Hydration Belts (Read 805 times)

Narowed my choices down to two - anyone have an opinion on either of these ? http://www.golite.com/product/proddetail.aspx?p=PA5914&s=2 http://www.amphipod.com/320/320.html

I also have the amphipod belt. I was really worried about the annoyance of a belt bouncing around. I have to say I don't even notice it when I have it on. I also got a small attachment that holds a few extra things and is easier to get to mid run. I put my sports beans or shot blocks in there. I never do a long run without it!

Sorry Stephen, I don't have the profile lite. Can't help you on that one... I also have the Amphipod Full Tilt. I like it a lot for my long runs. It doesn't bounce, and the pouch will hold whatever you need it to hold. The only problem I had with my Amphipod was with the valve on the bottle. It stopped functioning about 8 months after I got it. It's probably due to my own abuse of it though... I dropped it more than once, and I'm pretty rough opening and shutting it. The good news was that the valve stopped working to let fluid out - so, all I do now is unscrew the cap, which I like better anyway.

I hate hate HATE my amphipod, but let's be clear on the product. The amphipods with the little bottles (like a fuel belt) are fine. I hate the big bottles. The threading on the lid gets screwed up way too easily and then it leaks. I have two bottles which gorked out on their 2nd or 3rd use. And they are freaking expensive to last only 2-3x. I guess others aren't having this problem, but I will never buy another amphipod big bottle. As for all the styles... little fuel belt-like bottles, one bottle on a belt, handheld, camelbak... I've tried them all. My favorite by far is a handheld bottle. Since I won't use the amphipod, I've settled on those Nathan and Ultimate Direction products that show up at all the marathon expos. They work great.

I'm gonna recommend this: http://www.rei.com/product/733157 You don't have to fill it. Wide straps & cinch system to minimize bounce. Room to hold stuff if you need.

I had that...switched to the Amphipod because the Camelbak was just too much of a pain to deal with...hard to clean, hard to fill, tube drove me nuts. I just throw the Amphipod bottles in the dishwasher.

I've tried a few different bottles. My comments/suggestions: *I've found that ones like the "GoLite" you are looking at bounce around too much for me. *I've not tried one like the "Amphipod", but It looks to me like it would rely too much on the bottle sealing well - which I do not think would happen all the time. I would not like to reach for my bottle and find it half empty. *I am using a 4 bottle Fuelbelt, and am very happy with it. The multiple bottles are easy to fill, do not bounce around too much, and are easy to drink from. If I replace it then it will be with a 6 bottle Fuelbelt as I'd like a bit more liquid for my long runs.