Bladder for frame bag

[robbie]

I'm looking to get a frame bag made for my giant anthem, I want to run a bladder in it. does anyone have any recomendations of one that is long/thin that would sit on the down tube, also looking for one with a magnet to attach to the stem?
Cheers

[Bearbonesnorm]

I'm sure you have but if you haven't already ... I'd give serious thought to putting a bladder in a frame bag. Makes it awkward to fill and difficult keep an eye on how much water's left.

[whitestone]

I'm sure you have but if you haven't already ... I'd give serious thought to putting a bladder in a frame bag. Makes it awkward to fill and difficult keep an eye on how much water's left.

My thoughts as well but see Greg May's reply on this thread - http://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpBB ... 13&t=10674

As well as using a Camelbak bladder there are these MSR offerings (not used them myself, just remembered that I'd seen the review) http://bikepacker.com/the-msr-dromlite- ... ansport-2/

These might also be of interest: http://bikepacker.com/4-lightweight-ways-purify-water/ and http://bearbonesbikepacking.blogspot.co ... water.html

[sean_iow]

I use one of these on the bladder when I use my rucksack.

http://www.sourcehydration.co.uk/produc ... older-clip

Both bits are magnetic so it will stick to the stem provided it's steel. Or put the clip bit that usually goes on the rucksack on a strap on your front luggage.

[PaulB2]

I thought about a custom bag too from my 2015 anthem - I wasn't sure how much clearance I should leave around the shock so I ended up just getting a partial bag in the end.

[GregMay]

Careful now... me as a source of info....danger that way leads.

[whitestone]

Careful now... me as a source of info....danger that way leads.

I didn't say you were a source of info, just that you had an opinion

[GregMay]

Like other things, opinion, I am full of.

[benp1]

I have a 6 litre Dromlite bag, plus a 3 litre camelbak. It's used for off-the-grid style camping where I need a lot of water for cooking/washing etc.

Pretty good bag, although mine seems to have a very small, slow leak. I've had it over 10 years now

I think the non-lite Drom bag would be better for my needs, but the lite bag would be fine for putting in a frame bag

[TheBrownDog]

In my seemingly never ending quest to have enough water (I sweat lots and need to drink buckets or I get all crampy and pukey) and not have to carry it on my back, I too have been down this road lately. Ive got a mahoosive Alpkit frame bag for my OO Fatty. Good start. I tried a couple of bladders but, being bladders, they're floppy and the emptier they get, the floppier they become. And the floppier they become the harder it is eek the last half litre out of the thing.

So my current arrangement is a fairly rigid 2l plastic water bottle with Blue Desert SmarTube drinking system thingy. Basically it's an adapter with loads of different size tops, that lets you stick a drinking tube into pretty much any size bottle. It works really well, but Im on the scrouge for a 3l bottle that isnt too short n fat.

And as Stu says at the start of the thread, it is all too easy to run out of water if you dont keep an eye on it, which is means checking it every hour or so. I went out last weekend and ran out of water. Ok, I live in the Chilterns, so I wasn't in any significant peril, but Im gonna stick a 500ml water bottle in stem cell from now on as back up.

[robbie]

Yea ive gave it a bit of thought. As u guys say about the downsides. I could go for a partial bag with one bottle. I dont seem to drink that much tbh but it was just for longer rides where water isn't as accessible. Or i look at another way to strap a bottle on somewhere?

[fatbikephil]

I use a platypus 1.8l bladder in my frame bag. Its got a long hose which I shove up between the fuel cell and the bars so I can reach the end whilst riding. My bags is a single zip with a vertical divider and I put the bladder in the front part. To fill I unscrew the cap so I can leave the hose in place. Works well for me!

[robbie]

Just looked at that msr trailshot filter.
Think it looks great so am thinking about going with the single bottle and purchasing one of those. Cheers for all the input guys

[Adventurer]

I use a partial wildcat gear frame bag with a single steel bottle 1.4l

I've tried bladders and yes you have no idea what you have left also the tube can grow mild and bugs if not cleaned properly especially in hot weather and using surgery drinks.

Also when you ask a cafe/pub to top your bottle up it's so much easier for them to fill.

As I attach my bottle using the moniki system I have made a pot cosy for the bottle. Keeps drinks cold for longer for low weight.

And if you are really desperate you can boil water in it too.

Some pics

https://flic.kr/p/Y2Dnsn

https://instagram.com/p/BW8LCWoDhGA/

Also have a trail shot filter

Some pics

https://instagram.com/p/BXbUfEtDwB1/

[lune ranger]

I sometimes use an MSR Dromedary in an Alpkit frame bag on my Krampus.
The frame bag was made with a divider at the top and takes 3L of water easily.
I don't have trouble getting the last drops out and a quick opening of the zip shows how much is left.
My water filter attaches directly to the drinking tube and I can fill the bladder directly without removing it from the bike.
All very neat.
I use a tube clip to attach the drinking tube to my top tube bag rather than a magnet.
But saying all that.. I mostly now use a single 1L bike bottle in a stem cell and use a tiny MSR trail shot filter to fill it as needed. In the U.K. In the hills you are never too far from a water source and water is heavy to carry.