{"id":2749,"date":"2012-09-24T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=2749"},"modified":"2012-09-24T09:46:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T13:46:00","slug":"bds-tactical-hydrobull-taurus-hydration-pack-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=2749","title":{"rendered":"BDS Tactical HydroBull Taurus Hydration Pack Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I got tired of seeing tags inside my nylon gear that said, \u201cMade in Some-Asian-Country-istan.\u201d\u00a0 I have been trying to throw my hard earned treasury notes at more products Made in our United States of America.\u00a0 When I sought out a new hydration pack, I typed \u201cMade in USA\u201d into the all-knowing search engine.<\/p>\n

One of the top entries with which I was rewarded was BDS Tactical<\/a>.\u00a0 BDS makes high quality nylon gear in their production facility in Oceanside, CA.\u00a0 The president and CEO of BDS Tactical is Michael Bornfriend, a USMC 1st<\/sup> Recon Bn and Baltimore PD veteran, who tired of failed tactical equipment.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>BDS Tactical makes a rugged array of military, law enforcement, and civilian nylon gear that \u201cis designed, manufactured, and assembled in the United States.\u201d\u00a0 Okay, that gets my attention!<\/p>\n

My most recent purchasing requirements were for a lightweight, simple hydration pack for my exercise forays.\u00a0 1.\u00a0 It is very hot and humid in Florida.\u00a0 2.\u00a0 I go out into #1.\u00a0\u00a0 I am the second to admit I try to take too much stuff with me when I egress the primary residential portal.\u00a0 I just wanted a stripped-down way to carry some water on long walks with my spouse (the first one to admit…).<\/p>\n

Surfing the BDS website, I clicked on the Hydration tab and saw their HydroBull Taurus<\/a>.\u00a0 It is a low profile hydration backpack that holds a 100 oz. bladder.\u00a0 The Taurus comes in 8 colors:\u00a0 Coyote Brown, Multi Cam, Army Cam, Black, Ranger Green, OD Green, Foliage Green, and Air Force Cam.\u00a0 The hydration bladder is included in the purchase and comes with a color-matched tube cover and a valved mouthpiece.<\/p>\n

I ordered a Coyote Brown Taurus straightaway.\u00a0 I was happy with the MSRP of $90.00, but BDS runs sales on their website and the price on the day I purchased was only $76.50.\u00a0 A check today showed the Taurus priced at $72.00.<\/p>\n

My Taurus arrived about two weeks later and I was pleased with its construction.\u00a0 The materials are robust and the stitching is well executed.\u00a0 BDS gear is manufactured exclusively with 1000 Denier Cordura and mil-spec webbing.\u00a0 A lifetime warranty is offered on all BDS products.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As I said, I wanted a minimalist water carrier.\u00a0 The shoulder straps on the Taurus are a single layer of webbing.\u00a0 It\u2019s just what I wanted.\u00a0 Since the payload is H20, there is no real burden to require padding and such.\u00a0 After wearing the Taurus for hours at a time, I find no discomfort.\u00a0 Two nylon strips are sewn in the top of the hydration compartment.\u00a0 These are inserted into the two holes in the bladder to hold it upright.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Standard to the Taurus are an elasticized sternum strap, loop field for patches on the top flap, and three horizontal rows of PALS webbing on the lower third of the pack.\u00a0 I added a coyote brown sheath (found in my junk drawer) on the PALS to carry a camera for that occasional snap.\u00a0 Of course, the Taurus could be used without the water bladder to haul light loads.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As ecstatic as I was finding the HydroBull Taurus, I discovered another of BDS Tactical’s many products that I had<\/em> to have.\u00a0 It arrived with the \u2018Bull and I may just be happier with that find.\u00a0 I\u2019ll let you know\u2026<\/p>\n

Randall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I got tired of seeing tags inside my nylon gear that said, \u201cMade in Some-Asian-Country-istan.\u201d\u00a0 I have been trying to throw my hard earned treasury notes at more products Made in our United States of America.\u00a0 When I sought out a new hydration pack, I typed \u201cMade in USA\u201d into the all-knowing search engine. One of the top entries with which I was rewarded was BDS Tactical.\u00a0 BDS makes high quality nylon gear in their production facility in Oceanside, CA.\u00a0 The president and CEO of BDS Tactical is Michael Bornfriend, a USMC 1st Recon Bn and Baltimore PD veteran, who tired of failed tactical equipment. BDS Tactical makes a rugged … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[33,105],"tags":[509,511,510,512],"class_list":["post-2749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-off-duty","category-tactical-bags","tag-bds-tactical","tag-hydration-pack-review","tag-hydrobull-taurus-review","tag-tactical-nylon-gear-review"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p28xkp-Il","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2749"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2779,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2749\/revisions\/2779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}