Camelbak 100 Ounce Mil-Spec Antidote Reservoir Short 90854,Black

This Camelbak Antidote MIL SPEC 100 oz./3.0 L. Hydration Reservoir, Short, is an exceptionally well made, extraordinarily easy to use hydration reservoir. I have a Condor 3-Day Assault Pack that says it will accommodate two 100 oz. reservoirs. With the Camelbak Antidote MIL SPEC 100 oz./3.0 L. Hydration Reservoir, Short, that statement is absolutely true! The two reservoirs are simple to hang inside the space allotted for them in my Condor Pack, with the Quick-Link Exit Port Drinking Hose w/ Hydro-Lock Bite Valves w/Cover for each Reservoir routed out of my Condor Pack on the left side and held in place with a pair of Camelbak Camel Clips, which is the arrangement I prefer. If you want one Drinking Hose to come out on the right side and the other Drinking Hose to come out on the left side, it's easy to set up that arrangement, too, with my Condor 3-Day Assault Pack.The Fill-Port on the Camelbak Antidote MIL SPEC 100 oz./3.0 L. Reservoir, Short, is the largest fill-port in the industry, and its cover, which cannot be over-tightened, makes opening and closing this reservoir a simple, one-hand operation. It only takes a 1/4 turn to open the Fill-Port, and when the reservoir is filled and ready to close, it does so quickly, easily, and securely with only a 1/4 turn in a counter-clockwise direction. When fully closed, with a 1/4 turn in a clockwise direction, there are NO LEAKS from the Reservoir, the Quick-Link Exit Port, the Drinking Hose, the Quick-Link Connectors, or the sturdy Hydro-Lock Bite Valve, which has an on/off valve that is easy to use, and very beneficial by preventing your water from accidentally leaking out of the bite valve, if it gets an obstruction preventing it from closing completely. The Camelbak Antidote MIL SPEC 100 oz./3.0 L. Reservoir, Short, uses a low profile design and internal baffling to prevent reservoir stacking, which also maximizes the stability of your pack.Wanting an in-line charcoal filter on my Camelback Antidote MIL SPEC Reservoirs, I installed a Camelbak Fresh Reservoir Charcoal Filter on each reservoir by cutting the Camelbak Antidote MIL SPEC Drinking Hose, approximately three inches above the reservoir's Quick-Link Exit Port, and installing a Camelbak Quick-Link Conversion Kit (the one with only two components, a female-end connector and a male-end connector), putting the Quick-Link female connector on the end of the short piece of the Drinking Hose, where I cut it, then putting the Quick-Link male connector on the end of the long piece of the Drinking Hose, where I cut it.** TWO HELPFUL INSTALLATION TIPS **1). Wetting the ends of the connectors and the two ends of the Drinking Hose with water or isopropyl alcohol makes the connectors much easier to insert into the Drinking Hose. The connectors still won't just slide easily into the drinking hose, but that's why Camelbak hydration systems don't leak.2). If installing a charcoal filter anywhere in your hydration system, rinse or flush all of the charcoal dust out of every Camelback Fresh Reservoir Charcoal Filter Cartridge with water before using a cartridge for the first time. If you don't, you'll be drinking black water until you get it rinsed or cleaned out of your Drinking Hose.This set-up allows me to use a Camelbak Fresh Reservoir Charcoal Filter as an in-line filter by simply clicking the Filter's male (bottom) connector into the female connector on the short (bottom) section of the Drinking Hose, then clicking the male connector on the long (top) section of the Drinking Hose into the female connector on the top of the Filter. If I am filling my reservoirs with fresh, clear, already filtered bottled water, I can easily remove the Filter from the Drinking Hose by disconnecting both the filter's female and male connectors, and clicking the male and female connectors on each end of the Drinking Hose together. I then shake any water remaining inside the Camelbak Fresh Reservoir Charcoal Filter out, put the Filter and Charcoal Cartridge in a small zip-lock bag, and store it in the bottom of the hydration section of my Condor 3-Day Assault Pack, until I need it again. When I need it, I take the Camelbak Fresh Reservoir Charcoal Filter out of the zip-lock bag, press the release button on the female Drinking Hose connector, releasing the male connector, and click the Charcoal Filter back into place on the Drinking Hose. Be sure to run some cool water through the Fresh Filter's charcoal filter cartridge to rinse out any