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ALPIN LOACKER 3 litre reservoir, two hoses supplied, cleaning brush included review

A 3 litre reservoir that ships with two drinking hoses and a cleaning brush — three items other listings sell separately — while naming neither the opening, nor the film, nor the valve.

The bottom line Generous in the box and thin on the page. The two hoses and the brush are real value; the opening, the film and the valve are all left unnamed.

What this listing puts on record

Three litres, a robust and BPA-free material, a leak-proof design, a large opening for filling, a cleaning brush, an ergonomic soft mouthpiece, a summer hose and a winter hose, and a hanging arrangement for packs and vests. The maker also states its system was tested in the Austrian Alps, which is the maker’s statement about its own product and not a figure.

What is actually in the bag

Two hoses and a brush. On this shelf an insulated tube is normally an accessory and a brush set is normally an afterthought. Having both included is worth more than several of the specifications that are missing, because they are things you would otherwise buy twice.

What the page never says

The opening. Called large, never described. This is the specification this family is judged on, because a reservoir that cannot be turned back and dried is a reservoir that gets replaced.

The film, the valve, the coupling, the seams, the weight. None of them named. The leak-proof claim rests on the seams and the joints, and neither is described.

Before ordering

Ask what shape the opening is, and ask how the two hoses differ. Both answers are short, and neither is on the page.

Availability

Selling between 24 € and 30 € across the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores when this page was checked.

Catalogued on the British Amazon store with nobody selling it: the reference is there, the offer is not.

Nothing came back from the American Amazon store, so the buy link there opens a local search instead of a page that is not there.

Every figure in this section is what Keepa returned on the day this page was last updated. Prices and offers change without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 6 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What it does well, and where it gives way

Strengths

  • Two hoses in the box, one described for summer and one for winter, where the rest of this shelf sells an insulated tube as an accessory
  • A cleaning brush is included, which is the one accessory a reservoir genuinely needs and the one people buy late
  • A stated 3 litre capacity with a hanging arrangement described for packs and vests

Compromises

  • Nine of the eleven columns are unpublished, including the opening type that decides whether the reservoir dries
  • The mouthpiece is called ergonomic and soft and is never described as a bite valve, so how it closes is unknown
  • No film named beyond BPA-free, and no seam construction, on a reservoir whose leak-proof claim rests on both

Specifications

Capacity3 litres — stated
Opening typeNot published on the listing — a large opening is claimed, without saying whether it is a slide, a screw or a clip
Fill port widthNot published on the listing
Hose internal diameterNot published on the listing — two hoses are supplied, one described for summer and one for winter, and neither is dimensioned
Bite valveNot published on the listing — an ergonomic soft mouthpiece is stated, and no bite valve is named
Shut-offNot published on the listing
Quick-disconnect fittingNot published on the listing
Film materialNot published on the listing — described only as robust and BPA-free
Seam constructionNot published on the listing — a leak-proof design is claimed, without saying how it is joined
Stated cleaning methodA cleaning brush is supplied — stated; the maker states the reservoir is easy to clean and dries quickly
Empty weightNot published on the listing — described as super light and ultralight, without a figure
Amazon referenceB0BHT9TD51 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN8720618387974

What people ask before buying

What is a winter hose?

Usually an insulated tube, or one that can be blown clear and cleared of standing water. The maker states one of each is included and does not describe how they differ, so it is worth asking before ordering if freezing is the reason you are buying.

Does the included brush change the calculation?

It helps. A brush set is bought separately by most people within a month of owning a reservoir, and having it in the box means the cleaning routine starts on day one instead of after the first bad taste.