First time using an Osprey Raptor 10 during the Real Ale Wobble.
My old pack was an ancient Camelbak MULE which was silent.
The Raptor audiably sloshed the 2l of water (max 3l, no air in bladder) around as i rode & its lack of upper pack compression straps meant that i couldn't take out any slack on the pack (not packed to maximum).
Initial impression = not impressed.
I'd prefer a stealthier pack, any tips on this (apart from ride faster and more gnarrr) or any one experienced similar?
Not much help...... but I have Mule and a Raptor. The Raptor has a lot of nice features, but I much prefer the Mule.
I always find it quite calming. Like a babbling stream.
You just need to get your head in the right place 🙂
I always find it quite calming. Like a babbling stream.
Noooooooooooooo... i think i may be a little OCD in my quest for bicycle stealth, even my clothes are black! I really don't know how i'll cope with a Hope Pro2 rear hub, that i may buy soon!!!!
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I'll try the pack again, but i think this one may well end up in the classifieds 🙁
Surely you can just change the bladder (and add a balloon inside the pack :-))
You could freeze it 🙂 . Very happy with my Raptor. Best pack I've ever owned. Can't so I've noticed any sloshing.
Use drier water.
Maybe you needed a piss?
Squeeze the air out of the bladder (via the hose) before you put it in your pack, less spare room for the liquid to slosh about in less noise, and takes up less space in your pack.
Could you fill the bladder with fuel tank foam? Like they have in race-car fuel tanks to stop the fuel's movement affecting the trim of the car?
OP. It's water - it's going to slosh about a bit...
My USWE hydration bladder is baffled to prevent this. Think it's a rebranded hydrapak hobby.
The Osprey bladder is much more rigid than the Camelback one. Squeezing the air out doesn't seem to work anywhere near as well as it does with less rigid bladders. On the other hand, the rigidity makes it much easier to fill. Swings 'n' roundabouts.
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add some glycerine to your water mix, make it the night before and put in the fridge, in the morning you'll have jelly, no more sloshing about, and a suck so powerful you could rent yourself out as a hoover