Bob, check out the comments on this FB picture. Let me know if you can't access. I am attempting to order the Raidlight bottles today as I like the sound of the one-way release valve.
Essentially I have the Salomon bottle holders as mentioned above sewn directly to my pack (saves weight, but more importantly there is no way to attach them to my pack as there is on newer Salomon packs that have allowed and designed for them)
The straws are the easy part. The key is to purchase the new Specialized Purist bottles. They have this gasket/sphincter mechanism that seal around the straw. You have to drill out a hole the same dimension as the straw in the bottle lid, but the sphincter will seal the straw and the tight dilled hole in the lid keeps the straw in place. As far was making the straws... Just get some bladder tubing cut to the right size and bite valves. I prefer HydraPak. I've done a number of expedition races and never carried more than two bottles the whole race.
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