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I'd say camelbaks are a bit gimmicky.
When are you ever going to need to drink 3 litres of water before you find somewhere to refill? The only time I've ever drunk one dry was doing a 12 miler carrying 65lbs.
I've got several (issued) and they all leak, not much, but enough to be annoying if you want to arrive somewhere with some dry clothes.
They are also very hard to keep clean. A big bag of warm water is ace for breeding germs, and the mouthpiece always ends up getting dragged along the floor eventually.
You're better off getting a couple of 500ml-ish sized bottles and having them on the straps of your running sack. I use Raidlight ones, but some people dont like them. Camelbak Podium bottles are supposed to be very good.
www.likeys.com might give you some ideas.