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MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter
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MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter

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For instant hydration just add this new 3-liter Cloudliner reservoir to your daypack and you're ready to hit the trail.

  • Puncture-resistant polyethylene reservoir and polyethylene-lined drinking tube are completely taste-free
  • Drip-free angled bite valve has a locking on/off switch that prevents leaking
  • Rotating handle at opening makes filling and cleaning easy
  • Compatible with most filters

Please note: MSR products can only be shipped to U.S. addresses.

Made in USA.

Item 734349

MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter Specs

Specification

Description

Average weight6.2 ounces
Liquid capacity100 fl. oz. / 3 liters
Wide-mouth openingYes
Bite valve shut-off switchYes
Quick disconnect tubingNo

MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter Customer Reviews

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MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter
 
2.6

(based on 17 reviews)

50%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Good water flow (5)
  • Improves backpack function (4)
  • Large capacity (4)
  • Easy to refill (3)
  • Versatile (3)

Cons

  • Not functional (3)
  • Poor construction (3)

Best Uses

  • Large packs (7)
  • Weekend trips (7)
  • Day hikes (6)
  • Extended hikes (5)
  • Small packs (4)
  • Reviewer Profile:
  • Avid adventurer (10), Casual adventurer (8)
  • What Is Your Gear Style:
  • Comfort driven (6), Minimalist (5)

Reviewed by 17 customers

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Apr

23

2008

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

 
4.0

What are they whining about?

By Nadz

from Philadelphia, PA

About Me Avid Adventurer

Site Member

Pros

  • Works

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Large Packs

    Comments about MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter:

    My son and I have one of these. They work fine. Both
    made it through Philmont trek 32. The caps don't leak. The valves don't leak. All I can say on the negative side is I wish the aspect ratio wasn't so narrow. It would fit my small pack better if (IMHO) it it was a tad wider and a tad shorter. But as it is, it fits my Osprey 85 like a big sausage with room on both sides, which is handy too.

    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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    Jun

    13

    2008

    (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

     
    1.0

    Disappointing Product

    By TROM2K

    from Logan, UT

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Price

    Cons

    • Not Functional

    Best Uses

    • Day Hikes
    • Small Packs
    • Weekend Trips
    • Work

    Comments about MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter:

    Purchased this product from REI Outlet about a year ago. The liner in the tube started to separate from the outside plastic immediately. It eventually created a blocks in the tube and did not allow fluid to flow through to the mouthpiece. This happened multiple times and I am now stuck with a 1' tube that doesn't exit my pack. I'm going to buy a CamelBak product. My wife has one and it works great.

    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

    (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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    Feb

    17

    2009

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Great Bladder--2 years and going!

    By Geologist Craig

    from Atlanta, GA

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Good Water Flow
    • Large Capacity
    • Stable

    Cons

    • Ice will melt in this

    Best Uses

    • Day Trips
    • Extended Hikes

    Comments about MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter:

    I used this for a 6-week field camp as well as a 7-day trek through the wilderness. I haven't had any problems with the bladder - never leaked, never tasted funny.

    After reading previous reviews, I'll agree with the following: 1) If your tube is exposed to sun, the first sip will taste funny. I figured this out, so I would always spit out the first gulp if it was exposed to the sun for a long period of time. 2) You could lose the cap. So be careful when unscrewing it. I put my cap in my pocket when filtering water. I am a careful person, so the reality of losing a big cap while refilling is not a possibility for someone like me. 3) Although the bag may appear to be made of "flimsy" material, it is indeed strong. But use common sense when using, and it shouldn't puncture at all. 4) There might be a plastic taste during the first use. So I used common sense--I rinsed it with tap water first, and then filled it. So I never experienced the plastic taste that other reviewers had.

    • Gift:
    • No
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Comfort Driven

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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    Nov

    2

    2007

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

     
    1.0

    Leaks

    By TreebeardIM

    from Northern, VA

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Pros

    • None

    Cons

    • Not Functional

    Best Uses

    • Wetting pack contents

    Comments about MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter:

    I just bought this today for a weekend trip starting tomorrow. Got it home and blew air into it (this is how I initially test bladders). It immediately leaked through the cap area.I tried to resecure cap it seemed to hold. I then put water into it and in carrying it to my pack, the bladder bent a bit and water literally poured out of the cap area.[...]IT IS TRULY JUNK!I guess I will be taking my Nalgene bottles.

