Platypus
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Overall rating: 2.862069 / 5 from 29 reviews.
Review topics: ["design","replacement","quality","works","buy","components","bladder","lever"].
"The shutoff valves don't last very long, I'm looking to replace valve#2 now ,but alot of outdoor stores don't offer the replacements any more, just a new unit "bladder n tube. doesn't look like there in stock,whats the warranty period like?"
"Valve issue, plastic breaking from use. Came here to look for a replacement and now see it is a common problem. Bladder is great, Valve is terrible. Will look into an alternative valve system elsewhere potentially."
"I purchased similar systems for my two daughters. Which they only use a few times a year. The valve for older design from the big zip lp is still working after four years and the valve for the Big zip Evo which is billed as an improvement has failed in two seasons due to the weak plastic lever. The big zip is only an improvement if you make money selling replacement parts. I am very disappointed and will switch to a different system from now on."
"Fits. Works. Durable."
"My original valve cap broke this summer after 2 years and since I hike twice a week, a working hydration system is a must, new valve works better than the original one which as had to turn. Thanks for the speedy delivery!"
"My valve broke after a few uses while I was on a backpacking trip this weekend. I figured it might be a fluke, so I was going to buy a replacement, but after reading reviews, it seems like it is a common product defect. I don't really want to spend 10 bucks plus shipping to replace something that will probably break again."
"REI replaced my drink tube kit after the first one failed pretty quickly due to the defective design of the valve. The new one lasted a little longer, but failed within a few months of frequent use. I had the same problem as other reviewers, where the valve gets really hard to turn and the plastic is too weak to handle the turning, so eventually the little plastic handle breaks off, and it is impossible at this point to open the valve without a huge effort. Given multiple user experiences it is clear that Platypus needs to redesign this valve. Suggestion to Platypus: Go back to the valve design that allowed you to rotate the valve, such that it was open when the two sides were aligned. I ended up scavenging the old valve off of an old hydration tube. The hydration reservoir, the 3L Big EVO zip is otherwise a great piece of gear. It's too bad that Platypus has not fixed this design flaw yet (I think it came out around 2022)."
"Bonjour, je suis ravie de mon réservoir 3L ! En revanche j’ai du en acheter un autre à cause la valve ou le bouton poussoir a fini par casser . Effectivement l’ouverture est à assez dure et le bouton poussoir ne résiste plus à la pression qu ‘il faut exercer pour ouvrir et fermer la valvve, je recherche donc un embout de remplacement mais comme je réalise que le défaut n’est pas nouveau peut être auriez vous l’amabilité de Fournir des valves de remplacement ? En vous remerciant"
"I have two reservoirs and I am very unsatisfied with the valve system. On one, the shutoff valve was very tight and finally broke down. On the other, the valve leaks when it stays open (which did not happen with the first one). I have written twice to the support without getting any reply, so I guess that my next reservoir will be from another brand."
"Need to replace the old one and this one works as expected"
