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Need an opinion.

I own a 4L Dromedary bag for carrying water to the campsite for cooking and such - I don't want to have to be too tied to a water source for a variety of reasons.

I saw a post here (can't find it or I'd link to it) that said a spigot made it easier to get water out of the bag, and especially to clean kid's hands and such - and that is one of my priorities.

My question is if the shower attachment (http://cascadedesigns.com/msr/water-trea...wer-kit/product) to the spigot detachable, or are the spigot and the tubing permanently linked if you buy them that way? I don't know if I want to carry the extra tubing all of the time, but can see value in being able to hose off a sticky kid (or slimy legs after hiking in August) but want to check with your collective wisdom to see if the gear I'm looking at works as the manufacturer intended, or if is one of those things that just looks pretty on a website.


Sincerely

Steadman

On all of these things the tubing is press-fit onto the fitting. So it can come off, but may be damn hard to get back on - or maybe not so hard, you can't tell until you get one and try it. If you just want the cap, you can get just the cap. Campmor has the shower kit for 19.95 and just the cap for 9.95.

If you want dual purpose, get the hydration kit too. Cut the ends off and use a barbed adapter to put them together when you need. That'll probably work good enough.

As far as that spigot, are you talking about that little thing on the cap that hardly flows any water?

Paul: understood and agree.

Eugene: Oh, sorry...

I'm talking about this:
http://www.campmor.com/dromedary-bag-shower-kit.shtml?ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=21119WC

Paul suggested that the tubing might not come back on real well when removed - that's what I'm worried about as well.

Anybody know/try it?

Sincerely

Steadman

If all you want is a spigot, then get a t-barb fitting and splice it into your current tubing with one of these on the end?

Or something similar.

Steadman,
If im not mistaken is this the post you were speaking of http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&topic=12193 .
Korea

Sure was. Thanks.