I bought a more trimmed down Camelbak and tested it on the run. Not the best. It doesn’t really fit snug unless you really tighten it down. If you don’t tighten it so much then it bounces around and if you get it tight then it rides up and scrapes on your neck. The hydration line has nowhere to go when not needed. It literally just hangs down by your arm, or flops all over the place if you’re running. It’s better because it doesn’t feel like a vest but that’s it. What I’ll try is to add a strap around the waist to keep it from bouncing all over the place. Out of the box: bad. Time to try some hacks.
Today’s run was a rolling hills 12.5 mile route. Pace was 9:39. Weight was 148.6. The time and pace are somewhat estimated because I stopped three times (!!!) to try adjusting the Camelbak to get it to fit.