materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can also be used in practicing present invention the preferred methods and materials are described all existing subject matter mentioned herein e g publications patents patent applications and hardware is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety the referenced items are provided solely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of the present application nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that the present invention is not entitled to antedate such material by virtue of prior invention also it is noted that as used herein and in the appended claims the singular forms u201c a u201d u201c and u201d u201c said u201d and u201c the u201d include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise conversely it is contemplated that the claims may be so drafted to require singular elements or exclude any optional element indicated to be so here in the text or drawings this statement is intended to serve as antecedent basis for use of such exclusive terminology as u201c solely u201d u201c only u201d and the like in connection with the recitation of claim elements or the use of a u201c negative u201d claim limitation s turning now to fig1 the inventive system may include a pack 2 adapted to house a hydration pouch 4 various manufacturers produce packs suitable for such use exemplary packs include those sold by k2 bike vashon wash camelbak weatherford tex blackburn designs san jose calif and performance bicycle inc chapel hill n c pack 2 includes a housing portion 6 with an access zipper 8 and straps 10 hydration pouch 4 is shown within the pack 2 the pouch 4 shown is fluidly connected.