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Hi all... first time poster here?
I have a Lowe alpine 35 litre backpack that doesn't have side netting for holding water bottles. Yes strange... never coped that when buying it!!
So ... where would I get some attachments that could go on the front straps to hold a water bottle?? Or what other options should I look at ???
Many thanks
My ULA pack comes with the water bottle holders standard. You can also purchase a seperate shoulder strap zippered pouch.I made mine and they worked fabulously. I used bicycle bottles, because they have the neck. You buy stretchy cord and cordlocks, use a safety pin to keep the loops the right place on the shoulder straps (when they are not in use). Easy to remove and replace the bottles and, even full of water, you can't feel them there at all (I could carry two, one on each side, if I needed to). As an aside, my high school boyfriend (and still good friend) founded Osprey packs and designs them all. I have been pestering him to add something like this. However he never follows my advice.
Tell him again. My husband and I both have the Osprey 36 Sirius and Stratos and we are trying to jimmy something like your design. He did it sideways yesterday from the hip belt but is going back to the drawing board. We also use bycicle bottles (Polar). We leave 6 weeks from yesterday.I made mine and they worked fabulously. I used bicycle bottles, because they have the neck. You buy stretchy cord and cordlocks, use a safety pin to keep the loops the right place on the shoulder straps (when they are not in use). Easy to remove and replace the bottles and, even full of water, you can't feel them there at all (I could carry two, one on each side, if I needed to). As an aside, my high school boyfriend (and still good friend) founded Osprey packs and designs them all. I have been pestering him to add something like this. However he never follows my advice.
Tell him again. My husband and I both have the Osprey 36 Sirius and Stratos and we are trying to jimmy something like your design. He did it sideways yesterday from the hip belt but is going back to the drawing board. We also use bycicle bottles (Polar). We leave 6 weeks from yesterday.
I might add that although bottles attached to backpack straps or clipped to the waist belt seem convenient, I'm not interested in doing that as I take my pack off for a variety of reasons during the day...peeing outdoors (being a female), propping it up against a bar/cafe wall, floor of albergue, etc. I envision them awkward or floppy depending on where they are attached to the pack.
Can you tell me the brand of strap water bottle holders you use? I'd at least take a look at them.With my water bottles on the shoulder straps, it is just as easy to take off and put on the pack as it is without them there. They are secure and, I know it's hard to believe, but you can hardly feel them there.
Remember the fanny pack, does it go in the front or below your packet in back? I can't picture it.
Ospreys are set up for an internal water bladder but I don't like that system.
Can you tell me the brand of strap water bottle holders you use? I'd at least take a look at them.
I use a waist pack in the front. It is very convenient to have easy access to sunglasses, reading glasses, cash, credential, passport, meds, etc etc. I just purchased one that holds one water bottle on the side.
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