Photo: Leah Barber For a lot of us, a hip pack is something we use for those in-between rides — not all-day epics, and not quick rips around the block. So is it possible that a hip pack could haul everything one might need for a big day in the backcountry? The Camelbak M.U.L.E. waist pack suggests it may be possible indeed. In this review
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Pros and cons of Camelbak M.U.L.E. hip pack
Bottom line “First designed for mountain bikers back in ’95, the M.U.L.E.® has a history almost as long as the brand itself,” Camelbak writes online. After all these years covering the brand, I finally looked up what the hell M.U.L.E. actually stands for: Medium to Ultra Long Endeavors. This reminds me of one of those military acronyms where someone clearly started with a word (let’s call it mule because mules haul things!) and then came up with the words to fit. In this review, I’m going to skip the periods in MULE sometimes because, well, that’s how the military does it, and they KNOW their acronyms. Also, it takes way longer to type the other way. Camelbak M.U.L.E. hip pack key specs Weight: 550g Price: $90 (currently on sale for as little as $44.98) Buy from Camelbak and Amazon Features and construction Look, $90 is a lot of money to […]
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