Your hydration bladder, also known as a hydration reservoir, is one of the most important pieces of equipment you can get for cycling and hiking.
Having a larger quantity of water for long excursions without needing to carry or retrieve a smaller water bottle adds a ton of convenience to your longer journeys, and despite being a recent invention, it’s hard to go on these sorts of adventures without one.
In this article, we put Osprey vs CamelBak in terms of each brand’s hydration reservoir. There will be a discussion of the proper backpack, daypack, and travel pack that carries them, but the main focus will be on each water bladder, as these are the key factor in having a portable supply of water with you on your journeys.
Some hikers and cyclists might think of them as one and the same, but each brand has different qualities and a different history that influenced how they make their hydration bladders and who they’re intended for.
