@hydrapaktv for three years, people have continued to refer to this video for help opening the hydrapak. I think I have saved your company a lot of customer dis-satisfaction. I put a tab up if anyone wanted to give me a tip....in 3 years, only 4 people have given me a small donation. Perhaps your company would consider a nice "thank you"
At least some swag! I was about 5 seconds away from cutting into it with a pocket knife before I saw her video. If I would have cut it I would be pissed that the instructions sucked and never bought your brand again out of spite so she is kinda saving yo @$$.
ABSOLUTELY! I was about just return the bag and shit talk the hydration pouch I got because I couldn’t open it. But 4 months and no response. So I’m thrashing their product in reviews 😮💨😂
You’re the best! Went through the same journey as you before I found your video. Very counterintuitive. They should make that part another color kinda like Ziploc does.
I bought my pack in the US and brought it back to my home in Switzerland, was ready to head out for a trail run and went through the EXACT same process you did -- I laughed as I watched you go through your steps as I'd just done all those things -- and thank goodness you put together this video, or I'd have to wait until I'm back in the US to return it. And, be without water on my runs! Thank you. I agree, they should consider a nice thank you!
I rarely, if ever, comment on TH-cam vids, but you need to know you are completing a true public service, Jan Marie Taplin DC. Super helpful, informative and shows empathy with those who seek to accomplish the same mission you demonstrated here. Can't thank you enough. Cheers, and good on ya!
I just got this bladder a day ago. Your video was just in time to get ready for my hike tmroe. Thanks for the video. I was literally struggling for last 30mins
Thank You, who would of thought such a simple product could be this frustrating... I was sure mine was defective. I did try to pull apart the correct side before watching this but stopped because I thought I was going to tear it. This video gave me the OK to get aggressive with it and it worked.
hahaha, I can believe how many of us had gone through the same problem! I was pretty sure I was going to damage it if I keep trying by my self. Thanks for this!
Four years later and this video is STILL helping people!! 😂👏🏽 Like many others, I didn't want to damage the bag -- I recently purchased the DaKine Hot Laps 5L and immediately jumped on TH-cam to try and figure it out. Mahalo nui for making this video!!
Wow thanks so much for this. I was contemplating a trip back to the store but at last minute I thought... hey I might not be the only one struggling with this ... you should send the video to Hydrapack!
You’re a life saver!!! I struggled with this and can’t believe how difficult this is to figure out. Additionally no instructions by Salomon / Hydrapak. Luckily there is this one video on youtube. Thank you so much!
Oh, THANK YOU! I have been working on this for over five minutes, stopping short of throwing it away or returning it to the running store. You're wonderful, doc!
Thanks Dr. Tapping, I couldn’t figure it out and I’m a PhD engineer! I just bought this for my motorbike jacket which has an airbag. It’s impossible to wear a backpack with a chest fastening so I figured I can stick this in the map pocket on the jacket’s waist, back pocket. It all seemed like hydration problems tomorrow on my 320km round commute, but you’ve saved the day, thank you!
thanks for posting/sharing this! New pack just arrived! I figured out how to remove the slider, then was afraid to pull the top lip apart because it seemed “factory sealed”. The video helped!
haha the entire experience of figuring out how to open it was just absurd. I got this bag from salewa and the instructions were just 1/ "open it", 2/ "poor water in". And this video was just the perfect cherry to top it off. Thank you so much !
I'm surprised the manufacturer hasn't put out a video to show this, because it sure wasn't obvious to me either. Without the help of your video, Jan, I probably would have accidentally ripped it apart at the wrong spot. Having bought it online, I didn't have the option of just taking it back to the store for a demonstration on how to open it. Thanks much for the video!
I am surprised that they have never acknowledged this video...think of the number of product returns and complaints I have saved them from receiving. Oh well, the main thing is that I am helping my fellow hikers and nature enthusiasts get out doing what they love to do!! That is what is most important!
Just got a Hydrapak from 5.11 and spent a lot of time carefully poking and prodding so as not to ruin my new bladder. Thanks for the video, it saved my sanity.
Oh, thank God! I'm not the only one who couldn't figure a way into this thing! I didn't want to damage it, so I hit TH-cam for help. Thanks so much!!!!
