Cacti are known for storing water safely inside their prickly exterior. There is nothing prickly about Giant Loop’sCactus Canteen， 然而。我一直在尝试1加仑和2加仑的版本，并发现这两者都是我在旅途中的生活的宝贵补充。他们免费将其发送给我们进行测试。

What It Is

仙人掌食堂与旧食堂无关，除了它含有水的事实。外部由坚固的840d尼龙制成，以良好的骑行装备的方式防止穿刺和擦伤。这可以保护无BPA食品级TPU膜的内部膀胱，以保持您的水清洁，安全和美味。外部的反射织带提供了多种与您可以想到的任何系统兼容的多种安装选项。

Off the bike, you can hang it vertically from a handlebar, tree branch, or whatever is handy for easy access to the short dispensing hose, which tucks away out of the elements into a pocket at the bottom. It has a convenient on/off switch and is compatible with standard hydration bladder attachments. Refills are easy with the wide filler neck on the top. It’s plenty wide enough for ice cubes if you want to keep your water cold.

怎么运行的

Since I tend not to ride too far or too long from my camper van home base, I’ve been using the smaller one-gallon Cactus Canteen on my bike. Since I haven’t finished outfitting my V-Strom yet, I used some simple short bungees to strap it to my seat in front of my top trunk. You can do much better than that, but this has been working for me. Attaching it this way not only takes up no space in my top trunk or tank bag but having it out in the open reminds me to take a drink every time I see it.

Taking a drink isn’t so simple while it’s strapped down to the bike, so I picked up a generic hydration bladder drinking hose from Amazon to replace the short one that comes with the Cactus Canteen. With the press of a button, the standard hose came loose, and the replacement clicked right in. Keep in mind that the standard hose includes the on/off switch, so don’t remove it unless it’s empty or you turn it upside-down. Now I can drink while the canteen remains securely attached to the bike.

Meanwhile, I’ve been using the two-gallon version around camp. While it’s unlikely that you’d drink 2 gallons of water in a single ride even on a hot day, this is a great option to bring out to a remote camp with you. My camp is anything but remote, but I’ve still found it handy to bring “running water” anywhere I need it, such as hanging off the side of my trailer to let me wash my hands during a dirty project. I keep it handy near a campfire in case of emergencies and use it to put the fire out at the end of the night. This could essentially become your faucet at a backcountry campsite, and two gallons will go a long way if you ration it carefully. At only 14 inches long and 10 inches wide when empty and 21 inches around when full, even the full 2-gallon canteen won’t take up much space strapped down to your bike. (The 1-gallon version is 11.5 inches long and 7 inches wide when flat with a 17-inch girth when full.) It’s built tough enough to be out in the elements, and not take up valuable space inside your luggage. Even the large canteen weighs less than 1 pound when empty, and you can roll it up to take up a minimum of space during the trip home, or to your next water fillup.

建筑和材料的质量给我留下了深刻的印象。一切都是艰难而耐用的。当我沿着马路骑行时，我可以将其扔掉，当我回去接它时仍然有水。它具有您需要的所有皮带，附件和功能，但仅此而已，因此没有其他零件可以折断或掉落。我特别喜欢喷嘴如何安全地隐藏在自己的小拉链隔间中。从尘土飞扬的沙漠到泥泞的小径，将喷嘴藏在这里可以保持清洁，使我下次喝酒时无法吃污垢。（我更长的水合软管可以抵消此功能，但我可以轻松地切换为艰难条件的标准喷嘴。）

The last big surprise for me was how the light grey color of the Cactus Canteen helps keep the water inside cool. I recently went on a group ride on a hot Florida day, yet the sun did not heat up my water to the point where it tastes gross. There was a significant temperature difference between the water left over in my clear hydration hose, exposed to the sun, and the water that had been sitting inside the canteen. It has no insulation, so don’t expect it to double as a cooler, but if you throw a few ice cubes into the wide mouth before taking a ride on a hot day, the water won’t get too hot to drink without wincing.

Don’t Stay Thirsty, My Friends

The Cactus Canteen is helping me stay hydrated on long hot rides (which are already happening in the southern US, with apologies to my northern and Canadian friends). Dehydration is bad in itself, but it can also make your mind fuzzy, something we motorcyclists can’t afford to happen.

我曾经在行李中携带水瓶。这起作用了，但是看不见，我常常会忘记喝酒，直到我突然口渴。即使那样，对于我来说，乘坐乘坐水的跑步都太容易了，而且我并不总是在拐角处有便利店的地方骑行。仙人掌食堂为我解决了所有这些问题。唯一真正的缺点是价格。不便宜。单加隆版本的价格为79美元，两加仑的售价为99美元。不过，它坚固耐用，制作精良且持久，因此我将其视为一项投资。它应该持续多长时间，以弥补我一路上可能买的一瓶水，并保存所有塑料。