Get a Camel Back

As you may have noticed I've started a new category of posts. I don't have any thing to rant about right now, so I thought I'd post something useful. Here's a hint to those of you just getting into cycling or anyone still using old fashioned sports bottles.

If you're going to do any serious cycling you need to bring water with you. Otherwise you will get dehydrated, which I guess is up to you. If you like your body and dislike dehydration headachs I suggest you get a Camel Back.

For those of you wondering why I'm suggesting that you graft a dromedary to your back, I have an explanation. When I say 'camel back' I'm referring to a type of backpack with a watter pouch and drinking tube. Think beer helmet only useful. The company CamelBak was one of the first manufactures to sell this type of hydration system. Hence the name I'm using for them. Plenty of other companies make similar products but CamelBak is the most popular I know of.

Whatever brand you go with its a great idea. You have a backpack with water in it and a tube with that runs out to a mouth piece so that you can sip water whenever you need it, hands free. I use one whenever I go riding or snowboarding.

The one I use when cycling is a backpack that happens to have a pouch for a hydration system and holes for the tube. I also use the backpack to carry a laptop or small products when I go shopping downtown by bike. When I'm snowboarding and don't want a full day pack to get in my way and hamper my movement I have a smaller pack that is just large enough to hold a two liter pouch of water and my wallet (for lunch at the lodge). Either way I have water with me all day so I can sip on it whenever I get thirsty.

Weather you bike, board, hike, camp, or kayak you need a source of water. So get a Camel Back!