I subscribed simply because you did what all the other videos don’t do - explain how to open it. Which is the most difficult part about this piece of equipment. You the real MVP.
I just got a hydration belt from Fox. I started looking online for instructions on how to put water inside and I came across your video. Big help on this. Thank you so much 😊
You are a live saver girl... glad i didn't have to drive to the store to find out how to open it, cause I bought it online... Thank you so much for this very helpful video... YOU ROCK..!!
OMG - Thank you! I struggled for 20 minutes. Did want to wreck it before getting a chance to use it. This by far is the most valuable gear video I've seen a a very long time.
Thank you! Apparently I'm not the only one. I thought the exact same thing you pointed out and I did not want to pull apart the wrong pieces. No instructions came with the Hydrapak. Thanks for putting out this video.
Thank you!! I was about to return it to the store thinking it was defective, and gave a last chance to TH-cam before giving up, and you saved me! Thanks again
OMG what would we do without technology now a days. Got the thing open with your help. PS: they don’t include paper instructions for so many things now. Thanks for video and cheers ! Here comes hydration!
Thank you for this video. Got this pack for my bday over the weekend and followed the instructions nada. Found this wonderful video and it worked ! Appreciate you 😊
GOD BLESS YOU! LOL! I was seriously struggling. I too rarely read directions and in fact I had thrown them away thinking it would be a piece of cake to get this going. I didn't want to ruin my new toy and your sweet little video was SO helpful!
Exactly the same story happened to me!! I also went back to the store where I bought it and no one knew how to do it!! Not even the manufacturer's page showed this small detail. Your video is very useful. Greetings from Mexico 😎
I just bought a badlands hydration bladder and it is identical in function to the one you have and OMG. It didn't come with instructions and I was terrified of ruining it so I'm so glad you have this video up. Thank you!
This is great, I was going to go back to the store to ask a sales associate. I got mine opened correctly, without breaking the reservoir thanks to you!
I cannot tell you how this has saved me. I'm on my 2nd Nathan Vapor Airess and have a race tomorrow. My first didn't have this issue but this new one baffled me and I thought I'd have to return this because it was sealed shut! Alas, it was not! Thank you so much!
So, I just purchased the same product and ran into the same issue. I almost broke the pouch by prying it apart, thankfully your video saved the day. With appreciation ... Thanks
Four years later - and this video is still useful!! 😂😅😂 I'm usually not bested by techie things but this was my Achilles' heel. Excellent tip, I was afraid to break it and once you pointed out WHICH edge... hehe... so thankful :)))
You are a savior. Like you I was struggling to open the water pack and was trying to open it where you were. It needn't have been this difficult. Proper instructions indicating what to pull apart are needed. Thank you.
Just got my Salomon 1.5L soft reservoir (based on shape and design it looks exactly same) and trying to figure out how to open it. No way I would make it without this video, as I already started to think I will need knife and cut something :D Thanks for posting this, and saving my brand new bladder from knife damage :D
Yep. This bladder is rebadged for Mosko Moto tank bags for motorbike riders. I could not work out how to open it. Eventually found a comment that it is a rebadged Hydra Pack and…voila…there was your video. Thanks so much!
It’s pretty crazy to think that two years ago I put this video up and they still haven’t changed the instructions well enough for people to understand them
Thank you so very much!! I was absolutely convinced it opened along a different crease line. I too thought that pulling it that hard where if actually opens would damage it! Thanks from the U.K. ❤
Thank you thank you thank you!!! Badlands backpackers you are saved. Since the Badlands version of this bladder comes with zero instructions this video is exactly what we needed to know. Thank you!
Like the rest of the people, I was going nuts trying to find a way to open it, you saved me from forcefully ripping it up at the wrong site, thanks a million !
Thank you so much. Saved me a lot of time and trouble, and possibly some damage to the product as I was attempting to apply too much force on the wrong spot...
Thank you so much! I was super frustrated with my new Nathan bladder (looks just like your Hydrapak). I tried everything short of taking a knife to it. I'm so glad I found you! I'm leaving you a small donation. 🥰
Thank you Jan! The company has since added a tag that states "open here" but I still had to refer to your video for fear of damaging the product as it is sealed so tightly I was afraid to pry too hard.
