LX LERMX Handheld Water Bottle for Running, Quick Grip Chill 17 oz Handheld Soft Water Bottle with Hand Strap Hydration Pack

This is the re-fillable bottle I've been looking for!!! I'm so pleased with this product. I run 15-25 miles a week and had been just palming 16oz water bottles to take out on the road in this summer heat. it was so awkward having to do that, but it's nonsensical to run great distances without proper hydration in-hand.Enter the LERMX Quick Grip with Soft Water Bottle... I can fit my usual 16 ounces on one side of this and also fit my iphone 7 with the case on it on the other side of the zipper The gripper closes up with both my phone and a 100% full soft water bottle.I like the hook at the top of the gripper for my thumb. This works on either hand. I usually leave the a few centimeters of the zipper open for my headphones and it stays like that for the entire run. It took me a minute to realize that I simply bite down on the soft bottle lid to drink water. it's genius! I'm buying a few more of these. I've learned the hard way that when you find a product that truly works for you need to buy backups in case the product becomes unavailable at a later date.

During my marathon training season, I alway run with a bottle in my hand. But it is hard to run with a half fill bottle because the weight distribution is weird. I tried the water bottle on the running belt but the volume is just too small and I need to run with two. And often it falls off the belt and you lose it easily. I figure handheld bottle is a better fit for me. And the soft flask is my solution to a half empty bottle since it shrinks to size. The best part is that after you are done, you can easy attach it to your belt and you wont feel a thing. The 17oz flask is perfect for any sub 20 mile runs. The mouth piece takes a while to get use to but it is perfect for small sip of water. The pocket is super easy to clean and this is a great budget product if you want a soft flask.

Overall, I think this is a pretty good product and I find it useful to have while running. There is room for improvement in the design, but overall it is my favorite water container to have during a run.Cons:1) The taste of the water is awful at first! I washed/rinsed three times before my first use, but the water tasted so awful that it was literally undrinkable. The bummer was that it was 92 degrees during my inaugural use of this, and I was then without water during a long run. Some of the fault is my own as I should have taste-tested it before taking it out for a run. However, I washed it many times before the second use, and the water has tasted fine since then.2) There isn’t much in the way of insulation, despite being advertised as such and appearing to have a nice insulated carrying sleeve. Any ice in the bag melts rather quickly, regardless of the outside temperature, and the water can be lukewarm by the end of a 5K.Pros:1) The sleeve is comfortable to carry and is highly adjustable.2) The outer sleeve can be held in your hand or attached to a running belt.

What I like about this bottle is the capacity. It's larger than my other handheld bottle. I use it for running or walking. It only keeps water cold for about 30-35 minutes. I put water in and then add ice yet the ice doesn't seem to help the water stay cool longer. Also, it's made for large hands. I'm an average-sized woman and it's too large, so I tied small knots in it to fit my hand which helped. For me, the biggest issue is not staying cold long enough to complete my runs.

I have taken this on 3 runs between 5-8 miles. The pocket barely fits an iphone5 when there is water in the bladder, luckily I have a 5 and it gives a nice, rigid form to fit my hand. The strap is comfortable. There are no hot spots. More effort than I would like to drink; however this will not leak. The pocket holding the phone does not transfer condensation into the pocket. You cannot freeze the bladder, the opening is too small for ice which is a downside for me. Overall it’s an upgrade from the Nathan I was using but not perfect.

I'm an avid runner living in the south so drinking on a run is critical. I though this would be a good answer for a comfortable handheld, but it's not. I found it awkward . The way your hand goes in and thumb fits with a collapsable bottle is never comfortable. I medded with it the whole time trying to get a good hand placement and it just was not working for me. I have thin small hands so maybe this would work better for someone with large hands

This is my first flash-type water bottle and I'm happy with it thus far. I've only had it a month but I've done 150+ miles with it and the only issue is a small tear (see photo). I read a few of the other reviews before I bought it and I'm happy to say that I didn't find any strange tastes and it doesn't leak whatsoever; you need to bite down or squeeze (with your fingers) the nipple in order to get any liquid out. The outer casing can hold money or cards or even a protein bar. It says it can hold a phone but I never tried. The bladder holds 16oz.

I bought this water bottle about a year a go. Not my favorite but I used it. I liked how it was soft and not bulking to run with, it was comfortable. I didn't like how it didn't hold a lot of liquid and it was kind of a pain to get the sleeve on once filled. It had it good and bad qualities. I ran a half marathon over the weekend and had this bottle with me. I went to take a sip and the top literally broke off in my face. I didn't really squeeze it either. Just enough to take a sip. I had red juice in it and it went all over my face, hair, shirt and up my noise. It was quite embarrassing to say the least. Like I said I had it just over a year with no problems and I did not squeeze it to hard not hard enough to make it blow off the top. Not the screw part either, that was still attached. Just the top where you sip out of. I wish I had a picture but I was so pissed that at the end of the race I threw it out. I am buying a Nathan now. Little more money but, I am willing to try that one. I like the soft collapsible bottles especially on marathons, they are more comfortable to hold.

I’ve now used this on a few longer runs including a hilly trail half marathon. Overall a great drink bottle. It is comfortable to hold, especially with the thumb hole and doesn’t slosh around as it gets less full. A couple of key points as pointed out in other reviews:- the pocket won’t carry much more than a couple gels or a set of keys and credit card etc- the nozzle is one where you bite it and you get a sip of water. In my opinion if you are going on a run long enough to need a drink bottle then you want to sip throughout the run rather than gulp lots of water so this is not an issue for me but is not for everyone- it’s easier to put the drink bladder into the holder bottom first, or better yet, add your items into the storage part, then empty bladder and fill it up in the pouchHope that helps.

Terrible1. Very very hard to bite to a dribble of water2. You have to squeeze to get anything and as it empties there is nothing to squeeze on!3. As empties the hand strap becomes loose and you have to retighten4. There was a silicone pack inside the bladder which I was not made aware of. So that was a first unpleasant drink!Really the design is flawed and should be avoided.I would appreciate a refund.

gifted to a friend to replace an old one for her to continue to use when long distance running (1/2 marathons and longer)