Mazama Quick Connect 2-Pack for Popular Hydration Bladders, Reservoirs. Fits 1/4" Inner Dimension Tubing

Pretty good design for the price. Compared to alternatives... - Cheaper sets with no stop valve in the female end cost twice the price. - Size is much smaller than alternatives. - Nice and rounded plastic edges, no snags. - Barbed ends fit right into standard surgical tubing, no hose clamp needed, and they'll stay put unless you twist it off. - Color scheme makes button stand out. I'm sure it's great for the intended use, but I had a parent put on a Foley cath. Weak hand strength made the plastic fittings unreliable so this was a perfect mod for changing from 1l day bag to 2l night bag and back each day. Female ends go on the bag so it's water tight when disconnected. Male goes on the Foley outlet. Bright green button handy for visually impaired or if the eye glasses are off for bedtime. Medical sales has similar functioning disconnect pairs for $22 each and these were $8 for 2. Plus those were squared off edges and all white. Many were blocky and would snag clothing and certainly not feel great against the skin. Mazama needs to tap that medical device market. Uro nurses were profoundly amazed at the ease of use and comfort features so there may be a bump in sales... I'll take my commission annually please. ;) Note for anyone recreating this use: Clear plastic 1/4" ID tubing needed some T-tape to get a snug, reliable fit. But the rubber tubing goes on easy and grips the barbs well with no clamp. For any use in a pressurized liquid system you'd need a hose clamp.

Works great. I added this to my Dakine bladder that does not come with a quick connector. I cut the hose near the bladder and spliced this quick connector right in. Tight fit as it should be. Been using it for a few rides now and so far no leak.

This is the perfect quick connect solution for any water system. Fits my Osprey Gravity Works perfect so I can swap in or out the carbon filter as needed for the quality of water source I find. Doesn't leak when not connected either!

I purchased these to go with a hydration system that used existing HydraPak QDC, hoping that they would be compatible as they were far more affordable. I was thrilled when I received them to find they were 100% compatible, and worked exactly as I had hoped for some accessory tubing connections. They don't quite have the same solid feel as the HydraPak ones but they are more than adequate for the job, and at nearly half the price. I will likely be ordering a few more sets in the future, and will definitely consider other Mazama products as well.

The 1/4-in size worked great for my KUIU water bladder. Now I can interchange between that bladder and other bladders that already have the quick disconnect without having to unthread my hose. Highly recommend.

I have two hydration bladders. One is a Camelbak and the other is a knock-off from amazon ("3L hydration bladder"). I already had an adapter on my Katadyn filter pump tube to mate it with the Camelbak, but the knock-off uses a non-Camelbak quick connector design at the bladder. With this quick connect inserted into the knock-off's tube, I can connect the Katadyn directly and send filtered water into either bladder. Best part is I don't have to remove the bladder from my pack to refill it. if I wanted to, I could also swap the bite valves between Camelbak and knock-off. As with Camelbak's design, the female connector seals itself when not paired with its male partner. That means liquid doesn't leak from that side when you disconnect. The male side doesn't have the seal on it. It would have gotten 5 stars if both hose barbs were the same size. The barb on the female-side connector (the one that goes to the bladder) is smaller diameter and needs help to seal onto the nominal 1/4 inch tubing. On the male side of the connector, just push the barb in and it seals nicely.

muy bueno ideal para un excelente sistema de hidratación

Good fit no leaks