Geila Handheld Water Bottle for Running, 17 oz Grip Handheld Bottle with Hand Strap Hydration Pack, BPA Sport Soft Flas(Black)

Three Week Edit: I was able to pull off bite valve and put on a hydrapak valve, the flasks themselves fit nicer, I cut the opening on the case about an 1/8th of an inch all the way around so the full lid could easily be passed through so I could fully fill flask and then put into case. Made these much nicer to use.This handheld is a great case, it’s everything you need in a hand held, with that said the soft flask bite valve stinks, it’s stiff and difficult to draw from, do yourself a favour and use a HydraPak 500ml soft flask and throw the one that comes with this in the garbage.

I am a fan of this little collapsible water bottle.I travel weekly, so bringing my fuel belt every week in my suitcase was a hassle. Collapsed, this doesn't take up much space in the suitcase, which works for me. It's got enough capacity to hold water for a hot 5 miler for me (about an hour) during which which I add a nuun tab (leave the cap open a bit to vent while you get dressed).As far as using as a water bottle, It's great. I like being able to squeeze it, and the bite valve works well. When the volume gets a bit low, the strap adjusts quite easily. it's comfortable on the hand, and it's nice that it just kind of hangs on your hand, rather than having to "grip" it the whole time. Lastly, there is enough room in it to store a gel if you like or a hotel key, but not much else (which to me is spot on). Filling the bottle is nice, because I don't have to remove the bottle itself from the sleeve. Additionally, the fabric dries pretty fast, which is good because A) I always spill and B) sweat. The construction seems a bit iffy, but quite frankly I don't see much stress on a couple of the questionable spots, so i think that the bottle and sleeve will last for a long time.While I prefer a fuel belt for most of my runs, this is a very wonderful convenient option.

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This is an amazing water bottle for running. I’ve admired fabric water bottles for exercising and so finding this, I was lucky. Great bottle, the valve is neither one-way nor free-flow. You bite down slightly to open the flow and suck or squeeze. Good design. It’s zipper pocket fits my iPhoneX and the thick case on my phone. I also keep pepper spray and my car key in there. I want to buy two more for my runner family members now too, and a second one for myself as a backup.The only part I find a little odd, but not a deal breaker: the thumb hole tightening strap could have teeth on it to hold the strap better. I find that after a 3mi run, it loosens up but very little. My grip holds the bottle and it’s not flown off once, I just occasionally tighten it as a drink more water.

Pros: Lightweight and doesn't get in the way while running...I'm new to holding a bottle while running. Strap is adjustable and there is a thumb hole to help with the grip. Small pouch is nice but it is small.Cons: It has a bite valve that dribbles water. I've used camelbak bottles and backpack versions, so I understand the concept of a bite valve. This dribbles water and it takes a lot of energy while running trying to get the thing to work. I spilled half the water twice trying to see if it had something to do with how the valve attached to the bottle only for the valve to come right off in my mouth and water spewed all over the ground. Lastly, you can't fill the rubber flask completely because it won't fit within the zipper compartment pouch. If you want to fill it all the way, you'll need to remove the valve and hope you don't squeeze the flask while replacing the valve.