Camelbak attatching question
 

Hey all, I recently picked up a Phantom ciras, and was wondering how I would attatch a camelbak to it. I saw the camelbak hump... but I came across this

Camelbak Thermobak 3L (in coyote) and it claims to be easily attatched to most load bearing setups. Sadly it does not mention how it does, or what you have to do.

I'm thinking some kind of clips?

Any help from you geardos would be appreciated. Thank you for your time.

On CPgear somewhere it shows you how with malice clips. I'll post a link if I come across it again *edit* found it , real quick haha http://cpgearcom.siteprotect.net/ima...structions.htm

Malice clips

Thanks a ton! But im just wondering if the camelbak has that kind of webbing on the back, it looks like it has some d-rings around it's perimeter...

also, if the webbing is going vertically on the bak, and the webbing is going horizontally on the vest.. how would that pan out?

Its not the same setup unfortunately. I have the same pack in OD and it doesnt have Malice clip attachment loops. Instead it has 6 "D" rings placed at the corners and sides of the pack.
I couldn't figure it out, so I just used a few black zip ties to secure it to my vest. Probably not the best for aesthetics, but it works.

Can't help you there man :sad: never had a camelback I just remembered seeing that guide on CP so I thought i'd link it to you, good luck with your searching :salute:

I just use belt keeper for temporary retention. Tieraps does the trick hehe.

Mine is not Malice compatible as far as I know. It only have Plastic OD D ring on it. I saw on militaryphoto.net some dude in Iraq using the shoulder strap to attach it to his vest, inside the mole or malice "loop", but sadly, mine can't do that.

Thanks for all your help guys, RAT was a friggin saint and solved the problem for me!

You can also buy the phantom hydration pack or a Sandler SDS hydration system. They have the Molle attachment (if you dont have already bought a camelback)
And they do them also coyote

Bingo, I got the phantom one :)

Plus it matches exactly which is a plus.

Thanks though bud. Appreciated.

i think you owe me....been more than once now......

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Caribiners...they work like magic. Awhile back when I still had my Camelbak I used these little clips that I nicked off the DND PFD's. They work best if you can get them IMO.

Actually, the thermoback straps are made of 1.5" webbing specifically to allow you to thread them through PALS. So you can attach it directly without a carrier.

Personally, I prefer to drop my fully-assembled Thermobak into an external hydration carrier mounted with PALS. That way, if I ditch my second line I can still yoink out the Camelbak and throw it on.

I was just playing with a couple Camelbaks and the MOLLE.

The straps will not thread through the MOLLE.

You will need to use "biners" or paracord and hook them through the D-rings on the Camelbak and attach it to the MOLLE or use a MOLLE hydration carrier.

yeah, I was origionally looking at getting the camelback HUMP, which is built to connect to a molle rig. mhm. Maybie in the future.

does anyone have a link to the phantom hydration pack you guys are talking about?

Here you go;

http://www.1337tactical.com/pro-show...0&column_id=35

I believe these are them: http://www.ascarmoury.com/advanced_s...ration&x=0&y=0

Sorry fo the dead-thread revival, but I'm now in the same boat. I have the Phantom CIRAS and a Camelbak Ambush. The Ambush is the step up from the standard 3L, but has only 4 D-rings.

It would seem to me that with caribiners the Camelbak might swish around a bit on the back of the Phantom and make a racket. Is it secure Lerch?

I thought maybe finding a strap of webbing with fastex buckles at either end a thingy to take up the slack in the middle to run through the D-rings, and weave through the MOLLE. Would work for the bottom anyways... maybe a similar, smaller web-loop through each shoulder pad for the top two D-rings? hmm...

Thanks in advance for thoughts and experience.

EDIT: haha... just noticed the d-rings advice thread. Zap straps eh? I was hoping for something more reusable but it sounds like a good quick fix.

The other option that works really well is a MOLLE hydration carrier.

There are quite a few choices out there for everyones price range.

I am using green tie wraps!

I gave it some thought, but felt I'd get more use out of a seperate Camelbak. I paintball more than anything at the moment and felt that I'd use it stand-alone for that, then attach to my Phantom for airsoft.

Anyone find any secure, reusable attachment methods? I wonder what Camelbak had in mind...

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