Why not cut Camelbak hose?
John Laninga
Camelbak warns you not to cut their hose. But, the darn tube is so long it
always drags on my leg. I don't like the idea of coiling it up and putting
it inside the bag.
So why not cut the hose? I did, and now it works much better. Are the
Camelbak Police gonna get me now? Or will the Camelbak self destruct? Why
not cut the hose?
Thanks for you replies....
John
Adam Rice
In article
<427EC252D123081F.EBC13C8E...@library-proxy.airnews.net>,
"John Laninga" <jo...@laninga.com> wrote:
Well, they probably don't want you to cut the hose lest they expose
themselves to a liability lawsuit--I mean, the edge of a cut hose can be
really sharp, right? {g}
I do have a question, though: how do you get the bite valve to stay on?
Doesn't it need that fat rim at the end?
Adam Rice | adam...@crossroads.net
Austin TX USA | http://www.crossroads.net
John Laninga
>
>I do have a question, though: how do you get the bite valve to stay on?
>Doesn't it need that fat rim at the end?
>
> Adam Rice | adam...@crossroads.net
>Austin TX USA | http://www.crossroads.net
I cut it at the bladder end. After cutting, I soaked the hose end in very
hot water to make it soft, then just pushed it over the nipple. Takes a
little doing, but works great, no leaks.
Dave Blake
adam...@crossroads.net carefully typed:
>In article
><427EC252D123081F.EBC13C8E...@library-proxy.airnews.net>,
>"John Laninga" <jo...@laninga.com> wrote:
>
>> Camelbak warns you not to cut their hose. But, the darn tube is so long it
>> always drags on my leg. I don't like the idea of coiling it up and putting
>> it inside the bag.
>I do have a question, though: how do you get the bite valve to stay on?
>Doesn't it need that fat rim at the end?
Yes. I had a bad valve a few years ago and cut the hose. It didn't
work out, so I grabbed a Gatorade bottle, cut off the plastic
tip, and epoxied the tube to it. Then I bleached it really well and
rinsed it out. Works great.
--
Dave Blake
dbl...@phy.ucsf.edu
mwe...@mother.com
geez, don't you guys ever go to the bike store? On the old camelbak hoses
(with the fat end) you unplug the hose from the bladder and trim that end,
then stick it back on. with the new style (no fat end) you just cut the end
off. the new mouthpiece thingys are harder than the old ones to install and
remove, but they stay put better. you can also get a new mouthpiece thingy
and chop off the fat end of your old hose, which is what i did.
if you really don't feel like cutting it because you don't trust anyone on
the internet, especially not me because i'm an arrogant jerk, well just put a
small loop in your hose inside the backpack part, say 2 inches in diameter,
which will shorten your overall hose length by 6.28 inches or so. i used a
twist-tie (from a pack of freezer bags) to hold the loop in place.
cheers
mw
In article <6gt9in$k...@itssrv1.ucsf.edu>,
Dave Blake <dbl...@phy.ucsf.edu> wrote:
>
> adam...@crossroads.net carefully typed:
> >In article
> ><427EC252D123081F.EBC13C8E1AC7130B.D9D39615783A0F20@library-
proxy.airnews.net>,
> >"John Laninga" <jo...@laninga.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Camelbak warns you not to cut their hose. But, the darn tube is so long
it
> >> always drags on my leg. I don't like the idea of coiling it up and
putting
> >> it inside the bag.
>
> >I do have a question, though: how do you get the bite valve to stay on?
> >Doesn't it need that fat rim at the end?
>
> Yes. I had a bad valve a few years ago and cut the hose. It didn't
> work out, so I grabbed a Gatorade bottle, cut off the plastic
> tip, and epoxied the tube to it. Then I bleached it really well and
> rinsed it out. Works great.
>
> --
> Dave Blake
> dbl...@phy.ucsf.edu
>
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Alex Wetmore
John Laninga wrote in message
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t>...
>So why not cut the hose? I did, and now it works much better. Are the
>Camelbak Police gonna get me now? Or will the Camelbak self destruct? Why
>not cut the hose?
I cut the hose on my Camelbak Rogue as well, and it works much better for me
too. There seem to be two different types of Camelbak valves out there, and
perhaps the older style valve (which my Camelbak didn't have) requires a lip
or something at the end of the hose.
For cycling I decided that I preferred water bottles, but Camelbak-like
devices are great for hiking.
alex
David Stanley
>I do have a question, though: how do you get the bite valve to stay on?
>Doesn't it need that fat rim at the end?
>
To keep the bite valve on, I use a very small zip tie, trimmed right
against the little catcher gizmo (that's a technical term, right out of
the Camelback tech manual[G]).
DnF