Camelbak’s Delaney Series of Bottle Carriers

Although Camelbak is better known for its hydration packs, they also carry a full range of other products designed specifically for various kinds of athletes. Among these is the series of waist-worn bottle carriers named after Camelbak’s own Boston marathon runner, who has successfully finished the marathon twenty-three times now. The Delaney series of bottle carriers is designed for comfort and to allow runners and speed walkers to carry both water and other items, such as energy bars, mobile phone, wallet and keys. Although earlier models are still available, in 2010 the Delaney comes in three different styles, the Delaney Fit, the Delaney Plus, and the Delany Race; but they are all fairly similar in both function and performance.

The Delaney Fit is designed for shorter training runs and carries a water bottle, a couple of energy bars, a mobile phone, keys, and wallet and has a special pocket designed to hold an MP3 player despite only having thirty cubic inches of cargo space. This means the runner or speed walker does not have to wear clothes with pockets or carry a secondary bag as they go. Much of the belt is made of air mesh, which allows good ventilation while the belt is worn, and there is additional mesh webbing over many of the pockets that is designed to help keep everything stable while the best is being worn. One of the great things about the Delaney Fit is that it usually comes with a twenty-four ounce Camelbak^® Podium^® Bottle included. This is one of Camelbak’s top selling water bottles and usually considered a product in its own right.

The most popular of the Delaney line is the Delaney Plus, which has one hundred cubic inches of cargo space, giving it more than three times the carrying capacity of the Delaney Fit described above. Coming in a wide range of colors and styles, the Delaney Plus is really the ideal waist-worn pack for runners and speed walkers and carries enough material to keep most people happy for long runs that take multiple hours, like marathons. Generally speaking, the Delaney Plus does not come with a water battle included since it is a popular product in its own right, but it is largely designed to accommodate a twenty-four ounce Camelbak^® Podium^® Bottle. Like the rest of the Delaney series, the Delaney Plus is designed to be worn comfortably, even when it is being used at capacity and is very light and breathable.

The Delaney Race, the third of the Delaney series being produced in 2010, was specifically designed for people running 10K races, although obviously it can be used by other runners and speed walkers just as easily. Like the Delaney Fit, this pack also comes with a twenty-four ounce Camelbak^® Podium^® water bottle as well as two five-ounce gel flasks. The Delaney Race has considerably less carrying capacity than the Delaney Plus, so may not meet everyone’s requirements, but it is better optimized for athletic performance. For example, the “cinch fit” tightening system with dual adjustments allows the wearer to customize how and where the Delaney Race is worn with much more leeway than the other Delaney models.