Anybody else use a Camel Back while diving?

[herman]

I use one of the 1L bag types. I have an add on BC pocket it fits nicely in. The hose is run up the back of my BC, over the shoulder. The the hose is bungied to the LP inflator hose. The mouth piece is clipped close to the oral inflator. I do get just a little salt taste when I first take a drink off of it but that's the saltwater on the mouthpiece itself. Overall it works well.

 

[Charlie99]

Dont you get water flowing back in to where you punch the straw through?

Not really. The isn't any differential pressure to suck in the saltwater. You can stop drinking midway and take another breath of air without signifcant salt water flowback. But you will get salt water if you pause right near the very end. I pretty much drink it down in just a couple gulps, though, since if you try to put it back in the BC pocket it will just kind of leak out all over the place.

You can pretty well figure how a container is going to behave underwater by seeing how much air it sucks back in when you drink from it on land. Camelback and foil containers such as Capri Sun don't suck back in much air.

OTOH, it's pretty hard to keep air from flowing back into a standard 1/2 liter water bottle. You can use a standard plastic bottle underwater, but it's kind of tricky in that you squeeze/compress it while drinking, and then blow air back into it to re-expand it before you pause and take another breath of air. And of course if you then seal it up at depth, you will have lots of pressure in it when surfacing. Neat party trick, but collapsible containers are a lot less hassle.

The little rectangular carboard juice boxes are kind of in between. Easier to collapse than 1/2 pint bottles, but harder than Capri Sun or Camelback. I figure on drinking about 2/3rd of one of those before getting salt water into it.

The biggest advantage of the Capri Sun is that it's simple to just slip one into a BCD pocket. A nice bit of refreshment without much hassle.

 

[scubaaaronh]

Not really. The isn't any differential pressure to suck in the saltwater. You can stop drinking midway and take another breath of air without signifcant salt water flowback. But you will get salt water if you pause right near the very end. I pretty much drink it down in just a couple gulps, though, since if you try to put it back in the BC pocket it will just kind of leak out all over the place.

You can pretty well figure how a container is going to behave underwater by seeing how much air it sucks back in when you drink from it on land. Camelback and foil containers such as Capri Sun don't suck back in much air.

OTOH, it's pretty hard to keep air from flowing back into a standard 1/2 liter water bottle. You can use a standard plastic bottle underwater, but it's kind of tricky in that you squeeze/compress it while drinking, and then blow air back into it to re-expand it before you pause and take another breath of air. And of course if you then seal it up at depth, you will have lots of pressure in it when surfacing. Neat party trick, but collapsible containers are a lot less hassle.

The little rectangular carboard juice boxes are kind of in between. Easier to collapse than 1/2 pint bottles, but harder than Capri Sun or Camelback. I figure on drinking about 2/3rd of one of those before getting salt water into it.

The biggest advantage of the Capri Sun is that it's simple to just slip one into a BCD pocket. A nice bit of refreshment without much hassle.

Its a good idea i just never thought of being able to use on underwater. thanks for all the info. I think i might try the camel pack that i had a previous post about as it will be plenty for a few dives for my wife and i.

 

[SCUBAJENNIFER]

Has anyone ever tried one of these...I'm considering getting one.http://divesales.com/scuda/scuda.html

 

[spacemanspiff1974]

I'll go ahead and apologize for my earlier humor.

 

[scubaaaronh]

Has anyone ever tried one of these...I'm considering getting one.http://divesales.com/scuda/scuda.html

My brother has a scuda it carrys i think 8 ounces then model he has. He said it takes some getting used to. He like it but after looking at the camel bak with me last night he is thinking of changing.