Source Tactical SNEP Convertube Water Bottle Adapter Kit, Plastic, Coyote

I was amazed at how well this system actually works. There’s no more cleaning out the molded camelbacks with this. I buy the bigger water bottles and they fit into where the camelback would normally be of of my backpack. The straws extend completely to the bottom. Once that one is empty I switch to the next bottle. It works great for when I’m training and doesn’t leak at all. Money well worth it.

I use a number of different water bottles depending on what I'm doing. If hiking, I use a large Nalgene but if bike riding, I use a 2L smart bottle. Wanted something where I could drink from whatever source and not have to remove the source from my pack. So far, it's worked perfectly. I'm only giving it four stars because the drinking straw is about 1" too short for the large Nalgene bottles.

Avid hiker, hunter, backpacker. I decided to take a chance on this product because I was so tired of having to essentially unpack and remove my bladder every time I wanted to fill water and hated having wet gear the one time that my bladder sprung a leak inside my pack. After making the switch I struggle to understand why bladders are even a thing any more? This system is well made and has a wide range of vessels it can attach to. A Nalgene or simple gas station water bottle weighs just as much or less than a bladder and allows for so much more versatility. It may not hold 3L of water, but bring another bottle that weighs 2 oz and you are covered. Perhaps my favorite piece of this system is the mouth bit. It seals well, is comfortable and efficient to drink from. The cap that covers it is amazing in keeping it clean and damage-free.This system on a bottle allows for several things that bladders do not:1) Bottles are much preferred for using during cooking. Trying to add water out of a bladder is cumbersome, both to remove from pack and to empty into cookware. A bottle you just pour or drink straight from.2) If you keep the cap for the bottle, you can share the bottle with others if needed as well as take in literally any other pack or standalone.3) What I think I find most appealing and somewhat funny, is that you can use it inside your pack just like a bladder, but now you can also keep in an exterior pocket of your pack and have easy access 100% of the time. That being said, a bottle outside the pack in cold temps means a possibility of freezing, but I'd rather have a cheap water bottle freeze and fail than an expensive bladder.Two points that I could see improvements on in future versions of this are:1) Hose Stiffness, the hose is very rigid and will take time for it to find its memory to each pack/system you place it in. That also being true for drinking, it is stiff and you have to put a little more effort into bending the hose to drink from... A small price to pay for durability though. I Believe this was designed for desert climates though so I am sure the hose loosens a bit when in the heat of the desert.2) The hose has a thin "cloth" sheath, which is awesome for glare and heat absorption of the hose and water within, but it lacks insulation, so in colder temps there is the chance your hose will freeze on you. Would like to see the neoprene hose sheath like other bladder models out there. Again, I believe this was designed with desert warfare in mind so insulation was not high on their list I imagine.All in all, I will be going this route for all future water system purchases. Bladders just don't cut it anymore.

Has multiple adapters for various liquid holding containers. The only two I'll ever use fits 2 and 3 liter bottles and my big mouth nalgene bottles. What I thought was super cool was the straw is long and slides up into the hose so it'll work with any length bottles like the 48oz nalgene bottles. I keep them behind me in my kayak or in my backpack when I'm hiking and the hose works well without having to wrestle getting the bottle out to sip on while I've got paddles in my hand or trekking poles. They're heavier than other models but it's from the fabric hose covering that helps keep the water cool so I don't mind the otherwise bulky nature of it. I want every drink a cool dink vs sucking up hot water first to get to the cool which you'll do with an uncovered hose. The straw can be purchased at ace hardware in any length in case your water vessel is ridiculously long. It's common plastic tubing. It's made well and am confident it will last. As far as value, it depends on how often you're likely to use it. For me, based on my continuous adventures, the decision was easy. After several uses my only complaint is, it's harder to suck water because of the hose clip extention. It's not completely air tight so you suck air while trying to get water. If the hose was one piece instead of two that problem wouldn't exist. Not very efficient in that regard but it still works.

I really wanted this product to work but it did not. I really liked the build and the quality is solid but the suction and effort that I needed to apply to get the water out was exhausting and I was putting so much effort in to suck water I ended up just not drinking. I had high hopes and I used this on a 75 mile run but after trying to suck and just not getting enough I gave up. Also the diameter of the straw is a lot narrower vs a camelback or hydropak and when I did get water the amount was less. If you redesign this please reach out and I’ll test it for you!

I had purchased this for use on a trip to Yosemite. I had a 40 oz water bottle, but the straw was too short. Then tried to use it in a 32 oz Camelback. Straw length was good, but the length of the sipping hose was way too long.I would suggest packaging this item with two straw lengths and perhaps a long and a short hose.