Nalgene CXC Super D, 100 mm Tanker
(and other Hydration Reservoirs)
SPECIFICATIONS
- CXC plastic: imparts no taste to the water and holds no residual taste
- long drinking tube with gasket attachment (tube can be removed and reinserted without leaking)
- angled bite-valve mechanism: bite down and suck like a straw
- valve shut-off prevents leaks when reservoir is squeezed or under pressure
- loops in top for hanging in a backpack
- large (100 mm diameter) opening for ease of cleaning
- leak-proof, very durable
http://www.nalgene-outdoor.com/store/subcategory.asp?categorysubcategorycode=68
WHAT IT IS
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
SYSTEMS
WATER TREATMENT
HYDRATION LINKS
project sitemap
some themes:
- current culture and its relationship with nature: nature as sport
- our interface with nature as insulating, both us from nature and nature from us
- conception and manipulation of water: purification, transport, palatability
- hydration reservoir as one small part of a system of outdoor gear
- fascination with high tech somewhat independent of need (gear junkies)
Other Hydration Reservoirs
From left to right, the CamelBak Omega, Hydrapak Reversible Reservoir, Ultimate Direction SportTank, Nalgene Hydration TPE Bladder, Platypus Big Zip, Source Widepak, Liquid Solutions Expedition, MSR Cloudliner. These were reviewed in the 2004 issue of Ouside Magazine's Buyer's Guide (link to online version below). The hydration reservoirs were compared on several dimesions, including price, volume, flow rate, funk fighter (anti-smell treatment), filter-compatibility (whether the water intake could be linked directly to a filtration system), valve shutoff, and the splat test (driving over filled reservoirs with a Jeep Cherokee). Of the eight filters, only two splatted, the Platypus Big Zip and the Source WidePak.
http://outside.away.com/outside/gear/buyers-guide-2004.tcl?Gear=Hydration-Systems&v=8
Posted at Apr 26/2005 01:09 PM:
Dave Daly: The whole "nature as sport" idea has another manifestation, I think, in the SUV. Americans have always had an fascination with the outdoors, in large part because of Manifest Destiny and the American West.
Is this another case of branding? Of paying dutiful lipservice to the ideals of what it means to be an American, maybe? Or is this something else?
What are we to make of SUVs that are not recommended for off-road use because they present a roll-over hazard?
