Running belts with little water bottles on them. Which one have you found to be best?

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Max71 Mar 2012 11:27am, 5 Mar 2012 27,281 posts	0 Max71 After last week's dramatic cramping issue I've decided to buy one of those running belt things with the littel water bottles on them. That was I can take on water at the water stations and boost, in between, with the juice I've been training with. (yep, said juice and didn't even snigger - much) Do I want one with 2 or 4 bottles? I need a pouch for all the crap I carry when running Do they ride up and end up under your boobs / moobs? Do they chafe? Do they bounce around like feck?
Max71 Mar 2012 11:57am, 5 Mar 2012 27,283 posts	0 Max71 cough
Maclennane Mar 2012 11:59am, 5 Mar 2012 18,062 posts	0 Maclennane I'm not a fashion-conscious man, but I'll have a perm before I'm seen with a utility belt.
Gobi Mar 2012 12:03pm, 5 Mar 2012 46,686 posts	0 Gobi Nathan belts Max, I have a spare one or two if you want one.
Vicky W Mar 2012 12:13pm, 5 Mar 2012 27 posts	0 Vicky W Best one I ever bought came from Lidl. Has three small bottles, but I usually only use 2 & keep the third space for a gel. It also has a zipped section for keys/emergency cash. It doesn't ride up/chafe, and fits nicely round my waist with a velcro fastening.
Lexo Mar 2012 12:24pm, 5 Mar 2012 370 posts	0 Lexo forgive my ignorance but whats the difference between having lots of little bottles rather than having one big bottle ? i could never work out the difference...displaced weight or something perhaps?
Zeb Mar 2012 12:25pm, 5 Mar 2012 696 posts	0 Zeb I've got a Run & Move one. It came with 2 bottles, and I bought 2 more to go with it. Doesn't ride up, velcro fastening again. Pocket for phone, gels, keys etc.
sallykate Mar 2012 12:26pm, 5 Mar 2012 2,424 posts	0 sallykate I have a Nathan one I bought years ago and used twice -- first time I got on fine with it, second time it annoyed the hell out of me and I've not used it since. You're quite local to me aren't you? Happy to let you try it out if you want. It didn't chafe or bounce too much, I think I was just having a bad day the second time and now manage without. Can't remember the exact model but it's a bit like this one nathansports.com
ogee Mar 2012 12:28pm, 5 Mar 2012 18,135 posts	0 ogee Just make sure that the one you get keeps hold of the botles, the amount of those damn things I have seen on the floor of races is unbelievable. At least 2
JohnnyO Mar 2012 12:38pm, 5 Mar 2012 11,889 posts	0 JohnnyO Lexo- you can put water in one, gels/electrolyte solution in another etc.