Anyone use a fuel belt (or any kind of water-carrying belt)?

[Kathyrides]

I have a fuel belt, amphipod belt, and a nathan hand held thing.

It depends how long I'm running for which I use as I have a pretty high sweat rate and aim to drink 48 oz/hour running.

I hate my amphipod one as the bottles always fall out..which stinks. They are supposed to be super adjustable which they are but I don't like doubling back to get the dropped bottles. I like that the waist size is adjustable so if you lose weight you don't need another one. Anyone interested in one I'll sell you mine.

I like Fuelbelt and would use it more but going for 2-3 hour run means filling it up which takes longer as I have 6 little bottles than filling up a simple water bottle. I find it comfortable and works well for me on long runs if I had enough water. It does feel a little funky but I get used to it and it doesn't bounce around much.

In practicing for my half ironman run 13.1 miles with water stops, I just used the hand held water bottle and refilled it 2x an hour. I did a 5.5 mile loop and stopped at my house and the Y to refill.

I have considered getting a camel back of some type so I can go farther without having to stop for refills, but I need frequent bathroom breaks too and not many places are wooded and secluded near me.