charcoal dust or other particles that might be present if the filter cartridge dried out since its last use. If the charcoal filter cartridge didn't dry out, and in fact, stayed damp while it was closed-up inside the zip-lock bag, use a flashlight and look inside the cartridge to see if any white, grey, or green patches of mold are visible and sniff the cartridge to see if it smells moldy. If I see or smell any mold on the charcoal filter cartridge, I throw the old charcoal cartridge away, thoroughly clean, disinfect, and wipe out the inside of the blue Filter case, and put a fresh, new cartridge in the Filter case, after rinsing the charcoal dust, etc. out of it.If I need to fill my Camelback Antidote MIL SPEC 100 oz./3.0 L. Reservoir(s) with water from an unknown or a "dirty" source with an unknown purity or safety level, I use a bacteria/parasite filter system, such as a Sawyer Mini-Filter and Sawyer 32 oz. Squeeze Bags, to collect and filter out any and all hazardous water-borne parasites or bacteria from the collected water before I use it to fill each of my Camelback Antidote MIL SPEC Reservoirs through its Quick-Link Exit Port, directly from my Sawyer Mini-Filter's "clean" water outlet. I cut a short (approximately 3" long) piece from a Camelbak Antidote MIL SPEC Drinking Hose that I installed on the "clean water" outlet of my Sawyer Mini-Filter, along with the male connector from a Camelbak Quick-Link Connection Kit installed on the other end of the Drinking Hose. If the water to be collected from the "dirty" or unknown site is visually clear, I use three Sawyer 32 oz. Squeeze Bags to collect the water to be filtered through the Sawyer Mini-Filter.If, however, the water to be collected and passed through the Sawyer Mini-Filter is actually dirty, cloudy, muddy, or has bits of "crud" floating on the surface or suspended in it, (perhaps from a recent rain storm that has all the streams and "moving or running" water sources churned up), I add a very important "Initial Gross Filtering" step to my water filtering process. First, rather than using the 32 oz. Sawyer Squeeze Bags to collect the water to be filtered, I use two empty 16.9 oz./0.5 L. plastic water bottles to collect the murky water, keeping the Sawyer Squeeze Bags "clean" for use later in the filtering process. I slowly pour the turbid collected water from the 16.9 oz./0.5 L. plastic bottle through a small, paper coffee filter placed inside a coffee/tea strainer, which helps keep the paper coffee filter in place during this step. The water passing through the paper coffee filter is caught in a 2.0 L. soft drink bottle that has been cut off where the sides start to taper up. If the water passing through the first paper coffee filter is still not clear, I pour that water from the 2.0 L. bottle back into the 0.5 L. bottle and repeat the filtering process using a 2nd clean paper coffee filter. Once the water going through the paper coffee filter step is visually clear, the water is now at the beginning step of the "normal" water filtering process, which continues in the next paragraph.I remove the screw top from one of the Sawyer 32 oz. Squeeze Bags and fill it with water from the unknown water source, or pour the "pre-filtered" water in the 2.0 L. bottle into the Sawyer 98 oz. Squeeze Bag until it is filled, then put the screw cap back on the filled Squeeze Bag, repeating this process until I have all three Sawyer Squeeze Bags filled with water to be passed through the Sawyer Mini-Filter with their screw caps in place. Putting two of the capped bags to the side, and I unscrew the cap on the remaining Sawyer 32 oz. Squeeze Bag and screw the threaded end of the Sawyer Mini-Filter onto the Sawyer Squeeze Bottle, then click the male Connector into the Camelback Quick-Link Exit Port female connector. Squeezing the Sawyer 32 oz. Squeeze Bag with moderate force and rolling the Bag up as it empties, like a toothpaste tube, as the water passes through the Sawyer Mini-Filter, removing over 99.9% of the hazardous bacteria and parasites from the water, making it safe to drink. When the first Sawyer 32 oz. Squeeze Bag is emptied, I unscrew it from the Sawyer Mini-Filter, replace its cap, and repeat that same process with the other two Sawyer 32 oz. Squeeze Bags, filtering the hazardous bacteria and parasites from the water filling my Camelbak Antidote MIL SPEC Reservoir, Short. Because the Sawyer Mini-Filter removes over 99.9%, essentially any, and all, of the hazardous bacteria and parasites from the water, but does nothing to