in my quest for a differant water bag I talked to Hydrapac and found out that the hip sip 50 and the 70 ouncers are to be no more.there are making a new one that will only be 32oz
looks like the big volume water bags for the waist just are not popular enough to stay in production by Hydrapak,Camelbak or anyone…bummer
seems like waist packs would be favoured by runners.
I noticed today that runners like to have about 5 or 6 small water bottles around the waist…I’m thinking that this would help balance out the load best, as they drink the water.
Jagur, Deuter makes the best fitting pack I have ever put on my back… I don’t own one and have never used one on the trail but my next pack will be a Dueter.
you’ve got to be kidding me? that thing is massive! i would sweat like a dog (pigs dont sweat) in that thing…
they make smaller ones dude… 
Deuter is just the brand name
in my quest for a differant water bag I talked to Hydrapac and found out that the hip sip 50 and the 70 ouncers are to be no more.there are making a new one that will only be 32oz
looks like the big volume water bags for the waist just are not popular enough to stay in production by Hydrapak,Camelbak or anyone…bummer
Thanks Jagur. I’m going to REI tomorrow to see if they can get me a Hip Sip 70. The 70 oz. one is not in their online catalog. I hope they can get it along with an extra bladder. Otherwise it’s off to the internet to find one.
I bought my CamelBak Bandido right before it got discontinued. The Bandido is a 70-something ounce hip pack. I seem to get things like that right before they kill the product. My Bandido isn’t going to last forever and I need a replacement soon.
I thought dogs didn’t either, hence the panting.
Re: hydrapak halts production Hip Sip 70
forget_your_life wrote:
> zod wrote:
>> *Jagur, Deuter makes the best fitting pack I have ever put on my
>> back… *
> you’ve got to be kidding me? that thing is massive! i would sweat
> like a dog (pigs don’t sweat) in that thing…
You’d sweat through your paws?
I have a smaller Deuter for long-distance backpacking. It has a mesh screen that keeps the pack off your back. So massive sweating is not a key element of their line. In fact, that’s one of their marketing points.
I wouldn’t say that it’s the supreme pack in the world, but it’s pretty nice and has a good size/weight ratio.
I bought the pack while hikinh north on the Pacific Crest Trail and it met me in Lone Pine. I was having trouble with my back and thought it might be because I didn’t have a waist belt. Now I think it was a combination of my shoes collapsing and my leg/back structure, which is not really that great. Although I became sick after getting the pack and had to leave the PCT, I did use the pack later for about 150 miles of the Long Trail in Vermont, in snow, rain, and heat. It has a handy built-in rain cover.
Next time you need to say something like that, just say you’ll sweat like John Hooten! He sweats a LOT. Notice his imprint after a ride on an amazingly humid day in China at Unicon X (attached). Can you recognize the shirt he was wearing?
Do the muni!
See, when I have to say stuff like that, I can just say “I’d sweat like… myself!” On downieville and moab, my camelback pads felt like unsqueezed sponges.
As for the hip-sip and others, would it ber possible to costomize something? Could you link a couple of 32oz bladders, so it would still fit on the waist, but still hold 64oz? There has to be some solution. Mabey you could get a friend who’s a seamstress to make you one. One of my friends is currently trying to make a set of Roach DH pads. Is there a way to take a regular 2 or 3 litre bladder and set it up so it’s lower slung? Just a few of what I imagine to be many potential solutions.
How about a Y connection and valves (CamelBak has valves)? Check with aquarium suppliers for Ys.