CamelBak Running Belt Silicone Water Bottle: A Real-World Review

Running · Published 6/13/2024 ·

Here’s the English translation:

This is a hands-on review of the CamelBak running belt’s silicone water bottle, which I’ve been using for a while now on my bike commutes. It’s made of silicone, and thanks to the way it tapers and flattens toward the end, it sits and stays put nicely when you tuck it into a waist belt for cycling or running. I fill it with 500ml of water on the way to work, and do the same on the way home. My commute is about 22km each way. The weather’s been getting hot lately, so I do pull it out for a drink along the way, but honestly the bigger thing for me is the psychological comfort of just knowing I’ve got water on me. And of course, I make sure to drink plenty before setting off from either end.

Since I only ever put filtered water in it — never any other drinks — I don’t bother washing the inside with detergent. Instead I just dry it out well. As you can see in the photo above, it has a hole for a hook, so I hang it on a hook mounted on the wall, and by the time I’m heading home it’s completely dry. That seems to keep it reasonably safe from any bacteria buildup. I do give it a proper wash with detergent about once a week.

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The photo above shows the part you bite to drink from. You bite down on it with your front teeth to let the water out. It stays closed normally and only opens when you bite it. You can actually twist it to lock it shut as well — it’s a secondary lock so that even if the cap accidentally comes loose, water won’t just leak everywhere. Some silicone bottles have a double-locking mechanism and some only lock one way, but for a running belt bottle you really want one with at least a double lock. That’s because a silicone bottle tucked into a running belt gets pressed against your waist and abdomen and bounces up and down over and over.

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I use the spout for a day and then wash it at home. And naturally, while I’m at the office I dry it out as much as I can. As long as you don’t put sugary drinks or the like in it, it’s fine to use for a day with no problems.

It’s a running belt that works perfectly well for short trail runs or nearby hikes too. If you added one more silicone bottle, I think you could handle a 15–20km hike comfortably while traveling light. My bike isn’t an aero machine to begin with — it’s a Brompton T Line that I’ve stripped of the mudguards and so on, and since I didn’t want to attach anything extra that catches the wind, I bought this CamelBak running belt as a way to carry water, my phone, and a card wallet. But the more I use it, the more uses I keep finding for it, which makes me really happy. That was my hands-on review of the CamelBak running belt silicone water bottle, which works great across jogging, running, hiking, and cycling.

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