I have never commented on a TH-cam video before but I was laughing so hard from relating exactly to the struggle!! Thank you for this hilarious tutorial for a deceptively difficult task
THANK YOU .... very helpful... was having the same issues. You created the youtube how to assistance. Very much appreciated. NO instructions with the one I bought at all..
Thanks for the very helpful video that helped me feel no longer like a dumb blonde. I purchased mine off of Amazon at a greatly reduced price, but as a result it didn’t come with an instructional sheet. Thankfully, I was able to discover from TH-cam as well on how to clean it for the first time. The water bladder cleaning videos didn’t show this particular model, so please know that one can simply press the button at the button of the bladder to remove the tube and twist/pull off the mouth piece, so one can put them in the bladder being cleaned easier for the soaking part and for a storage solution. Yes, @MaizyShiba thanks you for saving me frustration from almost making a big mistake and thus helping her morning work as my Medical service dog be easier, too.
Valuable video... THANKS! I'm doing the HAMPTONS MARATHON this weekend and when I went to fill up my hydration bladder... ?????... HELP!! ... And as you can imagine, I was afraid of ripping a brand new hydration vest. ... ... ... I appreciate your video. THANKS AGAIN!!!
@hydrapaktv for three years, people have continued to refer to this video for help opening the hydrapak. I think I have saved your company a lot of customer dis-satisfaction. I put a tab up if anyone wanted to give me a tip....in 3 years, only 4 people have given me a small donation. Perhaps your company would consider a nice "thank you"
At least some swag!
I was about 5 seconds away from cutting into it with a pocket knife before I saw her video. If I would have cut it I would be pissed that the instructions sucked and never bought your brand again out of spite so she is kinda saving yo @$$.
I was about to get a pliers out to do it and would have ruined it.
ABSOLUTELY! I was about just return the bag and shit talk the hydration pouch I got because I couldn’t open it.
But 4 months and no response. So I’m thrashing their product in reviews 😮💨😂
Now to figure out how to use the shape shift lock 😂 Thank you for this video!!
@@tarrynmacauley2366 I have a video about that too.
Aghhhh.... I was going out of my mind trying to open this, really didn’t want to end up damaging it. So glad I found your video
I felt like I was going to break mine too...that's why i went back to the store before that happened. Their instructions are poor at best.
Thank you!
Mate 👌🏻 relateabke
Life saver
Phew! Very grateful for this!
You’re the best! Went through the same journey as you before I found your video. Very counterintuitive. They should make that part another color kinda like Ziploc does.
I bought my pack in the US and brought it back to my home in Switzerland, was ready to head out for a trail run and went through the EXACT same process you did -- I laughed as I watched you go through your steps as I'd just done all those things -- and thank goodness you put together this video, or I'd have to wait until I'm back in the US to return it. And, be without water on my runs! Thank you. I agree, they should consider a nice thank you!
yes, a thank you would be nice. And, put a link to her video on the Nathan site!
Thank you for posting! This is still literally the only video that explains this, and we can’t be the only ones with this struggle!
I rarely, if ever, comment on TH-cam vids, but you need to know you are completing a true public service, Jan Marie Taplin DC. Super helpful, informative and shows empathy with those who seek to accomplish the same mission you demonstrated here. Can't thank you enough. Cheers, and good on ya!
Thank you so much! You made my day!
I just got this bladder a day ago. Your video was just in time to get ready for my hike tmroe. Thanks for the video. I was literally struggling for last 30mins
Thank you!!! No one at my house could figure it out! Lol... so glad I'm not the only one!!!
You are a true MVP!🎉 4 years later you saved my night before my first hiking with this bag😢 Columbia should pay for your video!
Thank You, who would of thought such a simple product could be this frustrating... I was sure mine was defective. I did try to pull apart the correct side before watching this but stopped because I thought I was going to tear it. This video gave me the OK to get aggressive with it and it worked.
Thank you! Mom bought a hydropak and we were going insane trying to open it
hahaha, I can believe how many of us had gone through the same problem! I was pretty sure I was going to damage it if I keep trying by my self. Thanks for this!
How has the company not yet figured out that this is unclear, confusing, and super annoying. Thanks so much for the video! You rock!
Whew, so glad I decided to find your video instead of just tugging this apart! Thank you!
