Monday, April 30, 2012

You Stick It In Your Pants..a Mystery Review and Giveaway part 1

I recently was going through my twitter followers and following back when I came across a company and decided to check them out.  They were offering a hydration product for runners or anyone with an active lifestyle really.

I am not going to come right out and tell you what it is, instead I am going to describe it and you can enter to win one yourself by commenting on this post.  I will reveal what it is later this week and you can see if you were right and have another chance to enter to win.

A funny side story about this is that the owner of this company called to talk to me about doing this review and giveaway  the day I put out this blog post in which someone had called me Joan, and when  I answered the phone the company owner asked for Joan.  Clearly this guy has a sense of humor.  When he sent me the product we addressed the letter inside to Cindy.  I had to laugh.

Okay on to the product description.

It fits easily and comfortably in my hand, or I can run with it hooked on my SPIbelt, or put down my running skirt/shorts/tights and hook it on my waist band.  Was I a little skeptical?  You bet!

I took it on my 22 mile run last week and started off with it hooked in my hydration belt, so that I had my two small water bottles in the belt and this one hooked on the front.  I thought I was going to  hate it.  Three miles later I realized I hadn't given it a second thought since I started running.  No rubbing, no chaffing and my hydration belt was bouncing less than normal.

At mile 10, I passed my mail box and left my hydration belt in it while I ran with the (I need to come up  with a word for it so I'm going to call it the hooker) hooker in my hand for about a mile.  It fits into a running hand beautifully. It is well balanced and the hook part makes it sit easily in your hand without having to clench it tightly.  You can keep your hand pretty relaxed I really hate things in my hand while I run, but for a short run this isn't too bad.  Then I hooked it into the waist of my running skirt in the back.

It holds 13 oz of water and at that point was pretty full of strawberry lemonade nuun, I had to tighten my drawstrings a little so the hooker wouldn't pull my skirt down,but then I forgot it was even there for awhile. I was most impressed that it didn't bounce.  I must confess it doesn't look very cool to have a hooker in your skirt, but when you are running hot and the water is cold it feels good to have a hooker in there.  (Stay with me here, no gutter thinking, I should have thought of a better word for it).

I have taken it on two more runs since then and here are my final thoughts.

Love

  • hands free
  • when I do put it in my hand fits easily and comfortably
  • fits on my hydration belt as a bonus bottle for long runs and I can forget it is there
  • can be filled with ice to help keep me cool in summer
  • being close to body in winter can prevent it from freezing while I am running
  • large mouth on the bottle makes it easy to clean and put ice cubes into
  • invented by a runner
Don't Love
  • looks funny down my shorts (but who am I trying to impress)
  • when it is against my body it warms up my water faster (not good in summer)

Want to win one and try it out?  Just leave me a comment telling me if you think you know what it is or if you are stumped and what you think the best feature is based on this description.  Giveaway will be via Rafflecoptor.  I will reveal the prize Wednesday and there will be additional chances to enter.  Thanks :)



43 comments:

  1. I'm not good at guessing,but here it goes. Is it a camel back that holds water.

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  2. I am going to guess camelback but that is only because that is the only kind I know that you can wear....

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  3. Okay, I've seen this. I can't think of the name of it though!!! Shooot!

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  4. I think it is a Simple Hydration water bottle... odd shape but looks intriguing...

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  5. I have no clue. Best part would be that it's hands free. Love the guy's sense of humor:)

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  6. Is it made by UltrAspire? I give up, go fish.
    hirschifam@yahoo.com

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  7. I am going to guess some kind of hands free hydration bottle, similar to a camelback, but smaller and I hope cheaper!!

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  8. I have no clue but love his humor!

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  9. Completely and totally stumped...but I love the idea that it can be filled with ice.

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  10. I'm guessing it is a small hand held hydration bottle with a carabiner attached.

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  11. I have no idea but I just want to be able to put a hooker in my pants like you!

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  12. I don't have a clue, but I love the versatility of it :)

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  13. I don't have a clue, but I love the versatility of it :)

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  14. I don't have a clue, but I love the versatility of it :)

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  15. I don't have a clue, but I love the versatility of it :)

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  16. I don't have a clue, but I love the versatility of it :)

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  17. Sounds like a very interesting product, no clue what it is, and would be handy in the summer for me. I sweat like crazy and have to drink lots of water.

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  18. Is it hydration panties! sounds ...odd but I still want to try whatever it is out! Hands free is bueno.

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  19. Google led me to the guess of Simple Hydration water bottle!

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  20. Hmmm....no clue what it could be. But I need hydration on my long country road runs in Michigan.

    Kelly
    sitesx6@aol.com

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  21. Well, I would guess a hand-held water bottle, obviously, but maybe it does something special? Like you freeze it before you fill it and everything stays nice and icy?

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  22. I think this is going to be a product that I would like. I like the versatility of in hand or on my waist.

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  23. No idea what the hooker is but it sounds intriguing and I totally loving that you don't have to carry it in your hand if you don't want to. I don't like carrying things for long periods of time during my runs, I always have to switch hand so being able to hook it onto my skirt/tights would be cool.

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  24. I'm always looking for ways to carry water here in the desert but I think a hooker might be to heavy. Heehee
    I'm gonna say it's a water bottle, of some sort.
    Is that a real guess?

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  25. Have never heard of anything like this, but I loved your explanation. You have me intrigued.

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  26. No clue but I kept wanting to say, That's what she said!!

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  27. SImple hydration? It holds more than my original guess (hydra pouch only holds 6 oz I think). Whatever it is, I'll be thinking of it as a hooker!

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  28. I have no idea, but I am simply intrigued!!

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  29. I'd be willing to try any product if the contact person was funny. That's really all I look for in life. Wow, I'm pathetic.

    I have no idea what it is, but I want it!

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  30. I have no idea, but it sounds like a hydration dream come true :)

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  31. Simple Hydration Water Bottle for Runners/Active Individuals

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  32. No idea what it might be but obviously the "hooker" function has got to be its best feature!

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  33. No idea, but I like the 'hooker' idea!

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  34. I know it's been said before but it sounds like a camelback. At least that's one that I know of that has a mouth wide enough for ice!

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  35. My husband is laughing because I just announced I was hoping to win a hooker! Haha! Is it a thermal hydration bottle?

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  36. It's a Simple Hydration water bottle. I have one and LOOOOOVE it! I used it in my 10K race last weekend and it was great!

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  37. Ooo! It's one of those Simple Hydration bottles! I've been curious as all get-out about those things!

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  38. I got nothing- some sort of water bottle/carrier. I am a terrible guesser. Loved reading this post, though- very creative :)

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  39. Um... I have no idea! But the way you described it, makes me want one!! I have to guess some sort of blatter that would go in a camel back, but this one must have some kind of tip that helps you hold it and clip it into a belt...

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  40. this isn't one of those headbands that vanessa posted is it?? and if it's down your pants I don't even want to know ;P

    .....but obviously I want to win everything!!!

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  41. Oh - it's definitely the Simple Hydration bottle - it's odd shaped and you can shove it in the back of your pants. Am I right??? :)

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  42. So, I had no idea what it was until I read the above comments. It sounds really cool and I definitely enjoyed your description of it. I think that the best feature is that it really doesn't bounce and can be hooked in so many different ways.

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