Bicycling.com Reviews the Laguna - February 2008
“Hydrapak.com is a smaller company, but for the past few years they have consistently turned out some of the nicest packs available with some pretty clever features. The newest hydration pack to come our way is the Laguna ($80). This pack weighs 1032g pack with an empty reservoir), has a 500 cubic inch (expandable to 800ci with a bellows zipper), cargo space and 100oz liquid capacity.”
“Some of the nicest features of the Laguna, and common to most Hydrapak, er, hydration packs, center around the reservoir. First, Hydrapak, gives the reservoir it’s own top loading sleeve; you don’t need to fight through a full pack to fill it. The bite valve is round, so there’s no “right” way to put it in your mouth, and it’s comfortable and tasteless to bite on. Flow rate seems similar to current Camelbak bite valves. At the other end of the hose is one of Hydrapak’s best features: a quick disconnect where the hose meets the reservoir. This greatly eases filling, dumping, and cleaning the reservoir because unthreading/rethreading the hose is not necessary each time the reservoir is removed.”