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Easier way to fill water bladders

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PostedJan 27, 2015 at 7:19 am

Is there and easier way to fill bladders to be used with the Sawyer Squeeze than a scoop or as Ben2World uses, a Platypus with the wide end cut off? I guess I could always sacrifice my Sawyer 1L bag as most people says it fails as a bladder pretty fast.

I remembered that Platypus used to make water bladders where one end would open up and the other end would have the more standard opening. I originally thought something like this might work but I don’t think the wide opening end would last a long time with the Squeeze and I don’t think Platypus makes them anymore.

I thought about using a Hydromedary I have but I don’t think that would work well even though it has a wide opening?

PostedJan 27, 2015 at 7:27 am

You are thinking of the Platy big zip and they still make them. The zip part is pretty strong and I'd suspect that it would hold up pretty well.

PostedJan 27, 2015 at 7:41 am

True, I just wish it had the bottle type connector like the Hoser but I guess you can use a bandana over the end of it for a prefilter.

EndoftheTrail BPL Member
PostedJan 27, 2015 at 11:19 am

" I guess I could always sacrifice my Sawyer 1L bag as most people says it fails as a bladder pretty fast."

Not answering your question, but just a comment that I've been using my Platy's for years and haven't had a single failure. No guarantee, of course, and nothing lasts forever — but Platy's are pretty reliable.

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