[Natedogz]

I can easily run through 100oz is just over an hour to 1 1/2 hours where I live (in the summer time) so I have a Mule and a Hawg. I bought the Hawg so I could carry a second bladder in the summer and extra layers when riding up north in the less predictable weather. Bottom line is I have not used the Mule, aside from hiking, since I bought the Hawg. It just works better if you carry stuff in addition to water. Once the Mule is filled to 100oz's, the storage compartment is quite cramped and small.

If you are a weight weenie then use a small pack or a carbon fiber water bottle holder if that floats your boat, but if you like roomy pack big enough for extra fluids on those epic rides in summer, try the Hawg.

Have to agree that the storage in my Mule is a bit tight when the bladder is very full....but not too tight. However, where I ride it's easy to run through two large bottles and my bladder........may buy a Hawg and carry a second 100 oz bladder in it. Great idea! Last week part of my trail went through a lake and the water splashed off my tires all over the tops of my still full water bottles. I dried them off on my shirt and then let them sit awhile as I rode baking in the sun before I drank from them. Never know what cooties are in the lakes, on the ground etc. Had horse chit on em before too....nice flavor. :madmax:

 

[perttime]

A smallish pack for short rides: Camelback Lobo does a nice job.

Yesterday, my 3 liter /100oz Lobo lasted me a 5 hour ride. That depends on the weather and how much you like to drink, of course.

 

[eatdrinkride]

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[Last Child]

I have both the Mule and Hawg. I usually use the Hawg now days because the mule was just a tad small for all my "necessities". But then I am kind of a gadget nerd too. For what you are doing I would say get the Mule. It's better to have just a little extra room and/or some extra H2O capacity.

 

[user440]

Something about seeing someone riding in a location with 20 or less miles of trails with a fully loaded 100 oz'er says ah, homeless(?) to me.

Tell that to the person who had a break down a mile 19... Pushing a bike even a mile or two over singletrack sucks.

 

[2ndgen]

LOL!

Yeah, you'd never see a guy with a loaded MULE (loaded with tubes, patches, tools, etc...) "walking" his bike!

How "cool" or "homefull" does a guy with no pack on look while everybody is blasting past him and he's "walking" his bike!

LOL!

 

[Tilos]

Is there an Echo in here

You need two packs.

A smallish pack for short rides: Camelback Lobo does a nice job.
A larger pack for longer rides, gear, pads, etc. Dakine Nomad is really the pack of choice.

Tilos

 

[kapusta]

Tell that to the person who had a break down a mile 19... Pushing a bike even a mile or two over singletrack sucks.

Yep. The longer I've been riding, the more stuff makes it's way into my pack on a permanent basis. (pump, tube, patch kit, very large multi-tool, one more energy bar than what I plan on eating, small petzel headlamp, an extra windshell unless there is NO posibility of needing it, and 20 oz more water than I plan on drinking.

Some of these things have already earned their weight/space, some were adopted after hating life without them, and some are most often used by the unprepared slobs I always end up riding with, or come across on the trail (broken down, dehydrated, or bonked).

 

[Last Child]

LOL!

Yeah, you'd never see a guy with a loaded MULE (loaded with tubes, patches, tools, etc...) "walking" his bike!

How "cool" or "homefull" does a guy with no pack on look while everybody is blasting past him and he's "walking" his bike!

LOL!

It always cracks me up when people are worried about how "cool" they "look". Signs of a weak mind no doubt.

"Hey does this camelbak make my BUTT look BIG?"

 

[tahj33]

I had a 70 oz bladder which served me well until the day I got lost with my friends. There's nothing worse than being lost with no water and catching cramps repeatedly. I now have a 100 oz bladder which I fill up to the brim on every ride, although, I rarely drink more than 60 oz. But I'll rather be prepared for impromptu excursions.

 

[denmikseb]

I had a 70 oz bladder which served me well until the day I got lost with my friends. There's nothing worse than being lost with no water and catching cramps repeatedly. I now have a 100 oz bladder which I fill up to the brim on every ride, although, I rarely drink more than 60 oz. But I'll rather be prepared for impromptu excursions.

Then I guess you are now carrying a map and compass in the pack; or a GPS.

 

[2ndgen]

It always cracks me up when people are worried about how "cool" they "look". Signs of a weak mind no doubt.

"Hey does this camelbak make my BUTT look BIG?"

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[2ndgen]

08 Trek Fuel EX 8

Props on the Trek Tahj! :thumbsup: