[pct-l] Platypus in the desert?

[joel01 at ekit.com]

I carried 3 Platypus bags, allowing me to load 8 liters or so if I
overfilled past the line a bit. The largest bag, which I used all the
way to Canada, finally began springing leaks in northern California
but a little duct tape solved that.

I did make a point to never toss filled bags into cactus plants or
drag them on the ground after me, but other than that I wasn't
especially careful with them. (The main thing was to try to avoid
abrasions that would later lead to leaks)

Vlad the Impaler




Quoting Pea Hicks <phix at optigan.com>:

>
>
>Eric Payne wrote:
>> So Yogi says in her book to avoid water bladders
>like Platypus.
>
>i carried a 3-liter platypus for about 1500 miles
>before it sprung a
>leak, and i certainly didn't handle it with kid
>gloves. i replaced it
>with a 3-liter camelback (only because they didn't
>have platy's at the
>gear shop in quincy), and that's still going strong
>after approx 1200
>miles. i like both, but prefer the platypus because
>it's lighter.
>
>girlscout
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Burned my credit card for fuel 
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