A litre of water on the chest, a sleeve on the back for a bladder up to 3.5L, and enough pockets that nothing rides in a hand. Two 500mL flasks come in the box. This is the piece of kit we have taken the furthest, and the one that has come back every time.
Two 500mL soft flasks, two short straws and two insulated long straws, all included. A bladder for the rear sleeve is the only thing sold separately.
This vest has been through 100 and 200 mile races and thousands of training miles either side of them. Desert, coast, summer heat and pre dawn cold. Every claim on this page came out of a run, not a spec sheet.
Two 500mL soft flasks sit high on the front with bite valves in reach, so you drink without breaking stride or reaching behind you. Both flasks come in the box rather than as an upsell.
The back takes a bladder up to 3.5L with routing for the tube over the shoulder. That is the difference between an aid station every few miles and going a very long way unsupported. Bladder sold separately.
A lightweight mesh back panel moves air where a loaded vest usually traps heat, and adjustable side cords pull the whole thing tight to the ribs. Loaded or nearly empty, it does not bounce.
Two zip chest pockets, stash pockets on each side and a trekking pole pouch on the back. Everything for a long day has a place, and nothing needs carrying in a hand.
Detail 01Zip Chest Pocket
Detail 02Sternum Adjust
Detail 03The Full Kit
Worn start to finish at distances where kit either works or ruins your day. Nothing rubbed through, nothing came loose, nothing had to be adjusted at an aid station.
Races are the short part. This has carried water through thousands of training miles in between, which is the test that actually tells you what a vest is made of.
Ultra runners, ruckers, and people who just do not want to carry a bottle in their hand. Read every one of them, including the ones telling us what they would change.
