Source Hydration Carrier (Flecktarn) and 3l Bladder Review

[docholiday]

Review of the Source Hydration Carrier and 3l Bladder (Flecktarn). Also comes in many other patterns!


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[w1lp33]

I have the source rider 3L, awesome hydration system, especially with the uta adapter. Highly recommend source products. Worth every penny.

[horto]

Originally Posted by w1lp33

I have the source rider 3L, awesome hydration system, especially with the uta adapter. Highly recommend source products. Worth every penny.

Does the UTA actually work well? Where can I buy it that actually ships to Canada?

I friggin' love Source hydration systems...

[slink182]

Originally Posted by horto

Does the UTA actually work well? Where can I buy it that actually ships to Canada?

I friggin' love Source hydration systems...

I ordered directly from Source (source-military.com). Very fast shipping, and free shipping once the order exceeded about $75 (I think).

I have a UTA, and it works great for filling the hydro bag without pulling the bag out. Attach the bottle and squeeze. No back flow since it's fitted with one-way valves.

They're my go-to for hydro gear now - everything else can't hold a candle to their design.

[m102404]

Horto...

I have 2 source hydration bladders now...UTA, plus extra tubes, etc... It's my go-to system now.

I got all my stuff from MEC. It's blue bag/tube, orange/green plastic...but not a big deal to me. I used a old ?Pantac? hydration tube cover. There's a black thermal tube cover too.

Cannot beat the super easy, simple-stupid top slide to get into the bag...big standard water filter screw top opening...no leak quick disconnects.

The UTA works. I even put it on my kitchen sink tap and turned up the pressure too much...the rubber flexi-bit stayed on the tap and just ballooned up (vs popping off exploding all over the kitchen)!

Got the UTA (it's blue) at MEC. Comes with a QD bite valve and QD for your tube as well.

No taste to water. I have only used water in mine. I've left water in it (with as much air removed as possible) for 2 weeks and it was still potable.

The 2L fits most packs/bags/etc...well when it's filled up. The 3L is pretty big and when you stuff it into the "hydration" part of a non-stiffened pack it'll bulge into your back pretty good. I moved my 3L out of the hydration sleeve part and into the main pack section of my smaller hydration pack and it's all good.

edit...sorry for going on a bit...didn't see that you already use them LOL

[COL.TIKER]

Looks great. Do you know if they sell just the hydration carrier without the bladder? I'm asking as I already have that exact same bladder, just missing the carrier.

[horto]

Thanks guys... Will be picking up a UTA probably direct from source-military.com. $5 wordwide shipping?! sold!!!

Tys, glad you didn't explode water all over the kitchen. Wifey probably wouldn't have been impressed.

[slink182]

If you mean from source-military, I'd recommend just emailing them that question. They're pretty good on comms. Just remember to factor in the time zone difference.

[w1lp33]

Yeah I ordered right from source-military.com, fast and cheap shipping. UTA is awesome, it's my go to refilling method. Tho, careful because more than once I've accidently pulled the UTA off the water bottle and made a mess through stupidity. :-)

[docholiday]

Yes, as I already mentioned in the review its an awesome and expecialy durable system.

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[Taxt]

I was thinking about pairing this http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Packs/...ion-system.jsp
with this https://www.sealsactiongear.com/cata...idProduct=1581
What do you guys think?

[Rush]

Don't see why it wouldn't work
You will have a blue tube with an orange cap thats all.

[Taxt]

Originally Posted by Rush

Don't see why it wouldn't work
You will have a blue tube with an orange cap thats all.

Will probably get one of those multicam tube covers from ebay.

[docholiday]

If anybody is interested I am selling my Flecktarn Source Pack with Bladder..

[Azathoth]

Got my carrier from source shortly after the rider (lo-profile) was released. It's basically falling apart. It's certainly not sewn to the same standards as milspec gear like LBT, HSGI etc