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Camelback are a waste of weight 
Take a 10 Litre Dromadery bag, fix length of hose fitted with bite valve-
fis to bike/behind you whatever and run hose length of bike.
If you take a dive with a camelback, chances are it will burst and you will lose you water-
You can get hose from local B&Q or Tropical Fish suppliers
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Originally Posted by bugsy
Camelback are a waste of weight 
Take a 10 Litre Dromadery bag, fix length of hose fitted with bite valve-
fis to bike/behind you whatever and run hose length of bike.
If you take a dive with a camelback, chances are it will burst and you will lose you water-
You can get hose from local B&Q or Tropical Fish suppliers 
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I don't know how they're a waste of weight as the bag itself doesn't weigh much, but there's definitely value in your suggestion. For someone not so interested in the do-it-yourself route there's the Camelbak unbottle unbottle-70oz - CamelBak.com . which is just a 2L bladder, tube, and bite valve with an insulating sleeve around it AND four small strap things which you could hook a bungee or other strapping through. Advantages being that it's good to go without figuring getting adapters and hoses and bite valves and it's better at keeping water cool thanks to thermal sleeve. Disadvantage being that it's only 2L.
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water /fuel
My experience in Africa and pretty much everywhere in the world is very simple , in warm climate you should drink 3 to 5 liter minimum per day , if you break down for any lengh of time (tire repairs...) you can drink this amount very quickly so always carry a minimum of 3 liters but if you ride in area where there are few people carry twice the amount .no all in one blader ( in case it does break) for fuel calculate the distance and make sure that you have 25 % OF WHAT YOU NEED in reserve , the more off road , the more reserve ( in case you get lost or have to go back from where you came from .
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My 10p worth, Take extra fuel as just in case & water simple, how you want to carry it is up to you. I still have my Army issued Camel Back Carrier, ok but I pers never drank as much as some of the other guys & im white not much hair, even in Saudi i never really drink a lot of fluids, however you do need to make sure you have enough as a just in case & + extra you should know how much you roughly drink, but as already mentioned do not place it all together.
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Water/Fuel
I went for a military Camel back (all black/no pinks..) and a couple of platypus 2lt bottles.
I wore the Camel back on my front with the platypus in a backpack, it's a good way to distribute the weight.
I also carried a 5lt Kolpin Fuel Pack, very light and compact.
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