Hydration Pack Hiking Water Backpack - Miracol Insulated Water Bag with 2L Bladder

I love this thing. Took me a minute to realize the hose goes through the inside of the arm strap and not the headphone hole but that was totally user error lol.I wear this hiking and on long walks with my dogs, it’s great! I wanted a water pack with some more pockets for my wallet and extra water- this has plenty of room! It’s a great light material, but has that insulated lining that keeps my water cold longer- plus the pink color I chose looks EXACTLY as pictured, what’s not to love?

This thing is more than just a hydration backpack. It's a football, a pillow, something to throw at wild animals, a carry-on for international flights.........the list goes on. I've used it for all of this and more. I bought mine just before COVID made everything so much fun. Initially, I was only going to use it for what most people might, a hydration backpack. When COVID happened, the only thing that I could (safely) do and use this with was bicycling. I had bought an additional bladder for it, just because something like that is replaceable as well as expendable. I also bought the cleaning stuff for the bladder. Although I don't use it too much, I still have it, and I've kept it very clean and stored very well. I've never had any problems with the bladder at all (no leaks), and I struggle to keep everything that I own in optimal condition. The additional bladder that I purchased is larger, but it works well.This thing has gone with me on the Appalachian Trail (no, not all of it), was my carry-on and daily backpack all through trips to Germany, the Czech Republic, Korea, and Japan (carrying everything for everybody), accompanied me throughout a few weeks in South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, and a few other states where I just beat the crap out of it, overstuffed it well beyond it's capacity, and put it through every imaginable stress test possible. This is my go-to, especially on bike rides and hikes, and while I have a (much) more expensive backpack (that is significantly larger), this one just feels right to wear and houses the necessary stuff. I've loaded it up with both a Yeti 46 ounce and 26 ounce water bottles along with snacks, drivers license, keys, wallet, and more, and have taken it on many mile long hikes. The straps are sufficient for the load and I never feel discomfort despite having back issues. Zero tears in the fabric, even with what I put it through. If there's one (very) small thing, the insulation on the inside is getting a tiny, tiny bit worn, but not enough to warrant getting a new one. One can barely tell this, though, I have to really look at it as it's not peeling up or anything, just getting a bit worn. Honestly, this backpack should have turned to dust after a year (that was my belief). Fully able to get a good fit with the straps. I'm 5' 10", you can see the fit in the pictures.One absolute bonus, which I found is not as common as I've noticed, is the headphone jack hole or whatever it's supposed to be. During my trip to the midwest, I was able to store a back up battery charger for my phone in the front pocket of the backpack and run a long cable through this and into the shoulder strap, down to my front pocket to keep my phone charging the whole time. Worked like a charm.I would not hesitate to buy this again. I'd like to, but there really isn't a need just yet, so I'll wait it out. Highly reliable item, and it has definitely been an asset to me during my excursions. I can say that this backpack has relieved me of any stress caused by damage or failure.

Holds a good amount of water. Backpack is just the right size. Easy to use. Love the pockets for holding keys, snacks, phone, etc.Buy the cleaning kit! It makes washing the bladder and drinking tube a lot easier.

I have tried so many daypacks, and this one is by far the best. I have a lot of shoulder and upper-back pain, so I wanted something that buckled across my chest and waist. I also wanted something with a pocket for my phone that I could access without taking the pack off. While my iPhone 14 w/ cover technically does fit in the phone pocket (pic 4), it does not fit while wearing the pack, as the pocket sits across my hip bone, so it’s not flat. So I improvised and hiked with my phone shoved into the pocket vertically, which wasn’t the greatest, as it fell out multiple times. I subtracted a star due to these two pockets not being functional. The first photo shows everything I could fit into the pack. Note that my jacket is very lightweight, so it doesn’t take up much space (pic 2). Pic 5 shows the outside pocket unzipped. Pic 6 shows the main pocket unzipped. Note: I didn’t use the bladder that came with the pack! (I was carrying water and whatnot for my husband as well). The main compartment doesn’t really keep things cold at all, but it’s nice and easy to wipe out. (Just freeze a bottle of water and throw it in there to keep everything cold, at least for awhile! Then you have an extra bottle of water to drink!)Pic 7 shows that I truly did fit all the stuff from pic 1 into the pack, and pic 8 shows the size once zipped. The very last pic is me wearing it with slightly less than pictured here, as it was a different day. For reference, I’m 5’7”, approx 145, A. I had the straps across the chest as tight as they’d go, but they are adjustable, as are the hip straps. Both can be let out quite a bit!I truly hope that this review helps others!

June 2024- Wore this pack for a 5 mile hike yesterday. I am a plus size women so naturally I wondered when I purchased it if it would fit. This pack fit and it was comfortable! It holds 2 liters of fluid. It also has a pretty good size pocket which fit everything I needed. I carried 2 liters of liquid, 2 small kleenex packs, a small half size snack ziplock with wet wipes and another snack size ziplock with tylenol and benadryl. I also fit a chapstick, small hand sanitizer, my ID, debit card and health Insurance card, stick sunscreen, two plastic grocery store bags, two protein bars, 2 eye glass cleaner wipes, a flat little bandaid/ first aid thingy, and my car keys. I also had a small bag of cheetos! Nothing like sweating on a hike and then eating something salty! The pack did not feel heavy at all. Long Adjustable straps on the chest and waist. I did think there was going to be a problem with one of the shoulder straps rubbing on my arm but it wasn't bothersome. Note: I had trouble a couple times with the drinking valve, but that was user error! The valve opens and closes by pulling the valve out and then pushing it back. Highly recommend this backpack!

I use it for everything thr quality is really good it holds pretty good size of water i love the design and the color and its adjustable i love it for hikes i recommend it