I took my swig rig out on a day hike for the first time and I had a horrible experience. I had to take off my pack at least a dozen times just to connect the inner straw to the cap in order for me to use the hose system because the inner straw kept falling out and disconnecting. It was extremely frustrating because the inner straw would fall out again only moments after I had re-connected the inner straw to cap in order to draw water from the hose system. No matter how well I would insert the inner straw, it would continue to fall out rendering the horse system useless. I am sure I am not the only one who has experienced this issue. As of now, my swig rig is nothing more then an overpriced Nalgene bottle. I can not recommend this product to anyone and I am severely disappointed in my purchase.

Every time I hike with this rig, which I put in a side pocket of my camera backpack and thread thru the shoulder strap, I have to stop at least once every mile to put the inner hose back into the lid. It simply will not stay put on rugged hikes. Honestly, I'd give it 2 or 3 stars but I'm going with 1 just to knock the average down. It's simply NOT a 5 star system.