Gelindo Insulated Hydration Backpack: Keep Your Drinks Cool and Your Adventure Going!

Sjc: Change of clothes lunch and all the little stuff. I didn’t even use all the storage it had. Has a good water and hose set up as well. I’d say perfect for me!!

United States on Sep 25, 2023

Emily Holland: Used this for day hikes and trip to amusement park. The hydration bladder was great to use while waiting in line. Great storage capacity and easy on the shoulders

United States on Aug 06, 2023

Timothy C.: This was my first hydration pack. Ordered it before taking a trip to Sedona, where we did a lot of hiking and climbing. It worked out great! Very easy to fill the hydration pack, plenty of room for snacks, supplies and a warm layer. Relatively light and comfortable. Nice to have water in such an arid environment and taking several hour hikes, mostly up hill. Highly recommended.

United States on May 29, 2023

OliviaOlivia: Great little bag, I took it hiking on Gros Mourne mountain in Newfoundland and it held up really well.

I already had a smaller bag and a water bladder but I wanted to bring 2 water bladders because I ran out of water the first time I hiked this trail so I did end up putting that one in the 2nd compartment. It fit well.

With the 2 water bladders in the bag I was a bit tight on space but managed to get my protein bars, sandwich, extra socks, mini hand sanitizer, lip balm and the other small hiking essentials in there. I had some worry about the seams tearing with how jammed The bag was but it held up so I was impressed. I likely won't push my luck filling it that much again because I don't want to break it but With 1 water bladder in I have lots of room and I'm quite happy with it.

I'd love to see this offered a proper hiker bag mesh back support for more breathability and slightly bigger hip pockets for ease of access when a phone is in there but that jsut me being picky about how I would make further improvements. Otherwise its great and I highly reccoment.

(PS no gross taste or smell off the Water bladder bag! )

Canada on Aug 26, 2021

Stephanie Anderson: I love the design of this pack. I've wore it on a number of bike rides. It's light, feels secure... and has enough storage to hold anything you want to bring on a trail. The only fault I would say is with the hydration bladder. It feels pretty cheap. At first it smelled very bad, and it also leaked slowly at the bottom where the hose attaches to the bladder. For the price, I still would purchase this product again.

Canada on Jun 01, 2021

wesley weiss: I can fit a DSLR in the backpack, a couple lenses, some snacks, and still have 2.5 liters of water and ice.

I've been on a 700m 3.5km climb hike and a 450m climb/18km hike and the backpack has done me well. I'm a 260 pound man with a broad chest and I can fit both the belly strap and the chest strap on with length to spare on the buckles. Take that how you will, but as a hobbyist (not very serious) hiker, this is great for me. I wish the mouthpiece gave me a little more water when I bit on it, but that's a minor gripe overall for the price point. Great little backpack!

Canada on Jul 26, 2020

P. S. Waters: tl;dr: Backpack - 5 stars; Bladder - 2 stars

My daughter has just taken to riding her bike...and she wants to go everywhere! So, I bought the two of us hydration packs for our long journeys. Since I was going cheap, I decided to get two different brands (one for her and one for me) just in case one of them turned out to be a dud. Unfortunately, that one turned out to be mine. I got the "Mubasel Gear" pack for my daughter, and I'm much happier with her pack's bladder.

The bladders and straws between our two packs look almost identical - save for this pack's being 2.5L where the Mubasel Gear pack is 2L. The difference is how the straw connects to the bladder. On hers, it's a quick-fit connection where the bladder has a valve such that it remains closed when the straw is not connected. This pack has a threaded connection which has no such valve. So, if you go to fill the bladder without the straw connected - like I did this morning - water starts pouring out of the bottom of the bladder! While this does not sound like much of an issue at first (I know some of you are saying, "Just connect the straw before you fill the bladder!" it's not as simple as that.

First,...

United States on Jul 16, 2020

Amazon Customer: The good: the bag does offer lots of pockets and the hose for the water bag fits comfortably over behind your shoulder so it's not in the way and easy to reach. I like the straps that buckle over your stomach to keep the backpack more secure. The water bladder can hold a lot of water. There is lots of padding around the strap and back of the backpack and the material is fairly good quality. The size of the backpack is large enough to allow you to carry a small amount of items but not too much to be burdensome if you were planning to make some long trips

The bad: the side zipper pockets are too small to fit any type of smartphone. There is no designated pocket for your headphones or device to go that makes it quick to access for your phone. your only option is to put it in one of the back pockets which means that if you need to take your phone out to make a call or change the music you have to take the backpack off. This can be time-consuming when you have two other buckles to undo. The mechanism to fill it up the water bladder prevents you from letting it air-dry easily because the hole at the top to fill it up becomes sealed by other side of the bag since it is very flat....

Canada on Jun 21, 2020

Jordan: I was very excited for this hydration pack as the price and reviews had lead me to believe it would be amazing. It has an incredible amount of storage, but note that if you are a larger individual, the pockets on the belly straps will not be in an easily accessible area, and they are too small to fit larger phones comfortably. (I have a Huawei P20)

With the bag completely filled, I could still squeeze in a 2L jug of water in the insulated pouch. Insulation offered a cold drink rather dedicatedly and I was sufficiently impressed. Please note that in order to fill the bag, the hose has to be attached and this can be a bit of a chore to fill due to this. Attaching the hose is difficult and slippery.

Took it to Ireland and wore it for eight days biking the Aran Islands, exploring the Cliffs of Moher, Blarney Castle and it did what I wanted it to do. The straps got a bit sore as I overstuffed the backpack and they aren't padded incredibly well, but that's my own fault.

Overall, great for the price.

Canada on May 30, 2019

Zak MacKay: So first of all, let me just remind people that you do get what you pay for. This is a really inexpensive pack. That being said, it has been great for most things I’ve used it for.

I use this as a day pack when hiking. I love the insulated pocket for my water bladder. I filled the bladder with ice and hiked for 6 hours in 102 Deg temps and found the water cool at least by the end of the day.

Pros:

- It is very lightweight but still has some structure to it so when I have the bladder full of water as well as a stainless steel water bottle and my dslr with a couple lenses I barely recognize it is there.
- it has a comfortable waist strap with zipper pockets for those trail snacks or headlamp. If you adjust the shoulder straps to the right length then it rests on your hips in the right way.
- The shoulder straps are comfortable and include a sternum strap with a rescue whistle that I’ve not had to use for emergency thankfully. They also have extra strapping for me to hang clips for my camera so that I don’t have to hang the camera around my neck.
- side mesh pockets for additional water bottles.
- It is compact and lightweight but has enough...

United States on Nov 19, 2018