Cnoc Outdoors 28mm Vecto Water Container

The product itself worked great. I’m currently hiking the PCT so it has seen ALOT of use. The blue slider at the top occasionally gets stuck and can be difficult to move, but besides that it’s a great water reservoir. My one complaint is that after about 6 weeks of continuous use it started to develop a very strong plastic taste, even after filtering the water. It got to the point that I couldn’t take it anymore and had to switch to a different brand. I’m disappointed cause I liked the product besides the taste.

I carried this on a 7 day backcountry elk hunting trip. I used it to gather and store dirty water that was filtered through my Platypus Quickdraw filter into my water bottle. I stored it full insided my backpack when I was away from a water source. - The top locking/sealing mechanism worked well. Being able to open the top of the bag made gathering water super easy and fast. The lanyard that keeps it attached to the bag is a nice touch, otherwise I'd have probably lost it. The mechanism sealed well and I had no leaks inside my backpack. - It attached flawlessly to my water filter. No leaks. - It was durable. I stored it the front pocket of my pack that subjected to having a hunting bow strapped to it, or even just thrown down on rocks and it held up really well. No leaks. Overall, it was a great addition to my pack and was vital in keeping me hydrated when I didn't have easy access to a water source.

I bought several of these for my two dogs for hiking to put in their Ruffwear Dog packs. I normally used to carry this water bottle that they could drink out of that had a foldable spout but my current dog is a mastiff and his giant mouth does not work with the small spout. This way I got a Guyot XL squishy bowl for dogs and these water bladders. The mastiff can carry one 3L bag on each side of his pack and my smaller shepherd can carry one 2L bag on each side of his pack without affecting the weight ratio of packs and I keep him safe. I had originally purchased some platypus bags but they are not convenient to fill out of a tiny spout, nor does it have an easy cleaning ability. These bladders are awesome. They are thin and lightweight, easy to clean out of their top flap AND easy to fill from the top flap. They are exactly like human hiking bladders without the tubing and instead has a twist on spout. LOVE THEM. Plus as you use them they shrink down to tiny. Perfect. The Ruffwear pack carries the bladder perfectly without sloshing if you removed the air and protects the bladder from puncture as long as you don’t add anything sharp to the pack.

It worked great for me!

I was very disappointed that on only the second time out using this in the backcountry, the bag ripped at the seam as shown in the photo. It makes it unusable for filtering water with the Sawyer. I was prepared for pinhole possibilities, but not a complete failure of the product. I wanted to return it, but I appear to have missed the return window on Amazon. Buyers beware!!! UPDATE: I contacted the company directly and they provided me with a replacement and shipped back the unusable one. Haven't had any problems since and I used the replacement on a week-long backpacking trip.