I have the Seral and I have to say it's one of the best (larger) hip-packs out there. I've never had much luck with the hose on any of these types, so what I do is use my own 2L collapsible bottle from MEC to carry water in there. I do have a 750ml bottle in the frame ... so I simply re-fill it once it runs out from my pack. This way I can choose if I need to bring an extra 1, 2 or 2 3/4 extra bottles worth of water on the ride ... which is nice and minimizes how much weight i carry.
I also found that since I only don't drink from the pack the pack doesn't change size so I don't need to re-adjust the waist strap as the water bag empties slowly.
I also use a Camebak Podium bum bag for summer rides but this one is far more comfy even though it's larger.
Nov. 10, 2020, 7:33 a.m. - Bogdan M
I have the Seral and I have to say it's one of the best (larger) hip-packs out there. I've never had much luck with the hose on any of these types, so what I do is use my own 2L collapsible bottle from MEC to carry water in there. I do have a 750ml bottle in the frame ... so I simply re-fill it once it runs out from my pack. This way I can choose if I need to bring an extra 1, 2 or 2 3/4 extra bottles worth of water on the ride ... which is nice and minimizes how much weight i carry. I also found that since I only don't drink from the pack the pack doesn't change size so I don't need to re-adjust the waist strap as the water bag empties slowly. I also use a Camebak Podium bum bag for summer rides but this one is far more comfy even though it's larger.