How to Choose a Running Hydration Vest

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Keep the worst weather away with the Salomon Adv Skin Cross Season 15 hydration vest. Drybag-style storage and water-resistant pockets will ensure you're ready for wet, cold conditions on the trail.
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View all Salomon Running Hydration VestsBest Use | Trail Running |
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Gear Capacity (L) | 15 liters |
Gear Capacity (cu. in.) | 915 cubic inches |
Reservoir Compatible | Yes |
Reservoir Included | No |
Bottle(s) Included | None |
Number of Exterior Pockets | 9 + main compartment |
Weight | 11.3 ounces |
Material(s) | Body insert: 88% polyamide/12% elastane; body: polyamide; lining: polyamide; back insert: 89% polyamide/11% elastane; back body: polyester; foam: ethylene vinyl acetate |
BPA Free | Yes |
Dimensions | 16.5 x 10.6 x 0.5 inches |
Gender | Unisex |
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This vest absolutely disappears and you forget you’re wearing it sometimes. Long time UD guy (PB 1.0 Adventure, Jurek FKT, Mountain Vest 4.0, 5.0). I became very disappointed in the durability of their products. The ADV Skin feels soft and is highly breathable. Fits snug which reduces bouncing. The first thing I noticed was how streamlined it was. UD had too many straps, pockets, buckles, etc. This is incredibly dialed and easily the best vest currently in the market.
Bought this for extra capacity over my other packs that I use for 100 mile races and the waterproofing feature. Used it for Northern Traverse 300km. The good: roll top entry is better than side zips for easy access. Pack fits well without bouncing. The bad; the bottle pockets are ridiculously tight. They have no stretch. Had to buy salomon speed flasks as they were slimmest style of bottle and even they were almost IMPOSSIBLE to get in the vest. The so called easy hook system on front chest straps really aren't easy with cold hands. Actual available storage space really isn't that great as there is no stretch in the material. Fine for shorter events up to 100 mile max (depending on kit needs) but definitely not a multi day friendly pack. That's on me I guess. Storage options up front not as good as I would have liked. With full bottles there's really no way to use the pocket in front and if you fill them then its even harder to get refilled bottles back in. I also had items work their way out of the front mesh pocket. I added an OMM compressor pod to the rear to get more usable storage for the race. Overall disappointed as the pack is comfortable to wear but little frustrations in long events wastes time and also become issues in combination with sleep deprivation!
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The beauty of this Vest is that it feels very natural on the body. I returned mine because i got a size large when i needed a medium, this is very important to get right! Just a little slop in the vest with the added load capacity + filled soft flasks can provide a lot of unwanted movement. This is a great high performance addition to your gear; ex. race day pack or weekend run pack. I would not recommend for a daily; ex running to work or grocery shopping run. For this i use something more user friendly with Buckles around chest and velcro on top storage area instead of chest pull cords. (pull cords do feel better)
I got this vest as a Birthday present after being recommended it by a friend. I had a previous Salomon vest which is now about 10 years old and has gotten me through many miles of running. The fit and quality of the vest is great so far, I hate anything moving around and this vest fits like a glove. I am loving the additional space at the back and the zip front pockets that are not made of mesh type of material they look a lot more hardwearing than my previous vest (which still lasted for a decade!). Look forward to using this for my first ultra marathon event in October. Would definitely recommend.
The vest itself is fine. There is a good amount of storage and I like that it has two zip pockets and a roll top as well as a zip on the back. The downside is that the pole mounting options are extremely limited. You can ignore the 5 options that are shown in the video because there are no quiver loops and it doesn’t have all the mounting points shown for the other options. You can basically mount the poles across the bottom of your back making them hard to access quickly and they bounce around or on either side of your chest blocking the front pockets and obstructing the water bottles.
Love this bag, a little heavy but it’s the only all weather option. I like my Raidlight ultralight a little more because it’s much lighter and waterproof but this bag offers many more pockets. The liner is thick which is a con but it holds a lot. Please: HOW DO YOU ATTACH A QUIVER
I bought this a month ago, needed a waterproof running vest for solo long distance self supported run in Scotland. The size of the waterproof main compartment is good, and it is good to have the elastic on outside but this bag is very limited in function, they have used to much waterproof fabric for the other pockets making things slide around too easily. Full 500ml soft bottles are difficult to get in the pockets (especially if re-filling water on the go) and are positioned a little too low. I like having a waterproof zip pocket on the front but think this vest would be much better if it the same design as the other adv skin vests with much more stretchy fabric and simply have a waterproof main compartment. I have tested this on a number of longer fell runs (around 30km). It is a good size for what I need but I am disappointed that the design doesn’t seem to work as well as the other vests (difficult to reach the side pockets whilst wearing). I didn’t mind not getting soft bottles as I already have plenty of them.
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I purchased this to replace my 10 litre Inov8 pack. I’ve entered a 70 mile event in June and needed a bigger pack. I can just fit all my equipment in the pack and the outside pockets are useful for food etc. I don’t use soft flasks but the bladder instead but this makes the inside smaller. My first run with full kit went okay but he next week I tried it and ended up with friction burns on my back and shoulders. No idea how I’m going to cope on the day. Guessing I’ll have to use a lot of rock tape. If I had the money I would try a different pack but I don’t. 🙄
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I bought this for an upcoming multi day race with a lot of mandatory kit, which I was struggling to fit in my usual pack (12l adv skin). I love the adv skin so took the plunge for the 20l even though it isn’t custom quiver compatible. Took it out on a run in the hills, I struggled to access the side pockets, I had food fall out. The side mesh pockets are not as easy to reach as other packs, you almost had to be able to dislocate your shoulders to get to them. I think because the pack is shorter (short even for me and I’m 5ft 3) and deeper, it’s quite uncomfortable. I also ended up feeling like due to the layout of the pack and the side pockets not being the best placed I was no better off than I was with the 12L. I reverted to an old montane pack. Advantage was it held up against the weather,
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Purchased for a 50 miler. Had to experiment a bit with the best way to secure poles, but once dialed in, worked great. As others mentioned, my back got warmer than with other packs but that’s expected with how weather resistant it is. Be careful with upper front pockets as stuff can slip out when bending over so the zipper pockets are the best option for slimmer items like a cell phone.