AmphipodRunLite Xtech 4 Plus Hydration Belt

I bought this belt 4 years ago and it's still going strong, after many, many running miles. I love how the bottles click into the holders; sometimes it's a little tricky to get it to snap in correctly but they stay put very well. I wish the phone pocket was just a bit bigger for my phone (Samsung Galaxy S10), but it's good enough. I had to fix the zipper a few times, I think it got too stretched out from trying to zip around my phone so many times. I most often just use 2 bottles; having all 4 bottles on there makes it so heavy that it leads to a lot of uncomfortable bouncing of the rear bottles when running. Overall a great belt that has served me well for years!

First of all, people that complain the bottles fall off are clearly not clipping them in properly. In the middle of a run, it can be hard to line it up right, but once clipped they are not going to fall out. The belt clips well and holds a ton of water/liquid. The pouch in the back is large and holds a lot of material (up to 5 gu or gels), although they can sometimes slip out. Love this thing. Previous versions of the belt had bottles where you had to pull the spout up to drink from it, but looks like they've updated them so this is no longer the case.Amphipod sells a lot of other accessories that you can add to the belt, which is also amazing.NOTE: To not overtighten the bottles, as I learned this can cause pressure cracks. There should be a slight space between the cap and the bottle. However, even though it was my fault, Amphipod sent me a replacement bottle very quickly.Only criticisms: The belt is hard to tighten, and the weight of the water causes it to loosen over time. Still 5 stars IMO, mainly based on their customer service.

The bottles are easier to remove from the clips when the weather is warmer and the plastic is more pliable. When it's colder, though, I have to fight with each bottle to wrench it out of the clip and then get it to clip back in securely. I'll hear a click and think I've put the bottle back in securely, only to look down and discover that just two of the four prongs are holding the bottle. I've had bottles fall to the pavement and end up with cracked tops (which I then duct taped).I can only get a bottle out of its clip and put it back securely if I stop and use two hands; forget about doing that while running.

This is a big improvement from the last one I had. My only real concern is the belt loosens by itself pretty quickly

After only a few uses, all of the bottles have cracked at the mouth and leak when I drink from them. Other than that, the belt is easy to use and comfortable when running long distances.UPDATE: I contacted the manufacturer directly, and got a very quick response. The cracked bottles appear to be some sort of glitch, as they aren't consistent with any other cracking issues seen by things like freezing, boiling, misuse, etc. The manufacturer is replacing my bottles, and they were very easy to deal with. I appreciate them standing behind their product.

I've had a couple long runs with this belt. From what I've experienced so far, I can say that this hydration belt works for what it was advertised to do. It has a little bounce if all the bottles are full, but I have the belt slightly loose on my waist. I do not get a significant bounce when I've downed half of each bottle or the two bottles attached to the portion of the belt strap on my rear side. My Galaxy S6 has a thick plastic Trident case and fits snug inside the pouch. The gel holsters work well. I can crimp the spent gel pack in one of gel holsters when I'm finished consuming my gel and the spent gel pack will stay in place. I am satisfied with the overall design, but only wish it has more gel holsters. The bottle snaps won't give you much trouble. ;)

When all the bottles are full, the belt has to be tightened much tighter than you think. The first mile of my first run was spent fidgeting with the belt. But now that’s it tight enough, it’s worked well on 3 other runs.

This is the first belt I have used for running that actually has worked for me! I prefer to have the belt around my hips rather than around my waist and all other belts I have tried in the past do not stay on my hips, but rather slide up to my waist, causing me to need to constantly adjust it. This belt stays right where I want it to! The pocket is also big enough to hold my phone (Samsung S6 in a Lifeproof case), so I don't need to wear an arm band. Definitely worth it!