# Consumer reports requested: Camelbacks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-reports-requested-camelbacks/309193>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 21, 2005, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-reports-requested-camelbacks/309193 "2005-06-21T14:25:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-reports-requested-camelbacks/309193/1 "2005-06-21T14:25:17Z")

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I’m in need of a camelback for my bike rides. Does anyone have anything good or bad to say about a particular brand? What do I look for to tell the good ones from the junk?

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**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-reports-requested-camelbacks/309193/2 "2005-06-21T14:34:17Z")

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Be sure to get a high flow nozzle. I have the kind that you bite and suck, and it’s tough to get water while breathing heavy. insert perverted comments here Also, be sure to put it on and check for and spots that might chaffe. Even a minor rubbing point becomes painfull after a while.

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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-reports-requested-camelbacks/309193/3 "2005-06-21T20:33:12Z")

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I have an actual brandname CamelBak and I love it. I’d be interested to know if the cheaper ones are just as good.