CamelBak
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| Type | Privately held |
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| Industry | Sport equipment |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder(s) | Michael Eidson |
| Headquarters | 2000 South McDowel, Suite 200, Petaluma, California, United States |
| Products | Hydration pack, bottles, gloves, large combat/tactical packs, accessories |
| Employees | 51-200 |
| Website | http://www.camelbak.com |
CamelBak Products, LLC is an outdoors equipment company known primarily for its hydration products, such as hydration packs and water bottles. CamelBak is also a supplier of hydration packs, protective gear, and other products to the U.S. military and law enforcement agencies around the world.
The CamelBak headquarters are in Petaluma, California. CamelBak is the leading manufacturer of hydration packs.[citation needed]
The CamelBak name comes from a play on the myth that a camel stores water in its hump. Camels actually store fat in their hump.
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[edit] Hydration packs
CamelBak's hydration packs come in capacities of 1.5 to 3.1 litres (50–102 US fluid oz) in a back pack style primarily for biking, hiking, and other outdoor activities, with smaller belt-type 830 mL to 1.3 litre (28–45 US fluid oz) packs designed for runners and walkers.
CamelBak also makes bottles, general purpose backpacks, and some specialized military and law-enforcement gear, ranging from simple back-worn water reservoirs with little to no cargo capacity, to large rucksacks with various accessories, even PALS webbing to accommodate MOLLE gear.
[edit] Water bottles
CamelBak manufactures a line of water bottles, including water bottles with a dip straw and a collapsible bite valve, as well as one designed for cyclists with a centered valve, no dip straw and a squeezable body. These and similar reusable bottles increased in popularity when bottled water consumption was denounced by environmentalists. Since 2008[1], these water bottles are manufactured without BPA, a potentially toxic chemical commonly used to harden polycarbonate plastic.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "CamelBak Announces Entire Bottle Line Now BPA-Free". 25 April 2008. http://www.trailspace.com/articles/2008/04/25/camelbak-announces-entire-bottle-line-now-bpa-free.html. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
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