This question has to do with a (party) function of this equipment. I haven't used one so I have no clue.
A friend of mine is hosting a lobster party. She was looking for something she could walk around with on her back to dispense refreshments on-the-spot. Is the camelback a bite valve and suck or is there enough pressure on it's own if you press the valve? I imagine it is the former or there may be a lot of choking athletes out there.
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07-22-2010, 07:13 AM #1
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Camelback question
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07-22-2010, 07:14 AM #2
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Originally Posted by spindizzy
This question has to do with a (party) function of this equipment. I haven't used one so I have no clue.
A friend of mine is hosting a lobster party. She was looking for something she could walk around with on her back to dispense refreshments on-the-spot. Is the camelback a bite valve and suck or is there enough pressure on it's own if you press the valve? I imagine it is the former or there may be a lot of choking athletes out there.
Your assumption is correct, it has a bite valve.
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07-22-2010, 07:14 AM #3
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It's a bite-and-suck type valve. Originally Posted by spindizzy
This question has to do with a (party) function of this equipment. I haven't used one so I have no clue.
A friend of mine is hosting a lobster party. She was looking for something she could walk around with on her back to dispense refreshments on-the-spot. Is the camelback a bite valve and suck or is there enough pressure on it's own if you press the valve? I imagine it is the former or there may be a lot of choking athletes out there.At least I don't leave slime trails.
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07-22-2010, 07:15 AM #4
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We had the same timing
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07-22-2010, 07:29 AM #5
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Great minds think alike...as do ours. Originally Posted by Catrin
We had the same timing
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07-22-2010, 07:45 AM #6
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But you could remove the bite valve and then you would probably have adequate pressure to dispense water. But why? Wouldn't an ordinary pitcher serve the same purpose?
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07-22-2010, 07:49 AM #7
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if the camelbak's bladder is held up high enough (higher than the valve) liquid will flow through it while pinching the bite valve open (without sucking).
When I'm cleaning mine out I hold the bladder up at head-level and run water through the tube by just pinching the valve. You only have to suck when you've got the bag on your back and you're bringing the bite-valve up to your mouth...because then gravity isn't working for you.
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