As the title says, packaging is all, read on. I prefer a hose from Osprey instead of something cheap and when you go known brand, just as well Osprey since I have the Hydraulics system in use.
The hose on the bladder is only 80cm total length and as a tall guy I need at least 100cm to comfortably work with. So I need a spare hose with a new bladder...
The hose is good, but the packaging is not. The box is in the 'Osprey style' small white box. Good sturdy box for what that is worth, but the hose is wrapped up as small as they could possibly get it. Using it like that is annoying so it needs to be straightened before use. I do not really like having to pay for an extra hose with a brand new bladder, but when the hose then comes wrapped like that .. it felt like a disappointment when I realized what I had to do. I suggest Osprey to change that and specially not wrap the hose in itself.