Nathan Speed 4 Waist Pack with Four 10-Ounce Nutrition Flasks
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Description of Nathan Speed 4 Waist Pack with Four 10-Ounce Nutrition Flasks
Four 10 oz. Nutrition Flasks plus a versatile rear pocket make the Speed 4 the ultimate mobile aid station.Sports reviews of Nathan Speed 4 Waist Pack with Four 10-Ounce Nutrition Flasks
Customer Review: Good belt but not flexible enough
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
This is a great belt if you always plan on using all of the bottles. The belt fits nicely and comfortable and doesn't bounce around too much. My only complaint is that sometimes I don't want to use all four bottles, but the straps for the bottles are made of a hard plastic that sticks out whether or not there is a bottle in them. It would make more sense if the straps were fabric or if they could come off when you didn't want to use them.Customer Review: interferes w/ arm swing and can't easily access pouch in back
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
I tried the Fuel Belt, Nathan Belt, and Amphipod in a store before choosing the Amphipod belt.
The Nathan Belt had the most comfortable elastic band, and the bottles were easy to remove and place onto the belt. However, I didn't like the placement of the bottles as the front bottles interferred with my arm swing (on the 4-bottle belt). Even if you remove the front two bottles, the cup holster still got in my way. With the 2-bottle belt, it rode comfortably on my backside, but I couldn't reach the pouch to grab jelly bellies and goo on the run. With the bottles in front, I ran into the problem of my arms swinging into the bottles again.
The Fuel Belt was comfy, but not as comfy as the Nathan. Had the same problem as the Nathan in terms of arms hitting the bottles and not being able to access the pouch when it's situated on my back. Additional disadvantage of the Fuel Belt is that it takes two hands to place the bottles back in the holster. Also, I seem to fall between sizes where the small was too small and the medium too large.
I ended up purchasing the Amphipod b/c of its flexibility. I'm 5'3", 110 lb. Although it took a few tries to figure out how to configure the belt, I finally got it so that the bottles would stay out of the way and I could still reach the pouch to grab my jelly bellies on the run. I wish I could run with the belt on my hips, but it's much more comfortable on my waist. With it on my hips, even though I tightened it completely, it had a tendency of riding up b/c of the movement of my legs or when removing the bottles. Additionally, you could feel the weight of the bottles bouncing more with the belt around my hips #especially in the rear!#. Around my waist, the rear bottles sat comfortably on the small of my back #sideways to minimize sloshing#. I found that the belt stayed in place as long as I wore it just tight enough to wrap comfortably around my waist. It didn't move much b/c it naturally sat in the curve of my waist #and I don't have curves!#, so I didn't feel constricted at all. It takes a little getting used to, but it's not uncomfortable at all.
Some people mentioned that it was hard to snap the bottles in and out. I found this to be extremely convenient since you can access the bottles with just one hand, allowing your other arm to maintain its swing. It takes a little practice to get the feel for it, but it was very easy to remove and replace the bottles in the holster. If you're unsure, just jiggle the bottle slightly to make sure it's locked in place. Again, you can do this all with one hand, unlike with the Fuel Belt. Overall I'm happy with my purchase. I wish the belt part was as comfortable as the Nathan belt, but I need the adjustability factor due to my petite frame. Hope this helps!
Customer Review: Very different experience
Sport shop rating: 1 Stars
I ordered this with great anticipation and was very disappointed. After I drank one flask of water, the empty flask would periodically fall out of the belt and upon bending to retrieve bottle one, sometimes two additional flask would fall out. I returned this as soon as I returned home from a failed attempt at a simple 4 mile run made horrendous by this belt. I think the fuel belt may be better. I'm going to give it a try. It appears to have a method to hold the flask more securely.