[iviguy]

Does anyone else have this problem? When I fill my camelbak and screw the lid on it screws on very easily but when its time to take the lid off it just about breaks my fingers to do so. I have put air back into the resivoir to make sure that its not a suction thing and it doesn't help. I have also tried using vasoline on the gasket but nothing really matters. That thing is just very hard to open. Is this normal?

Also, can a pack with a 2 liter Omega bladder be upgraded to a 3 Liter bladder? I just ordered the TrailBlazer that has a 2 liter but would like to put a 3 liter in it.

Thanks

 

[summitlt]

Are you tightening it down too hard? Mines hard to reopen, but its not a problem. I just tighten it untill it start to get harder. It doesnt have to be too tight.

 

[Lumbee1]

I have the same problem, but it doesn't really bother me. There was only one time when it was so tight that I thought I might not be able to get it open.

 

[zon]

I sprayed a little 3M silicon spray around the treads and gasket then wiped it down to remove excess. Goes on and off like butter.

 

[iviguy]

Are you tightening it down too hard? Mines hard to reopen, but its not a problem. I just tighten it untill it start to get harder. It doesnt have to be too tight.

I have tried different things like not tightening it too much as well. Same result pretty much.

 

[Finch Platte]

Hoo boy- tough one.

Does anyone else have this problem? When I fill my camelbak and screw the lid on it screws on very easily but when its time to take the lid off it just about breaks my fingers to do so.
Thanks

Camelbak sells a tool to help with that. It's a battery-powered device w/ two prongs that you insert over the lids raised center. Jenson's got it for about $95. I forget the name of it- just look under the Camelbak section. It's similar to an electric drill, but it has a chuck made especially for the Camelbaks. Makes getting that lid off a breeze. Has forward and reverse, altho they don't recommend forward, as the lid could become stuck on.

Or, just don't tighten it as tight. Loosely tighten it, then squeeze the bladder. If it leaks around the lids seal, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough.

Help that hopes.

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[Dave.]

same problem here

Can't tell you how many times I've cursed that damn camelbak for the top not coming off. I've gotten to the point where I don't even try to do it by hand, I go out to the garage and grab a pipe wrench to open it.

And if I don't tighten it down, it leaks.

 

[i like downhill]

ive started to has this problem about a month ago...yesterday it got so bad i had to take it in the garage, put it in the vice, and i used a screw driver and hammer to pound it loose.

 

[iviguy]

Camelbak sells a tool to help with that. It's a battery-powered device w/ two prongs that you insert over the lids raised center. Jenson's got it for about $95. I forget the name of it- just look under the Camelbak section. It's similar to an electric drill, but it has a chuck made especially for the Camelbaks. Makes getting that lid off a breeze. Has forward and reverse, altho they don't recommend forward, as the lid could become stuck on.

Or, just don't tighten it as tight. Loosely tighten it, then squeeze the bladder. If it leaks around the lids seal, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough. Tighten a bit, then squeeze again. If it leaks, it's not tight enough.

Help that hopes.

fp

$95 for a tool to take the lid off your $40 camelbak??? LOL.. What a racket. But that does give me an idea... I can make a tool to do that too..... hmmm.

 

[pacman]

Simple Solution

$95 for a tool to take the lid off your $40 camelbak??? LOL.. What a racket. But that does give me an idea... I can make a tool to do that too..... hmmm.

Why bother with the *^& lid. Just take the mouthpiece off and insert a high pressure hose.

 

[iviguy]

Why bother with the *^& lid. Just take the mouthpiece off and insert a high pressure hose.

And that would do what? Blow up the resivoir? If you mean filling it through the hose, I don't think the ice cubes will fit...

 

[VTSEAL]

Finch Platte's post was hysterical, I almost spit out my lunch!

You mean they're reusable? I just keep throwing them away and using a new bladder every ride...