Platypus Hydration and Water Bottle Products

Whether you are out mountaineering, kayaking, cycle touring, or simple on a days hike it is important to drink enough water to avoid the onset of dehydration. As water is an essential slippery, heavy, non compact beast which you can't do without, you will soon find that you need an efficient means of carrying it.

There are a plethora of options to carry water, however, one establish brand which stands out in the hiking and outdoor enthusiast community is the Platypus hydration range of products.

Signs of not drinking enough when Hiking

The initial signs and symptoms of mild dehydration in adults appear when the body has lost about 2% of it's total fluid. Bad dehydration is when the body reaches around 5% fluid loss.

• Thirst
• Loss of appetite
• Dry Skin
• Dark Coloured Urine

The Platypus Classic bottle is perfect for backpacker or travel. This portable water container is shaped to just the right size to fit your hand and weighs 80% less than conventional hard plastic bottles. There has clearly been some thought process in the design as the playypus bottles are

• Collapsible, allowing the platypus bottle to be rolled up for easy, compact storage.
• Platypus bottle is made out of extremely tough Polyurethane cable of holding frozen or boiling water.

The durability of the platypus bottles can't be stated enough as they can withstand being filled with water and accidentally dropped from several feet and not burst.

The Platypus classic bottle are available in several sizes. The large sized platypus classic is great for extra water carrying capacity on longer hikers or where water is scarce

As you can guess the main feature of the Platypus big zip hydration system is the big zip. The sidelock zip system allows easy leak free closing of the platypus. This is especially handy for cleaning out the platypus if you have used any liquids other than water or if you have ice nearby you can conveniently put the ice into the platypus.

As with the other platypus bottles, the plastic film. It’s BPA- free, flexible, durable and treated with our SlimeGuard antimicrobial treatment. Additionally in the Platypus Big Zip, you get an ergonomic designed, right-angle shut off valve and a quick-disconnect hose for easy filling, cleaning and swapping of packs.

The Platypus big zip is available in several capacities, from 1.8L, 2L, 3L

The reusable Platypus Soft Bottle redefines flexiblity. When the platypus soft bottle is empty, simply roll it up until you need it again. The flexible structure of the bottle allows it to mould to fit a drink holder, round pocket, flat pocket, or even your hand.

The platypus soft bottle weighs 80% less than hard hydration bottles, so less bottle weight for the same amount of water carried.

There are two cap systems available in the Platypus Soft bottle, they are the Closure Cap or the new dual-valve HyperFlow Cap.

If you ever see a hike with a tube coming out of their backpack into their mouth, they are most like be using a platypus hoser system. The platypus hoser system uses the platypus bottle stored in your backpack (this helps keep the water cool as well) with a long tube with typically a hypeflow bite valve at the end. Just stick the bite valve in you mouth and gently suck to get water. This is very convenient way to drink as you don't need to stop, remove your backpack, get your water bottle out. As it is more convenient your will drink more regularly and avoid the build up of dehydration.

Additionally, the Platypus hoser system can be customised with other platypus accessories to suit your particular needs. I use mine with a cap to have a handy water storage bottle around camp.

The Platypus HyperFlow bite valve is design for fast flow rate of liquids from the platypus, soft so no chipped teeth, drip-free, and easy to hold in your mouth. This attaches to the end of the tube for easy access to your water.

Platypus Push Pull caps are design to screw onto your platypus bladder to allow it to convert into a handy camp water storage system.

The Platypus Shut off valve is a useful upgrade to prevent accidental spills, a simple twist is needed to turn on and off this valve.

There are many accessories to upgrade and adapt your platypus for your own specific outdoor needs.

One such accessory is the Platypus Insulator Hydration System designed to hold off freezing temperatures and blazing hot sun to keep water in a drinkable state.

You are able to keep your drink tube just in the right place with the lightweight plastic clip. It easily attaches to a shirt collar or backpack strap.

If you have more than one platypus or find you need to refill without wanting to untangle your drink tube, the handy little platypus quick disconnect is for you. This platypus accessory splices into any Platypus tubing to enable quick, foolproof, no spill release of the platypus reservoir from drink tubing.

Other handy accessories in the platypus range are insulated drink tubes for those adventures who brave the cold, icy weather or the platypus cleaning kit to allow you to throughly clean the tubes and platypus bottles if there is any build up of algae or other drink residue.

Not only are the engineers at cascade 100% focused on providing breakthrough developments in their platypus range for the outdoor hiker and camper. In their spare time, they are even thinking about how to store and preserve wine.

PlatyPreserve is the best way to protect the taste of an opened bottle of wine by completely eliminating the presence of oxygen. While alternative methods might have you pump air out of the bottle or inject gas into the bottle- PlatyPreserve has you transfer your un-finished wine into an air tight reservoir to truly protect the taste of your wine so it may be enjoyed several days or even weeks later.

One alternative option to carrying all the water you need is to use a water filtration system. The Platypus Cleanstream gravity use a little physics (thanks newton), a cleanstream microfilter and in a little less than 2-3 minutes, 4 litres of water has been filtered.

With no moving parts, no fiddly assembly, lightweight and near-zero effort to filter the water, the platypus cleanstream gravity water filtration system is ideal for filtering water from the single individual to a small group of hikers.

Depending on water quality the platypus water filter is designed for approximate 1500L. However, replacement filters are easily purchased for fairly reasonable price.

If you already own a platypus bottle and just looking for alternative leading water filter system, Follow this link for the Katadyn Pocket water filters

If you require to have a few extra gallons of water around just makes things easier then the platypus water tank is for your. As with all the platypus range, the platypus water tank is designed to be collapsible thus avoiding storing a bulky empty water container. The biggest of the platypus water tank weight in at a lightweight 124g but can carry up to 6 litres, making ideal for a group of backpackers and hikers. The platypus water tanks comes with reinforced handles to easy of carrying.

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