Four years later and this video is STILL helping people!! 😂👏🏽 Like many others, I didn't want to damage the bag -- I recently purchased the DaKine Hot Laps 5L and immediately jumped on TH-cam to try and figure it out. Mahalo nui for making this video!!
Wow thanks so much for this. I was contemplating a trip back to the store but at last minute I thought... hey I might not be the only one struggling with this ... you should send the video to Hydrapack!
I sat here for hours trying to figure it out. Thank you for posting a video🤦🏻♀️ I can’t believe it’s so hard to figure out something so simple.
You’re a life saver!!! I struggled with this and can’t believe how difficult this is to figure out. Additionally no instructions by Salomon / Hydrapak. Luckily there is this one video on youtube. Thank you so much!
Glad it helped!
I was about to take my pack back as you did until I came across your video. Thanks so much for relieving my frustration.
Oh, THANK YOU! I have been working on this for over five minutes, stopping short of throwing it away or returning it to the running store. You're wonderful, doc!
Thank you!! You saved me! I can't imagine how 5 years after the instructions are still not clear
Haha! Thank you! I NEVER would have opened this without your video!!
Thanks Dr. Tapping, I couldn’t figure it out and I’m a PhD engineer! I just bought this for my motorbike jacket which has an airbag. It’s impossible to wear a backpack with a chest fastening so I figured I can stick this in the map pocket on the jacket’s waist, back pocket. It all seemed like hydration problems tomorrow on my 320km round commute, but you’ve saved the day, thank you!
thanks for posting/sharing this! New pack just arrived! I figured out how to remove the slider, then was afraid to pull the top lip apart because it seemed “factory sealed”. The video helped!
Great, glad to hear it!
Thank you for this!!! It took me 10 mins until I surrendered into searching for one here in youtube, and here I am. All the way from Manila.
Thank you!!! I was driving myself crazy trying to open it without damaging it!!
haha the entire experience of figuring out how to open it was just absurd. I got this bag from salewa and the instructions were just 1/ "open it", 2/ "poor water in". And this video was just the perfect cherry to top it off. Thank you so much !
I'm surprised the manufacturer hasn't put out a video to show this, because it sure wasn't obvious to me either. Without the help of your video, Jan, I probably would have accidentally ripped it apart at the wrong spot. Having bought it online, I didn't have the option of just taking it back to the store for a demonstration on how to open it. Thanks much for the video!
You are most welcome!
I am surprised that they have never acknowledged this video...think of the number of product returns and complaints I have saved them from receiving. Oh well, the main thing is that I am helping my fellow hikers and nature enthusiasts get out doing what they love to do!! That is what is most important!
Just got a Hydrapak from 5.11 and spent a lot of time carefully poking and prodding so as not to ruin my new bladder. Thanks for the video, it saved my sanity.
THANK YOU. This video just seriously saved our day.
Oh, thank God! I'm not the only one who couldn't figure a way into this thing! I didn't want to damage it, so I hit TH-cam for help. Thanks so much!!!!
Oh my goodness. You saved the day! Thanks for this video!
Thank you Jan. This helped!! I bought a Hydrapak today, and couldn't figure out how to open it, until I watched this video.
Thank you, I was very close to turning mongo on this thing. Wouldn't have ended well.
I couldn't believe how insanely difficult it was to figure out! Glad it helped!
Glad i found this video. I was going out of my mind trying to get the damn bladder open. Thanks for the explination!!
Oh thank God for this vid. Almost broke my new pack 🤦♀️
Thank you! My wife and I were losing our minds trying to figure this out. Your video is a life saver!!
Thank you!!! You're a lifesaver. I couldn't find any other source who explained this!!! 🙏
If this video was helpful, please consider donating. Link above in description.
I am sharing it on @MaizyShiba page on Facebook for starters. I hope that helps ya indirectly.
This is an amazing hydration pack but impossible to fill until I saw Jan's video. They need to do a better job on this.
You are a life saver! That flap is sealed shut, I was afraid to rip the bag. 10/10 would come to you for advice again!
I subscribed simply because you did what all the other videos don’t do - explain how to open it. Which is the most difficult part about this piece of equipment. You the real MVP.
Thank you for subscribing!
I just got a hydration belt from Fox. I started looking online for instructions on how to put water inside and I came across your video. Big help on this. Thank you so much 😊
You are a live saver girl... glad i didn't have to drive to the store to find out how to open it, cause I bought it online... Thank you so much for this very helpful video... YOU ROCK..!!
