3 Pcs Hydraulics Reservoir Hose Replacement Hydration Non Kinking Drink Tube 59 Inches Long Drinking Tubes Bite Bottle Water Bladder Hose for Sports Bladder Backpack System Packs

Great value, good quality

This fails to be useful for its advertised purpose, that being a hydration bladder hose. This is a soft floppy hose that can't be used as such. Any suction and it would collapse. Look elsewhere.

Compared to the hose I've had before, it's obvious the quality is different. The hoses aren't as stiff as the original -- the material is probably much inferior.

Bought this replacement hose for a Platypus hydration bladder that I've had for several years and purchasing accessories from Platypus is a no-go as the replacement hoses they provide are not compatible with their older bladders. With that said, this replacement hose does the job but the claim that it doesn't kink is not true. On my first few adventures, I noted that on occasion, the water flow when biting the bite valve wasn't always consistent. It took a few attempts to figure out what was going on but I found that the hose was kinking very close to where it connects with the bite valve. It wasn't a full kink as I could still get water from it but the flow was definitely limited and took some extra effort to get some sips of water. I've been able to adjust to it and am fine with this adjustment but this hose is very flexible, a little too flexible at that. I'm glad I added some extra length to this hose compared to the length of my old one. Had I not done this, the issues would likely have been more difficult to deal with.

As others described, the hose arrived with some kinks in it. However, that did not affect its performance. I used the hose to create extension hoses for my drinking water containers in my canoe. They worked perfectly with the Osprey fittings I bought. No leaks, no modifications necessary. Slight taste/smell at first but it went away after rinsing thoroughly and leaving in the open air to dry.