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I realize I usually preach the benefits of multi-functional gear, but every so often, I come across a piece so perfectly designed for its intended use, I have to step down from my soapbox. The Salomon Advanced Skin S-Lab Hydration Pack (S-Lab), which widely sold out at $140, is a perfect example. The Salomon design team worked with record breaking trail runner and Salomon athlete, Kilian Jornet, to create barely-there packs loaded with awesome features to cover all of your trail running needs.
The Salomon Advanced Skin S-Lab Hydration Pack will be replaced by the forthcoming Salomon XT Advanced Skin 5 S-Lab Hydration Pack will weigh in at 21 ounces/593 grams (without emergency blanket) and be generally available in February 2011 for $180. Update: You can now pick up the Salomon XT Advanced Skin 5 S-Lab Hydration Pack on iRunFar!
I picked up the pack recently and have been using it on my training runs while testing it out for my first 50 mile race (as I prefer a pack vs hand bottles). The pack is pretty much like you describe. The only complaint I have is the front water bottle pouches are very snug and only seem to fit a standard 500ml water bottle from the grocer: your typical plastic water bottle. You can fit the Salomon 3D bottles with extreme effort, which means you arenA’t pulling them out for a sip of water. Standard Bike bottles are a no-go.
This is a great pack indeed, I bought it recently here in Hong Kong and used it on two 50K training runs thus far. Great weight distribution, wears like a vest. Using 500ml Raidlight bottles, they fit perfectly. Would have thought Salomon provide bottles with it as they do for some of their other packs. Liking this so much that I ordered a few more to be used in w“drop-bagt” fashion for some upcoming 50 and 100K runs.
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