrier only, anyway.

 

[NL_engineer]

Don't buy Blackhawk.

One of the guys on my 5's had one, and it pretty well fell apart during the FTX.  But that was four years ago, and there quality may have improved since then.

[size=6pt]Edited for spelling[/size]

 

[Farmboy]

Camelbak, Source and Nalgene all have the same sort of fill cap.

The Source bladders are the only ones I've never heard a complaint about.

 

[mudgunner49]

I think ill just get a olive drab one and see if i can wear it on the ruck marchs and stuff

Olive Drab is the "little black dress" of tactical colouration...

 

[Matt_Fisher]

DON'T buy  camelbacks from CP gear.
My unit bought a bunch of them and I'd be surprised if 75% + of them didn't break.

Did you contact us to rectify the issue?  Contact me offline if the issue isn't resolved.
1-800-561-3040 or [email protected]

 

[Pte_Martin]

DON'T buy  camelbacks from CP gear.
My unit bought a bunch of them and I'd be surprised if 75% + of them didn't break.

I don't see why he is complaining, 75% plus of them Didn't break... that's not bad, how many did your unit buy? maybe if  it was 25%  didn't break that would be worse

 

[PJOsborne]

+1 on the Source bags. I originally bought a no-name camelback from an ebay store which uses an imitation cadpat carrier. The bag that came with it broke on the first use, and I went to Wheelers to get a 2L nalgene bag, which served me well through CAP, although i did want something a little bigger and the lack of a mouthpiece cap was a little bit of a drag. When I got back to Victoria, I bought a 3L Source bag from MEC and i've been extremely satisfied with it. Apparently the USMC chose a green tinted Source bag as well.

http://www.source-military.com/products/product_page.asp?prodId=14
http://www.source-military.com/downloadables/accessories/wxp_hydration_3L_ds.pdf