remove any unwanted tastes or smells from the water, I make sure the Camelbak Fresh Charcoal Reservoir Filter is in place and ready to filter out the unwanted tastes and smells from the water in my Camelbak Antidote MIL SPEC 100 oz./3.0 L. Reservoir, Short, before the Camelbak Drinking Hose delivers it to my mouth to rehydrate my body.It's a great feeling when everyone in your squad gets back to base camp after successfully completing that day's mission. Having the Camelbak Antidote MIL SPEC 100 oz./3.0 L. Hydration Reservoir, Short, in your pack helps you maintain the razor-sharp focus you must have at all times, so you may perform all of your physical and mental duties within your squad at the very high level required (without thinking about or worrying if you will be able to stay properly hydrated in the extremely hot, dry, and dusty conditions of this tour of duty), to successfully complete your mission and get back to base camp safe and sound, along with everyone in your squad! It's a beautiful thing!!If you are already a fan of Camelbak hydration equipment and want to use some of these Antidote MIL SPEC components with your existing Camelbak equipment, be aware that not all Camelbak components work with the Camelbak Antidote components, and vice versa. While it is perfectly logical to think that the products made by a manufacturer should work with all of the other similar products they make, manufacturers are not always logical. Do your homework. Call Camelbak customer service to get their OK or recommendations for the components you should use. It will be time well spent.

I have a lot of packs and have water bladders in 6 of them. Out of all the water bladders I own, this is be far the best! My favorite features are: 1) it is tough...several of the cheaper bladders I own are made of very thin materials and I often wonder if they would stand up to rugged use such as dropping a pack or from a fall; this bladder does not leak; it is built extremely well and will hold up to rugged use; 2) the quick disconnect from the hose to the bladder is a nice feature as it lets me disconnect and remove the bladder from my pack without having to re-route the house everytime, which easy filling, draining, drying, clean-up, etc.; 3) the quick disconnect bite valve in conjunction with 4) the shutoff valve allows the bladder to be drained easily and/or to act like of faucet for filling cups or pots; 5) it has a protective wrap around the hose to protect it and help in insulation; 6) it is 100 oz. which is a lot more water than any of my other water bladders, making it a perfect addition to my Camelbak backpack, which serves as my bug out bag and my primary hiking pack; and 7) I love the look. Granted, this reservoir will spend most of its life in my pack, it is large enough, it could be hung at a camp site, and using it as a faucet, as I mention earlier, could be used as a stand alone water source at your site. Although this is the most expensive bladder I have purchased, it fits the adage "You get what you pay for." I highly recommend this product...it is worth every penny. If you found this review useful, please click the "Yes" button below.

I bought this in preparation for some hiking in the Texas Hill Country and in Taos, New Mexico this summer. I already have a nice backpack, so I didn't want a complete CamelBak hydration backpack. After reading reviews and actually going to my local sporting goods store to compare the CamelBak Mil-Spec vs. The Standard "Blue Civilian" bladders, I chose the Mil-Spec 100 oz. short bladder because:*It seemed to be constructed of better/stronger materials.*Included a hose cover.*Liked the drinking mechanism's on/off lever, bit valve, and dust cover.I also bought the Hydration Tube Cover's 100 oz. short neoprene bladder sleeve to help keep the water as cool as possible, add a layer of protection for the bladder against poking/pinching/pushing while my bladder is in my backpack, and to prevent any possible bladder sweating from seeping into other parts of my backpack. The neoprene insulator sleeve fit's like a glove.With the Mil-Spec bladder inside the neoprene insulator sleeve and, it fits perfectly in the Oakley Kitchen Sink backpack's inner padded compartment which is designed to hold up to a 15"laptop computer. I routed the CamelBak hose through the backpack's side access zipper and then secured the hose to the backpack's shoulder and chest straps via some adjustable hydration hose clamps that I found on Amazon. They secure to the backpack's webbing.