Brilliant. Just wasted 30 minutes trying to open it before finding your video! Many thanks.
OMG -
Thank you! I struggled for 20 minutes. Did want to wreck it before getting a chance to use it. This by far is the most valuable gear video I've seen a a very long time.
Thank you! Apparently I'm not the only one. I thought the exact same thing you pointed out and I did not want to pull apart the wrong pieces. No instructions came with the Hydrapak. Thanks for putting out this video.
Thank you from a former Marine (my hubby) who couldn’t get it to open! ❤
Thank you!! I was about to return it to the store thinking it was defective, and gave a last chance to TH-cam before giving up, and you saved me! Thanks again
OMG what would we do without technology now a days. Got the thing open with your help. PS: they don’t include paper instructions for so many things now. Thanks for video and cheers ! Here comes hydration!
Thank you for this video. Got this pack for my bday over the weekend and followed the instructions nada. Found this wonderful video and it worked ! Appreciate you 😊
GOD BLESS YOU! LOL! I was seriously struggling. I too rarely read directions and in fact I had thrown them away thinking it would be a piece of cake to get this going. I didn't want to ruin my new toy and your sweet little video was SO helpful!
Exactly the same story happened to me!! I also went back to the store where I bought it and no one knew how to do it!! Not even the manufacturer's page showed this small detail. Your video is very useful. Greetings from Mexico 😎
I just bought a badlands hydration bladder and it is identical in function to the one you have and OMG. It didn't come with instructions and I was terrified of ruining it so I'm so glad you have this video up. Thank you!
Thank you so much for making this video! My hydration pack was an open box sale item and came with no directions. You saved me so much trouble!!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! For me, it was no problem to open the bladder, after I watch your video ;-) Greetings from germany!
So cool to be helping so many people...and all the way around the world! Thank you for the reply!
This is great, I was going to go back to the store to ask a sales associate. I got mine opened correctly, without breaking the reservoir thanks to you!
I cannot tell you how this has saved me. I'm on my 2nd Nathan Vapor Airess and have a race tomorrow. My first didn't have this issue but this new one baffled me and I thought I'd have to return this because it was sealed shut! Alas, it was not! Thank you so much!
Also... for others. Mine was very, very tight. Peel it apart.... hard!!!!
So, I just purchased the same product and ran into the same issue. I almost broke the pouch by prying it apart, thankfully your video saved the day. With appreciation ... Thanks
You are welcome!
Four years later - and this video is still useful!! 😂😅😂 I'm usually not bested by techie things but this was my Achilles' heel. Excellent tip, I was afraid to break it and once you pointed out WHICH edge... hehe... so thankful :)))
Lots of reviews... this is the actual one that shows you how to use it. Mine didnt even have instructions!! Thanks again!!!
man, a lifesafer! I was ready to tear it open, just like you. YOU are fantastic. Dakine & Hydrapak - set up your game.
Just commented to say this helped 100% while I was running late to an outdoor event. Thanks!
Thank you! I just got my hunting backpack and I was sitting here for about 15 minutes until I found your video. Thanks again!!!!
Thank you. This is the first video I watched when I ran into the issue. You saved me! Awesome!
Thank you! You’re a life saver. I sent the video to my dad in Mexico and they figured it out.
Thank you! Thought I was crazy that I couldn't figure out how to open this up. I would never of figured it out if it wasn't for this video
Thank you so much for this video! I thought it was a manufacturing defect and then I searched and found this. Whew!
Thank you for such a helpful video! I just bought one of these Hydrapaks and couldn't figure out how to open it.
You deserve a follow. I had an event in like 30 mins I took jt for granted and got stuck like you, impossible! This video a life saver❤
Thank you!!! I have been completely stumped for hours wrestling with this thing
You are a savior. Like you I was struggling to open the water pack and was trying to open it where you were. It needn't have been this difficult. Proper instructions indicating what to pull apart are needed. Thank you.
Just got my Salomon 1.5L soft reservoir (based on shape and design it looks exactly same) and trying to figure out how to open it. No way I would make it without this video, as I already started to think I will need knife and cut something :D Thanks for posting this, and saving my brand new bladder from knife damage :D
Thank you so much! Just bought my first water bag and I didn't want to break it but went through the same thought process as you!
