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Libelle Camelbak stowage
jcarlyle wrote:
I put the Camelbak just in back of my head, in front of the spars, wrapping its harness around the spar safety pins to keep it secure. Nothing else is there except for the battery, so there's no need to fret about fouling flight controls. Nice. The only trouble is that I carefully trimmed the straps off the Camelbak to stop them tangling round things they shouldn't ought to. Back then I was flying the club's Pegase and the Camelbak sat nicely behind the adjustable seat back. I've wondered about doing the same in the Libelle: its only a 1.5 litre Camelbak so it may be possible to sit it in behind the top of the seat. I take the points made about being clouted round the ears by the water supply: actually, a gallon of water weighs 10 lbs, not 8. My Camelbak is only 1.5 kg (3.5 lbs but still.... My spar-top bag clips onto the grunging bar studs so it may restrain a Camelbak that's on the inside. That certainly needs investigation. My Camelbak will indeed leak if the tube isn't kept nearly horizontal. I thought that might be the case. BTW, I've sat on the valve too when it got down between me and the side of the seat pan. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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