I bought this because after a bladder fail on the Larapinta I’m trying to make the switch to two Nalgene bottles instead.
Works as intended but I didn’t think about the implications of the design. Unlike drawing water from a bladder, using this with a bottle doesn’t create vaccum. Which means that every time you want to take a swig you need to suck the water all the way up again along the lenght of the hose. I personally find that annoying when I’m already out of breath while hiking because it does take a bit of effort to bring the water up. I also find the hose unnecessarily long for my set up - I’m short so the distance from the side pocket of my pack to my face is too short for the lenght of hose.
Other than that - good product. Seems robust, lid seals well and no funny taste.
Hi Joana, thanks for your review. Does your Swig Rig still have the small white valve on the lid? It is there to help keep the bottle vacuumed. Also, the Swig Rig is designed to be trimmed to anyone's needs whether it be the straw for a smaller botle or the hose to fit properly on anyone's pack - so feel free to to cut it shorter! You're welcome to contact us at the store if you have any questions. Glad you're enjoying it otherwise!
A water bottle that doesn't leak! Good quality, I use it a lot, nice colour
Everything I had hoped for, this pillow is easy to inflate and deflate and a soft rest for my head overnight
Fits both the Nalgene wide mouth and my sea to summit bladder
We purchased your product to use on our trek to ABC.. We have just arrived back and used the water purifier everyday.. It was a really hard 9 day trek and we would fill our bladders every afternoon put 21 drops of purifier and next morning we had 1&1/2 liters of pure water.. So much cheaper then trying to buy it.. Would rechammend it to anyone, so easy but I bought 50 ml and really hardly put a dint in it ..