Your video should honestly be their actual tutorial video. Thank you!
Well done Jan. I spent 30 mins trying until I saw your vid. Thanks.
Yep. This bladder is rebadged for Mosko Moto tank bags for motorbike riders. I could not work out how to open it. Eventually found a comment that it is a rebadged Hydra Pack and…voila…there was your video. Thanks so much!
I almost bought a whole new one for a trip this weekend, but you saved me money and frustration.
Thanks!
I just bought this for a job i am starting in a couple weeks and have been trying to figure this out all day! Thanks for the helpful video 🙂
It’s pretty crazy to think that two years ago I put this video up and they still haven’t changed the instructions well enough for people to understand them
Thank you so much for making this video! Not sure how much longer I would have had to keep trying before I ripped the bladder trying to open it.
Thank you!!!!!!! This shouldn't have been so confusing. I was so worried I was going to wreck the bladder, thank goodness for your video.
Thank you so very much!! I was absolutely convinced it opened along a different crease line. I too thought that pulling it that hard where if actually opens would damage it! Thanks from the U.K. ❤
Thank you from a backpacking gal in Australia. Really glad you made this video.
Oh my GOD!!! You just save me a hydrapak! I was going crazy with this one. Thanks Jan Marie :)
Thank you thank you thank you!!! Badlands backpackers you are saved. Since the Badlands version of this bladder comes with zero instructions this video is exactly what we needed to know. Thank you!
Good grief! You just saved the day! Thanks!!! What a weird opening! Seriously your video saved myself and my husband a lot of stress
Like the rest of the people, I was going nuts trying to find a way to open it, you saved me from forcefully ripping it up at the wrong site, thanks a million !
Thank you so much. Saved me a lot of time and trouble, and possibly some damage to the product as I was attempting to apply too much force on the wrong spot...
ABSOLUTELY helpfull! I was starting to think of a misconception of the bag...
Thank you very much! I'm sure this video will help a lot of people!
Thank you so much! I don't think I would've figured this out without your video. I was trying to pull the bladder apart in the wrong pace.
Thank you so much! I was super frustrated with my new Nathan bladder (looks just like your Hydrapak). I tried everything short of taking a knife to it. I'm so glad I found you! I'm leaving you a small donation. 🥰
Thank you, that is so very kind of you.!
Thank you Jan! The company has since added a tag that states "open here" but I still had to refer to your video for fear of damaging the product as it is sealed so tightly I was afraid to pry too hard.
I have never commented on a TH-cam video before but I was laughing so hard from relating exactly to the struggle!! Thank you for this hilarious tutorial for a deceptively difficult task
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH - I kept asking why they are making these things so difficult to open. - Glad you made the video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s September 16, 2024…. Thank you…. I almost cut my hydration bladder open lol 😂 thank you for this video 🙏
I almost broke a tooth trying to get this thing open. THANK YOU!!!
Omg!!! Thank you so much it’s 4:30 am I’m on my way to a race 1.5 hours away you are a life saver lol thank you thank you thank you
What a lifesaver!! I got it out right after burying it and was so confused. Same thought, didn't want to bust a hike in it before even using it
THANK YOU .... very helpful... was having the same issues. You created the youtube how to assistance. Very much appreciated. NO instructions with the one I bought at all..
Thanks for the very helpful video that helped me feel no longer like a dumb blonde. I purchased mine off of Amazon at a greatly reduced price, but as a result it didn’t come with an instructional sheet. Thankfully, I was able to discover from TH-cam as well on how to clean it for the first time. The water bladder cleaning videos didn’t show this particular model, so please know that one can simply press the button at the button of the bladder to remove the tube and twist/pull off the mouth piece, so one can put them in the bladder being cleaned easier for the soaking part and for a storage solution.
Yes, @MaizyShiba thanks you for saving me frustration from almost making a big mistake and thus helping her morning work as my Medical service dog be easier, too.
Valuable video... THANKS! I'm doing the HAMPTONS MARATHON this weekend and when I went to fill up my hydration bladder... ?????... HELP!! ... And as you can imagine, I was afraid of ripping a brand new hydration vest. ... ... ... I appreciate your video. THANKS AGAIN!!!