Re: [Paddlewise] MSR Dromedary water bags

From: Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 07:03:19 -0800
Alex wrote:

>> Have just bought two of them (10 liter regular, not Dromlite).  Great
thing,
very compact.  Unfortunately :-) I decided to check them up for leaks, and
here it was, fly in my ointment.  Both of them leak through the thread of
smaller cap (big-mouth cap was fine). One droplet every 2-3 seconds. I leaned
full bags vertical against the wall so that cap was in the lower end - didn't
sit on them or anything. Was it my bad luck, or just nobody paid attention
before? >>

I own four of the things, and over 6-8 years of use, have never had this
problem (I use the small caps with flip-up lids).  Also never had a leak with
the big caps.  Durn hard to get off at the end of a trip, though, after the
bags have sat around for a few days, dry.

I suspect it is a bad batch of lids.

I've had good luck with the warranty on these things.  Back in 1996 or so
they made a poor choice of antifungal in the liner that made the water nasty,
and replaced all four then at no cost.

--
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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