WINNER: The winner is April J! She said, “I would love to win a Camelbak because my husband needs a new one since my kids ruined his last one! What a great gift this would be!!“
Send an email to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com to claim your prize. Thanks!
THE PRIZE
One reader will win the Fourteener spring-summer hydration pack from Camelbak! ($125)
MY REVIEW
Our Camelbak is another of my top 5 favorite products this summer – it’s great for hiking and camping plus it makes going out and about everyday just a little easier. With all the pockets and built-in hydration, it’s become my preferred purse/diaper bag/day pack.
We hike fairly regularly and my boys love drinking from the reservoir – kids can dehydrate do easily and I feel much more at ease knowing they’re staying hydrated in the heat. I love having water so available and convenient for me as well since I usually don’t drink enough and often get headaches because of it. I’ve found that having the water so accessible means I drink more and feel better all day.
Like I said, we use our Camelbak for our every day outings as a family – Boyd wore it on our last trip to Thanksgiving Point so we had water (that wouldn’t leak out over all our stuff) plus storage for our sunscreen, hats, my camera, keys, cell phones, etc. And it’s so much more manly than a purse or even a regular backpack…
The new N.V.I.S. Back Panel is one of my favorite features – it keeps the pack up and off your back to keep the air flowing for maximum breathability and comfort for long-term wear.
Another great feature is the insulated reservoir pocket that keeps water cold for hours. I didn’t realize this was an official feature of this pack and was really perplexed to sip cold water after leaving our pack in the hot car for a few hours. The water in the tube gets warm, but once you get to the water in the reservoir, it’s much cooler and stays that way.
And it just looks cool…which is important, but it has all these great features as well:
- 100 oz water capacity
- 1850 cubic inch cargo capacity
- Fleece-lined pocket for sunglasses or electronics
- Dynamic suspension harness
- Semi-load bearing belt
- Designed to carry extra layers, rain gear, food, head lamp, trail maps, trekking poles
- Pockets, pockets, pockets!!!
I know many avid hikers and backpackers who swear by Camelbak and now I know why – Thanks Camelbak!
GIVEAWAY RULES
- Visit Camelbak.com.
- Make a comment on this post telling me your favorite Camelbak product or why you’d like to win before midnight Sunday, August 29.
- A winner will be selected and announced at the top of this post on Monday.
- Only one comment per person unless you earn extra entries.
- Giveaway open only to residents of the continental United States…sorry.
- Winners must email me to claim their prize within 5 days.
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You may earn 1 extra entry each for doing the following (make a separate comment for each thing you do):
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GOOD LUCK and THANKS!
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I would love any of the camel backpacks at this point. Really interested but haven’t come up with the cash for one.
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I would love to win the camelback. We live in TN and the fall is our preferred time for hikes. Thanks for offering them.
I would love to win a camelbak! I’m in FL and I walk 3-5 miles 3 times a week. I currently carry 2 water bottles, but I run out less than half way through my walk and the sun taps all my energy by the time I finish without enough water. A camelbak would be frequently used by me.
I love the camel backpacks. My husband has one and I would love to not have to carry a waterbottle. We love to hike. Thanks for the great review. I might even get one for my kids too. Then they can carry their own stuff!
This would be so perfect for a 72-hour kit too. It looks comfortable, stylish, and appears to have a lot of functionality.
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I have a simple little water pack that I use for runs and hikes. I think this one would become my favorite!
It looks very practical & useful, would love to have one!!
I have never seen this type of backpack before! I am taking my 5 yr old grandson out for walk/bike rides on the local trails and this would be just great–I also checked out the Camelbak website–thanks for introducing me to them. :)
The annadel cycling pack would be great. I also like the fanny pack style for running.
I love the Aurora model camel back.
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We LOVE our Camelbak water bottles! They are our favorite and helps us all drink so much water. We carry them around the house and everywhere we go!
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I would love camel back especially the aurora model. I would be so nice not to carry a big tote back with water bottles in it when we were out and about.
I like the rim runner, didn’t realize how many different packs they made! This would be great for our Disney trips!
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We go hiking as a family almost every week. This would be AWESOME to have for those hikes!!
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their kids’ water bottles look great! My husband has a camelbak that the military issued him. We take it with us to amusement parks and long walks.
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How cool is this? Great for hiking or going to the park!
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Oh, I’d love this! I just bought another two Camelbak water bottles for my girls for school. That brings our household total up to 5. Love their insulated ones, they are seriously awesome and hold lots of ice cold liquid for a *long* time.
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Their kids bottles are awesome. The flashflo looks interesting as well.
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I would love to have one for the family hikes that we go on in the mountains. I would also love to have the 2010 RaceBak™ Men’s for my husband, a road biker.
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we live in the mountains and LOVE to hike! This would be much nicer than lugging water bottles around!
