Badlands Hydration Reservoir with Insulated Drinking Tube

Gave the smaller size in the correct box. My father didnt bother to look at it till May 2019 when I had gotten it for his Christmas present in 2018!!!

I have a badlands hunting pack with a hydration pouch. The pouch doesnt fit normal hydration bladders, it has to be a square shape. This bladder fit perfectly. I have only had it for about a month but so far so good. Build quality looks good. A little pricey compared to most but it is the only one that fits

Okay so these are my first impressions on the Badlands 1L Bladder along with a few things about it: 1) I ordered this bladder for my Haley Strategic Flatpack (the smaller of the 2). My units SOP says we need a hydration source when wearing our FLC in the field so this compliments my Micro nicely while staying in regs and I don’t have to carry an awkward canteen. 2) This bladder upon first impression felt thick enough to take a beating. I wouldn’t trust it with your life but as a nice spare patrol water source it’s good to go. 3) This bladder seamlessly fits into the Flatpack and doesn’t feel awkward. The hose seems a bit long but you can remedy this by either A) cutting it down a bit or B) Snaking the spare tubing into your packs bladder sleeve. The mouth piece also slides through the Flatpack’s straps made for a radio antenna nicely and that’s where I’ll keep my hose in the future. 4) The slide lock portion on the top of the bladder doesn’t lock into place as securely as I’d like and I’m not sure it will hold its integrity under hard side to side movements. I’ll remedy this by putting shock cord through the 2 holes on the left of it and make a rope catch on the side of the bag. 5) For those who can’t read well or are Marines the bag clearly says you need to lubricate the hose before insertion into the bladder. Just lick the O-Ring or put some water on it before you insert it and you’re good. I have had 0 leaks so far. I even went as far as putting on my kit and leaning against the bladder in a wooden chair. Not even a drop of lost fluid and I sat there for 10 minutes. 6) This setup could also be ran with a Sawyer mini or normal sized filter in the hydration line fairly easily to be left inside your pack and if you bring this thing down range I’d recommend that. I’m not sure how iodine tablets would effect this but expect heavy discoloration. My overall thoughts: I think this bladder is well made. I took one star off because I don’t like that the top doesn’t lock into place securely. I think this bladder will hold up for years. My only big issue is I’d love to see this come with a patch or two so you don’t get utterly screwed in the field of you spring a leak. Other than that I would definitely recommend this thing to anyone who wants a hydration source for their Flatpack.

Great product and cool design, but the tube is brown not black

Fits really well in my badlands 2200.

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Awesome add for the backpack

Its for a hunting trip

Good hydration for my badland backpack

This hydration bladder is better then expected! I purchased to go into my badlands Diablo dos hunting pack and I sure I’m glad I did .. I have the 3liter bladder and the durability is amazing .. cleaning this bladder is super easy how you can just fold inside out to dry it completely.. I water tube is nose and strong being insulated. The only issue I had was trying to open the bladder for the first time. I finally just grabbed both side handles and pulled apart till the seal let loose. But once I got that figured out it was no problems. I haven’t had any issues with leaks at all and I’ll definitely be buying more for other bags . 10/10 recommend this for everyone