Hydragion bladder+hose+mouthpiece with no plastic aftertaste

I have been happy with the Evernew system. The bite valve is a little harder to suck off of, but I have gotten used to it. It functions only upright, and does not hang in a bag, i carry mine in a side pouch of my pack. I have only tried Camelback as the other system, and couldn't stand the taste. I bought my Evernew from Trail Designs.

Thanks for the recommendation. Don't think I've ever seen the evernew system out here in Asia. Anybody have comments about the taste of the platypus bigzip which I'm considering?

Luckily, it seems that the bite valve on most products are interchangeable. At some point i had a camelback with a bite valve I liked, then a MSR dromedary with a shutoff valve i liked, and finally a platy drink tube/bag i liked. So it's all cobbled together in a way i like.

I think you can just buy bite valves (as replacements) for most systems. Try a few and see what tastes alright. Seems like a cheap test!

That's weird, Greg, considering that Evernew is from Japan. Do China and Japan not tall to each other?

I've used a Platypus for many years with good results. Any taste I get is in the bite valve itself and that is only when it is hot and sitting in the sun for prolonged periods. IMHO Camelback tastes like poison in the heat. Haven't needed to try any of the other brands.

You're right, that was a dumb statement I made, I had forgotten they're Japanese. Evernew pots seem popular enough here, I've just never seen any Evernew hydration equipment. Maybe they just selectively import things. The trouble, as always here, is that Hong Kong seems to hate online shopping and the websites of most shops suck, so your best bet is normally to take the whole day to go around all the shops on the off chance you find the specific item you need. So my claim is just based on memory…