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I love the SnoAngel pack for women…it would be perfect for walks with my toddler.
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With 4 kids carrying water bottles is a huge pain! This would be awesome! Thanks!
I like the fanny-pack looking Flashflo for something that may be helpful for attending Coachella without the bulk of a backpack: http://camelbak.com/sports-recreation/spring-summer-hydration-packs/2010-flashflo.aspx
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My son has just joined the SeaCadits and it would really come in handy for him during the runs that they must do.
I nave used camelback products both in the sandbox and the rockpile. They are great and will last for years. My latest is about 3 years old and has had MUCH use and it could use replacing. Thanks for entering me in this contest.
I would love to win this for my husband. He is the designated backpack wearer when we are out and about so this would be great to help keep us both hydrated.
I would love this for my day hikes!
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I would love any of them for my hikes with my two toddlers! Love them all.
I would love to win a camelback! I definitely think it would come in handy for Saturday outings with the family!
I’d like to win because those things are just darn cool.
I like the camelbak bottles. I’d like to win the camelbak for when we go to the zoo.
I always think about those backpacks when I’m on a hike and its too late. :)
I would be thrilled with any CamelBak hydration pack, but this fourteener looks divine. We walk 3+ miles per day near our house in addition to frequent hikes longer in length. I’m with Kelsey ~ lack of water gives me a headache. Got dehydrated once and required two units transfused. Pray this never happens to me again. Thanks for the chance to win!
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This Camelbak Hydration Pack would be excellent for emergencies as well as using for camping and hiking. My husband would love this.
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How convenient it would be to have a camelback pack. Fun for travel, camping, and trips to the amusement park.
Wow! All of the camel backs are fantastic! I had no idea there were so many. I would SO love to win the fourteener!!!
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Living in the deep south, this would be a fantastic piece of gear to carry with me everyday. Temperatures in the high 90′s with almost 100% humidity make it very difficult to stay hydrated.
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I would love to win b/c everytime I walk the dogs never fail my son starts asking for water about halfway thru & i never have any. This would solve the problem.
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I would love to win this! It would be awesome when we go camping or when the kids are at camp.
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I would love to win the camelback! I’m an avid walker and we take lots of hikes when our family goes camping. This would be perfect for those activities!
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My husband already owns and regularly uses his camelback–I think I should have one too!
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I love the camelback water bottles. I follow Vanilla Joy’s website and am a fan on facebook.
I like the aurora camelbac – thanks for introducing this – great for kids (and moms)
I would love to win this to take with us on our family vacation. We’re going to be out in the heat all day long for 8 days in a row and carrying a thousand (okay, 3) sippy cups around takes up a lot of space!!
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This would be great for summer trips but I would also like the winter packs for skiing trips.
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I would love to win a camelbak water resevoir. I am expecting my second child September 27th and my 3 1/2 year old Chloe loves to go “walking on mountains” as she calls it. I plan to take Cole, her new brother along and will have so much to carry with two kids that it would be nice to have nice cool water at the ready without having to carry all kids of water bottles and still have lots of storage space and pockets for all the baby goodies and “healfy snacks”… for Chloe, my husband, and I.
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The Alpine Explorer caught my eye. Looks just about right for day hikes, etc.
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I went to Kauai this summer and ran into some friends from my hometown at our resort (wild!) We got talking and discovered we were going to both hike the Napali coast up to a gorgeous waterfall but on different days. After they hiked it (8 miles) they told me to borrow their camelback hydration packs (2) because water was a must as it was very steep and hot. We did and I was so glad, it saved us and I vowed that I must get a camelback hydration pack now when I got home. It was so convenient and light weight.. We could put some small stuff, liike snacks and keys in the little pockets too. So here I am and I would love to win one!
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Wow…love the Camelbak water bottles! I would love to have the backpack for geocaching and hiking….perfect!!
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I would love to win a Camelbak because my husband needs a new one since my kids ruined his last one! What a great gift this would be!!
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I would love to win this because we are getting all our emergency preparedness in order- Including 72 hour kits. We would love this bag to help with that. Plus, Sunday is my birthday! I would love to be more prepared and win this to celebrate!
I live in Arizona and have been trying to get my teenagers more active. It is very hot here in the summer and I know that my daughters would be more accepting to going outside if they had enough water for the duration of being outside, water bottles are bulky to carry around.
I like the SnoAngel winter hydration pack the best.
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I would like to win because I have idolized the camelback products from afar, but haven’t had the chance to own one yet! :)
I think the Rim Runner looks great because it carries all the kid cargo I need with two little ones along with the hydration and light weight product! Like the contest and blog!
My favorite product is the Winter Hydration Packs2009 Kicker™. I love the design, and that it is made for 3 yrs and up. Perfect for everyone in our family.
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