    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Comfort Driven

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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    Oct

    23

    2007

    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

     
    1.0

    Disappointed

    By 32x17

    from Bellingham, WA

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Pros

      Cons

      • Not Functional

      Best Uses

      • Day Hikes
      • Large Packs
      • Small Packs
      • Weekend Trips

      Comments about MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter:

      It is amazing that Cascade Designs can do so well designing their Platypus and so poorly designing this Cloudliner. This is the ONLY MSR product that has ever disappointed me. Whether you tighten the lid finger tight or super tight, the bladder often leaks from around the cap. The handle is also very difficult to hold while tightening the lid. During my last few uses I've found that in addition to minor leakage around the lid, the mouthpiece is leaking as well. The flimsy plastic material does not inspire the same confidence that I have felt from other brands. After a few months of disappointment, I will be returning this bladder for something that reliably holds water.

      Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

      (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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      Oct

      16

      2007

      (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

       
      1.0

      Flawed Design

      By LlamaDragon

      from Missouri

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

        Cons

        • Leaky cap

        Best Uses

          Comments about MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter:

          My wife and I also had problems with this leaking around the cap. We just took it on a "test hike" with some of the packaging still intact, we just wanted it for some extra weight.

          I thought the leaking might be because the cap wasn't tight, but the grips on the cap are so poorly done that it's almost painful to really get it tightly closed (or open again). No ergonomics here.

          Also, the cap having no attachment to the bladder was troubling. The possibility of dropping it in contaminated water during filtering didn't sit well with my wife.

          I have some other MSR products I'm very happy with, but they dropped the ball on this one.

          Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

          (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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          Oct

          3

          2007

          (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

           
          2.0

          didn't work for me

          By Brother Nature

          from Ferndale

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          Site Member

          Pros

            Cons

            • Leaks

            Best Uses

              Comments about MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter:

              I was a little dissapointed with this bladder. it started leaking around the cap on the first hike getting my pack all wet, no big deal, maybe I put the cap on wrong. next hike I made sure that it was on right and when I opened my pack sure as daylight, everything was wet. it also started leaking where the hose couples to the bite valve. I have two other brands of bladders and have had no problems with them, so I don't think that I'm the problem. at any rate I gave it two stars because it did seem to be made out of durable material and who knows, maybe I just got a defective one.

              Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

              (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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              Sep

              15

              2007

              (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

               
              3.0

              Decent Reservoir

              By firehiker

              from Dallas, TX

              About Me Avid Adventurer, Casual/ Recreational

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Bite valve lockout
              • Improves Backpack Function
              • Tough
              • Versatile
              • Weather Resistant

              Cons

              • Dicey bite-valve
              • No screw cap retainer

              Best Uses

              • Day Hikes
              • Large Packs
              • Small Packs
              • Weekend Trips

              Comments about MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter:

              This reservoir is decent as far as they go, however I noticed immediately there were some things that I would change. First, when filling this bladder with a standard filter with a hose, the screw cap is not attached. I found myself perched on a rock by a stream, trying to hold the bladder, the screw cap, and pump the filter...that takes two more hands than I have. I was honestly concerned I would drop the cap; imagine watching it float down the stream and me being left with a useless reservoir. Also, the bite valve took some getting used to...on a strenuous ascent I would often have to stop and fiddle with the thing, the lockout feature is nice and helps prevent leaks, but occasionally it would engage on it's own, and to get proper flow, the directions say "bite half way for maximum flow". Well, If it's in the "OFF" position, and you don't know it, trying to bite 1/2 way and suck water out can really take your breath away. On that note, it has proved very durable; I have it in a military assault pack with a 30 lb. sandbag filled with gravel in it (used for firefighter training), and the bladder has held up nicely.

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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              Sep

              25

              2008

              (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

               
              3.0

              Works Great: Tastes Funny

              By Nikita B

              from Philly

              About Me Casual/ Recreational

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Improves Backpack Function
              • No Leaks

              Cons

              • Not taste free

              Best Uses

              • Day Hikes
              • Large Packs
              • Weekend Trips

              Comments about MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter:

              Just got back from hiking the Grand Canyon. The bladder worked great, the 3L size was perfect for the climb up South Kaibob Trail (7mi, 4780ft elevation change) which has no potable water and temps of about 100*F. Nothing leaked, and the hose did not kink.
              My only gripe is the taste the that the hose gave the water. The first sip every time I drank tasted like melted plastic. After the first sip the water tasted fine.

              • Gift:
              • No
              • What Is Your Gear Style:
              • Comfort Driven

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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              Nov

              6

              2007

              (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

               
              1.0

              Leaks

              By Aardvark Eater

              from Greenville

              About Me Casual/ Recreational

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Lightweight

              Cons

              • Leaks

              Best Uses

              • Day Hikes
              • Large Packs
              • Small Packs
              • Weekend Trips

              Comments about MSR Cloudliner Hydration Reservoir - 3 Liter:

              This thing leaked the first time I filled it up. No amount of tightening the cap would fix it. Poor product from an otherwise great company. Very disappointed.

              • What Is Your Gear Style:
              • Comfort Driven

              Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

              (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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