Hydrapak Seeker 3L Water Bag Review - Is it a good buy?

[@prs314]

If you read the bottom of your BeFree pouch you will see that it's also made by Hydrapak, that's why the filter fits so well on the Seeker.

[@danielsingh9415]

I use 2-2L CNOC bags(Blue clean, orange dirty) & a Hydroblu Versaflow inline water filter with an activated carbon insert filter attachment, that CAN be used as a gravity feed system, but water purification tabs as backup. In case i forget to sleep with my filter, and temps drop below freezing 🥶 A frozen filter is a broken filter, and a round of Beaver 🦫fever is in store (coming out both ends at the same time is a trip ender!)

[@simplywanda1065]

Thank you for the video but you didn't explain how to use the Sawyer filter. You had one on the table and I wanted to see you use the adapter.

[@ExploreTrekAdventure]

We do not have the adapter for the sawyer. The sawyer is our secondary (emergency) filter system and we use a 2L CNOC bag with it.

[@jtcber]

I am debating between the 2L bag and Hydrapak Flux 1.5L Ultra-Light Reusable Bottle. Which one is better and should I choose?

[@ExploreTrekAdventure]

We personally like having the bigger container so you can pack more water if you needed for dry sections.

[@ariguzte]

Is it ok to place in the middle of carier bag with full water inside? I mean with all pressure from surround item in carier, will it survive? Compared to 1.5 liter plastik bottle.

[@ExploreTrekAdventure]

The material is thick and works well for a water carry. It shouldn’t have any issues in your bag as long as no sharp objects are poking it.

[@ariguzte]

@@ExploreTrekAdventure thanks mate, i will purchase 1

[@blablah538]

0:00 "some kind of polyurethane" It's what your phone case is made of

[@patriotsleepercell4060]

you are so happy that it's BPA and PVC free and you empty it into a plastic water bottle that has all of that.

[@ExploreTrekAdventure]

Smart bottles are made from food grade PET1 plastic and are BPA free. For shorter trips where weight is not an issue we take our hydro flask containers.

[@Seanonyoutube]

@@ExploreTrekAdventureBPA free means literally nothing. It needs to be PFAS free to avoid that class of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Calling it “BPA free” is nothing but a misleading marketing trick.

[@slowlife2158]

I have carried that exact hydrapak for 7 years as a backup water reservoir, but I’m getting rid of it. It imparts a strong unpleasant plasticky chemical smell and taste on the water. I have tried every internet suggestion to get rid of it. Denture tabs, lemon juice, vinegar, soaking, hot water, baking soda, freezing, washing vigorously, airing it out for weeks, … literally everything. And nothing fixes it. In fact, it seems the smell/taste has only gotten worse. I don’t know exactly what is happening there chemically, but even if for some reason the smell/taste was completely inert and no health concern (I’d like to see research on that before I believe it), it makes the water disgusting. I can even still smell and taste it if I use the water to rehydrate food. Yuck.

[@ExploreTrekAdventure]

Very odd. We have not had any bad taste or smells coming from the bag.

You should start smoking. That helps.

[@jurgschupbach3059]

I use Stasher with Big Mouth