Unfortunately this may be the worst product Nathan has ever produced. I bought this handheld just before the Maine Marathon last year because I'd forgotten any sort of handheld (oops!). I figured Nathan was a trusted brand that I'd used before, so this would be great. I was wrong. Very wrong. First and foremost, getting any fluid to come out of the spout takes an act of God. I thought it was just mine that was defective until I read every other review that stated the same thing. Fluid just barely comes out, no matter how hard you try, to the point where I needed to take the cap off to get fluid. I ended up switching caps with an older Nathan model I have and that works great. First problem solved. The design of the handheld itself does not actually fit the water bottle itself, no matter how much you tighten the straps. In fact, the tighter you make it, the less it fits and refuses to sit in the ridiculously small holder. A holder that has a design mechanism that just doesn't make sense. Running with the handheld always ends up with the bottle itself being sideways and me gripping the top of it with my thumb through the top hole to ensure I can hold on to it. Bottom line, if you want to run with a water bottle that doesn't allow you to drink from the cap, nor does it fit properly in the handheld fabric, this is your product. Please do better, Nathan Sports.
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