At Expedition Foods we're now stocking a great range of Hydration Packs in the online store.
With leading brands like Nathan, SmarTube, Inov-8, Salomon, Osprey and RaidLight, we've got something for every preference. Whether you like to carry bladders or bottles, and carrying the weight on your chest, your hips or your back, the store has something for you.
Waist belts:
 | Nathan - has waist packs for one or two water bottles and also gives you the option of carrying the weight on your hips or at your back. Carefully designed to allow ease of access, they also incorporate useful extra storage capacity for nutrition and other essentials. |
 | Salomon - is really establishing itself as the running equipment brand to beat. Their R&D activities are resulting in some very well thought out pieces of kit that are eminently practical and lightweight. They have waist belts that fit one or two bottles, with extra storage for energy gels etc. |
 | Osprey - These lumbar packs offer larger additional storage capacities than the Nathan and Salomon models making them a great choice for hiking or racing where you might need to store some lightweight apparel for a change in the weather. Offering either 4 litre or 8 litre capacities and two water bottles they've been designed to ensure the contents stays stable even when you're leaping up riverbeds. |
 | Inov-8 - The Race Elite 3 is a minamalist waist pack that carries one bottle and has extra storage for essentials. |
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Minamalist backpack reservoirs:
 | SmarTube - many people prefer to carry their water on their back in a reservoir and SmarTube have a couple of well designed minamalist packs that enable you to use either a reservoir or a water bottle with an adaptor to fit their SmarTube What's more the bottle pocket is fully insulated, helping to keep your water cool. |
 | Salomon - the Advanced Skin S-Lab Pack is the best selling hydration pack in the online store. It comes in two different sizes making it great for the ladies as well as the guys, although if you're very broad-chested (above 44 inch) then this probably isn't the pack for you. People love the fit and the fact that it sits high on the back keeping your lower back cooler in hot weather. |
 | Osprey - another company that has realized that there is a fairer sex who enjoy the outdoors. Osprey have a range of products tailored to fit women, and the Verve 4 is a great minamalist hydration pack. |
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Daypacks with integrated hydration systems:
 | SmarTube - the Desierto has a carrying capacity of 6 Litres and is able to carry two 750ml bottles as well as another two bottles of up to 2.25 litres. |
 | Osprey - the women's Verve 10 has a 10 litre capacity with a large 3 litre water reservoir developed in cooperation with Nalgene. With a range of clever pockets and other features, this is a great daypack for range of activities. |
 | RaidLight - the Ultralight Olmo has a capacity of 5 litres, comes with two chest carried 750ml water bottles as well as a pocket on the back that can hold a water bladder. |
 | Inov-8 - the largest of the integrated daypack/hydration systems, Inov-8's Race Pro 12 has a 12 litre capacity and pockets that distribute weight around the hips as well as on the back. The opening for the reservoir access allows filling in situ. |
To compare all the hydration systems in the store, see the dedicated page here.
