Good kit, hose a little short - MSR Hydration Kit

i've had this hydration kit for a few months now and have used it with my msr 4L dromedary bag on a half dozen climbing/hiking trips. it's been very useful and i wish i had purchased it sooner, although there are a few annoying issues i have with it.

the bite valve works very well. there is a shut-off valve which also works well. no accidental leaks as of yet.

with the hydration kit, i'm able to hike and hydrate without having to stop or reach for a bottle. i did not have any fitting issues that i had read about with other people, as mine came with the big cap. so i just unscrew my 3-in-1 cap and replace it with the hydration kit and i'm ready to go.

i do wish that the tube provided were about 4"-6" longer. otherwise, as my dromedary has a tendency to sink to the bottom of my hiking bag, i find that there's just barely enough hose for me to reach it for a drink. also, i feel that while the clip is adequate i do wish there was something a little better engineered. i'm not sure what other options are, but the clip just seems a little hokey. finally, it would have been nice for the little cap (that the hose attaches to) to be able to rotate around the big cap so that attaching/removing the cap is a little more user friendly. as it is, when i attach the cap, all the rest of the hose and everything else has to rotate around with it. however, this feature might introduce other issues which i haven't thought about.

all in all a pretty good purchase. a longer hose would have made it 5 stars, even with my other small annoyances regarding this hydration kit. i suppose i can just purchase a longer hose myself and swap it out.