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Gear Review: Geigerrig Hydration System/PackNever suck again with this unique hydration system.Photos and text by Dan Larson. Product shots courtesy of Geigerrig.
Geigerrig's breakthrough pressurized hydration system shoots water into your mouth (or elsewhere) so you don't have to suck on a plastic bite valve, making it easy to share a drink–and not your cold.
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READERS COMMENTS
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These GeigerRig pressurized hydration packs are great! No more sucking to get my water. It a very simple system that performs beyond expectation. It's one of those, "Why didn't I think of that?" products.
— Nate
Really???? Anyone ever heard of blowing air into your camelbak(or whatever hydration bladder you use) and then pulling on your straps? Does the exact same thing - although it doesn't look like the stream is a strong as with the GeigerRig. Save your money on a worthless product and blow into your hydration bladder:)
— Zach
I have this thing called a canteen or water bottle. No parts to break, easy to clean, won't break down, easy to grab, easy to fill, and they've served well for decades and decades.
— Mike
I have been using the GeigerRig 500 for over a month now. It has already been with me for well over a hundred miles of trail runs. It has met every expectation I have had for a pack plus suprised me in other ways. When I was looking at the pressurized pack I was mainly concerned only with the fact that I could spray the water helping with cooldowns on hot days. It turns out Montana had different weather plans than I did so far. So the pack has been snowed on, rained on and tossed around and shows no wear. So I have not had a chance to use the pressurized pack for cooldowns. However, the fact that my gear is not bouncing around in the pack has made a noticable difference. I feel more stable while running down hill especially. I dont have to worry about weight shifting on steep and/or hard to navigate terrain, which has been very nice. The pressurization with the in line water filter has come in handy on a lot of the longer runs as I usually cross at least one stream of water. So being able to refill on the go is another plus. Also I enjoy that this pack has no mesh located on the outside to get snagged on branches or collect other debris.
— David
This seems like a product that answered the question no one asked. Sucking through a tube isn't that difficult and squirting water out the tube is easy using gravity. Is there something here I don't quite understand?
— Alan
I have been using the GeigerRig 500 for over a month now. It has already been with me for well over a hundred miles of trail runs. It has met every expectation I have had for a pack plus suprised me in other ways. When I was looking at the pressurized pack I was mainly concerned only with the fact that I could spray the water helping with cooldowns on hot days. It turns out Montana had different weather plans than I did so far. So the pack has been snowed on, rained on and tossed around and shows no wear. So I have not had a chance to use the pressurized pack for cooldowns. However, the fact that my gear is not bouncing around in the pack has made a noticable difference. I feel more stable while running down hill especially. I dont have to worry about weight shifting on steep and/or hard to navigate terrain, which has been very nice. The pressurization with the in line water filter has come in handy on a lot of the longer runs as I usually cross at least one stream of water. So being able to refill on the go is another plus. Also I enjoy that this pack has no mesh located on the outside to get snagged on branches or collect other debris.
— David
of course, properly filled, no bladder sloshes...
— Greg
Anyone know how to submit a reader shot of the month pic
— Cl
I'll just stick with getting my hydration through an enema while hiking.
That way I don't have to worry about sterilizing the water.
— Kid Ding
From an actual user and owner. This may help... Next time you go to your kitchen sink, consider if you had to suck the water out of the tap. Next time you go to take a shower, consider having to siphon the water to your shower head. And the last thing I'd do is share water from a hydration pack that my buddy, with his nasty, burpy breath, blew back into to create pressure so that I could dribble a bit of drink without sucking on his granola caked bite valve. This new system turns inside out to clean in the dish washer, expels a clean, powerful spray and filters stream water.
— Mike
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