Ultimate Direction Katoa Trail Waist Pack Review

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(More customer reviews)Review actually by Lupie Boy (male reviewer) in family:
Great pack for trail running! Super light. With bottles full and pack stuffed I couldnt even tell I was wearing it (until I started drinking and the bottles sloshing)! No bounce at all. Front pockets are nice feature, but a bit small (room for 2 gels each). Back pocket fit a tight packing shell, pants, and long sleeve! (dont try that with any thick clothing though). I had considered the naviti for more storage but was worried that it might be too big. Now I am not sure... the katoa rides so nice, I feel like a larger pocket may still be fine. I like the bungee for another small addition. Easy to get bottles in and out. The kicker valves take a little getting used to, but seem to work well. Overall I love it because it rides so well and doesnt seem to slow me down. I love my old UD two bottle pack (can't even remember its name, but it has lasted forever and is still in service) and the katoa is definitely an improvement.

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Take everything needed, and then some, with the Katoa. Easily find gear inside the wide mouth zippered compartment and use the outside bungee to stash extra layers for when the weather turns. The contoured belt shape fits nicely around waists of all sizes and belt pockets are perfect for small items like lip balm and sunscreen.

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Ultimate Direction Access Waist Pack Review

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(More customer reviews)I got this item because I like to run and on longer runs, I need water. This items fits the bill. At first, it appeared to be a bit bulky, but after using it a couple times, I've become used to it and I don't really notice it there. It has a small zippered pouch next to the bottle where I can carry my phone. It's fairly comfortable and easy to adjust.

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The Access is our most popular waist pack, a more ergonomic shape for better comfort and fit. A redesigned, canted bottle pocket keeps a snug fit on the bottle to keep it safe and secure.

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Ultimate Direction Women's Strider Waist Pack Review

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(More customer reviews)I am a novice runner and I can't stand running without water, even though I only run a short distance (2-2.5 miles right now). I generally have carried water with me to solve this, but I thought I would look for a pack that I could attach it to me instead. I saw from the other reviews some people said the pack bounces too much for them, but I thought I'd get it and give it a try.
For running, I found that if you cinch the pack fairly tight, it doesn't move too badly, but you can feel the weight of it shifting up and down on your back and I deemed this too annoying to run with. I think this would be a very personal thing, it didn't bounce enough that you really couldn't run with it, I'm sure it wouldn't bother some.
The pack is very well made, I'm very pleased with the craftmanship, the bottle stays in the pouch very securely. With the pack on, the water bottle sits in the small of your back and the pouch rests over the front of your left hip. There are elastic loops by the buckle to secure the extra webbing from the belt. The pouch is large enough to hold my large smartphone cell phone, plus a luna bar or two and some other things. However, I wore this while hiking and found that with the pouch full, I kept hitting it with my arm during my natural walking/hiking motions. I don't think this would be a problem running (though I didn't try it), because I naturally hold my arms at more of a 90 degree angle while running, but while hiking or walking I swing it past the pouch and would hit it. I solved this by just keeping the cell phone in the pouch and with that it was empty enough that it wasn't a problem.
I'm not a big fan of the bottle. The spout is a rubber nipple which you can pull in or out. In order to drink you have to kind of bite down on it. I find myself frustrated because as I try to manipulate it to get enough water out, I feel that I have to kink it to the side, but then sometimes it will pop back in, etc. Also, I am very sensitive to the taste of water, so this might not bother most (I can't for example drink out of metal containers), but I could taste the rubber in the water. Also, the bottle leaked from the side of the cap unless I really cranked it on as hard as I could.
Overall, I'm not displeased with the product. It's well made and I will use it for hiking and walking. However, I think having the pouch further in the front would be preferred, due to the interference with my arm swing, and I am not a fan of the bottle design.

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One word describes our women's-specific Strider pack: comfortable. It contours perfectly to a woman's shape by riding snugly on either hip-not the back or waist. An ideal pack during a Race/Walk for the Cure, the Strider offers easy access to water and light gear or energy bars stored in the handy zip pocket.

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