Disclosed herein are thermally conductive materials, including, for instance, thermally conductive tubing, thermally conductive devices and/or systems (e.g., apparel, backpacks, and the like), and applications thereof. In at least one embodiment, a thermally conductive material is disclosed that is made from one or more base polymers and one or more additives that increase the thermal conductivity of the thermally conductive material relative to the one or more base polymers. In additional embodiments, a cooling vest and a cooling backpack are disclosed, both of which are wearable by human users to keep their body temperature below a certain value. The vest and/or the backpack may include tubing through which coolant flows. The tubing is placed within the fabric and is arranged so that it contacts the user's skin.

A beverage dispensing headwear having a ring toss shaft affixed thereto. A pair of container holders is affixed on opposing sides of a helmet. A three-way valve is fastened to the helmet, wherein a first and second intake tube are fluidly connected to the three-way valve on a proximal end and are configured to be inserted into a container held within one of the container holders on a distal end. An output tube is also fluidly connected to the three-way valve on a proximal end of the output tube. The output tube extends below the rim of the helmet at a distal end, wherein the distal end of the output tube is configured to be sucked on by a user. Additionally, shaft is affixed to the helmet.

Provided is a storage device including a storage body for holding a liquid, a gas or an item, which has a first wall, a second wall, and a magnetic closure device for closing the storage body, which has a first closure part and a second closure part. The first closure part has a first strip body elongate along a transverse direction and is arranged on a first closing portion of the first wall. The second closure part has a second strip body elongate along a transverse direction and is arranged on a second closing portion of the second wall. The first closure part and the second closure part cooperate in a magnetically attracting manner. At least one of the first wall, the second wall, the first strip body and the second strip body are wholly or partly fabricated from a composition containing an antimicrobially active additive.

In embodiments, the invention is a novel hydration pack refill system that comprises a fluid bladder, a bag for carrying the fluid bladder, a bladder nozzle for refilling the fluid bladder, a clip for sealing the end of the bladder nozzle, and a refill port for accessing the bladder nozzle through the bag and methods for its use. The invention may further comprise a water tube and a mouthpiece to allow a user to drink from the fluid bladder while wearing the bag. In preferred embodiments, the bag may be worn on a user's back, held in place by a pair of shoulder straps, and may be rapidly refilled by reorienting the bag from a vertical orientation to a horizontal orientation, opening the refill port, extending the bladder nozzle, removing the clip to unseal the bladder nozzle, and refilling the fluid bladder via the bladder nozzle.

A smart hydration reservoir includes a flexible sensor which can be attached to the outer surface of any kind of the hydration reservoir and monitor changes of capacitive data of the hydration reservoir while user drinks the liquid which makes changes of the liquid level. The capacitive data is inputted into the controller; the controller will calculate the liquid level and then send out the information of the liquid level to the hand held device, such as specified display or mobile phone. Thus, the user can easily notice the liquid level of the hydration reservoir. The whole hydration detecting assembly can be easily installed to any hydration reservoir bought from the market.

A suit for water-based sports, comprises: a closable compartment within the suit, the closable compartment positioned to be located on the back of a wearer when worn; and

an opening for a drinking pipe, the opening positioned to allow the pipe to lead from the compartment to a face of the wearer.

A modular expandable carrying system comprising: a frame having a frame extension removable attached to a vertical segment of the frame; a basket carried by the frame having a top, lateral edges and bottom panel; a drawstring extending through opening along the edge of the basket adapted to allow the carrying capacity for the basket to vary and adapted to allow a volume of article to be carried by the basket that exceed the volume of the basket; a belt attached to the frame or the basket; a back pad attached to the frame; and, a hydration system attached to the basket.

A wearable hydration system, bladder ensemble and hydration kit enabling hands-free user hydration. The wearable hydration system, ensemble and kit include a liquid-impermeable bladder, a conduit element, and a wearable mechanism. The bladder includes front and back bladder walls and at least one, but preferably a series of particularly configured seals that seal the front and back bladder walls or sides. The conduit element is inserted into the liquid-impermeable bladder in lateral adjacency to the seals for conducting liquid from the liquid-impermeable bladder to a user's mouth. The wearable mechanism may be exemplified by a pouch formation. The pouch formation received, holds, and positions the liquid-impermeable bladder relative to the user's body when donned by the user. A series of matable fasteners may fasten the bladder to the pouch formation via a series of fastener-receiving apertures particularly formed in the bladder and pouch formation.

Described herein is a beverage carrying assembly, comprising: a backpack adapted to be worn by a user; a frame, the frame comprising: a first portion to be affixed to the backpack; and a second portion that projects over the head of the user; a platform adapted to carry a beverage container; and a pulley assembly adapted to manipulate a position of the platform with respect to the user and frame.

This cooling apparatus includes a tube (10) having an opening portion (10a) in one end portion in a longitudinal direction thereof, a cap (30) capable of opening/closing the opening portion (10a), a non-freezing drinkable coolant (20) that fills the tube (10), and a container (50) that contains the tube (10) filled with the coolant (20). The tube has a constricted portion (10d) having a reduced inner diameter.