Camelbak
Podium Chill 24oz Bottle

It's not hot often or for long here in Portland, OR. I purchased these for a typical 3 hour ride and also used on longer rides. I absolutely hate these bottles. I used Camelback Podiums for years and recently have been using Purist bottles. The Camelback Podiums are very difficult to squeeze and do not keep my liquid cool for longer than any of my Purist bottles. Extremely disappointed. I left a couple of stars for the fact that they hold water and the locking mechanism works.

I honestly don't think my drink is any cooler in this bottle than in a 21oz uninsulated purist bottle. I'd used the podium bottles exclusively a few years ago and moved to the Purist bottles. You have to squeeze the Podium Chill really hard to launch the water into your mouth. The nozzle is less accurate than I remember how the Podium bottles pretty directly squirted water. I tried using it like a Purist bottle's nozzle but again, the plastic is too hard and I only get a sip. I ride road, mtb, and gravel and am pretty comfortable drinking in motion. These bottles have very little use to me, kinda sad.

This updated version was supposed to be easier to clean, but it is almost impossible to remove the valve assembly from the lid�and yes, mold grows in it if you ever put anything but water in it, don�t clean it instantly after use and don�t do what one friend does, which is keep the lids in the freezer.

This is the third Camelbak Podium Chill bottle I've owned. My first one is 10 years old and my second one is five years old. I figure that after 5 years they should be retired. I still have them though in my box of bike gear. I can't bring myself to throw them out.

I like these new bottles. While the valve is a bit harder to open and close, I am assured that nothing will leak out when I squeeze as ride. I like the ridges which make for easier gripping out of the cages. My only regret is that it did not come in an orange or a bright red (color of my Trek). I settled for the white. Great product Camelback!

I use ice in bottle and water stays cool for about 2 hours. Large bottles - front bottle on down tube easily accessible while riding and bottle on seat tube is a tight fit, but easily removable when stopped. Temps here are hot, and in 2 hours we're at 90 (easy) if we ride early. 3 hours in and the water will be pretty warm.

plenty of capacity to last all day

Great bottle- holds plenty of water and easy to get in and out of holder!

It's a water bottle, it holds water and it works. What more can I say. Camelbak makes good stuff.

Each time I fill up and place ice in it, it holds the water cold each time I ride in the hot Fla sun.

A regular bottle keeps my juice cold for maybe 15 minutes on a 90 degree day, so twice that time is only 30 minutes with this Camelbak, so set your expectations low enough.

Always use this product when cycling and working out. Never have to worry about spills as the Jet Valve does an excellent job of keeping fluids where they need to be.

What can I say? It's a water bottle. It has a good 24oz capacity, insulates about as well as any other bottle I've used. But its best feature is the lid, which disassembles for easy cleaning. Considering buying more lids to use on my older Chills!

What can I say? It's a water bottle. It has a good 24oz capacity, insulates about as well as any other bottle I've used. But its best feature is the lid, which disassembles for easy cleaning. Considering buying more lids to use on my older Chills!

Works as described especially in the Texas heat!

I really like this bottle. It does a great job at keeping contents cool on very hot days!

These are the only bottles I buy anymore. In the summer, they keep drinks cold for a fair long while, and in the winter, they don't freeze up. Cleaning has always been a pain, though, and this new nozzle design is much more easily disassembled for thorough cleaning/rinsing.

This bottle is a bit stiffer than the older design, but not horribly so for me. However, if you had squeeze problems with the older design, you may have an even worse time with this.

This redesign (2019?) is terrible. They may be incrementally easier to clean than the last design, but the lid traps liquid where the valve fits in the silicone spout - so unless you completely disassemble the lid and valve and clean it with bottle brushes, they are moldy within a couple weeks no matter how much you rinse them. The new lid design protrudes into the bottle with a 1 inch cap, limiting how much ice you can put in to about an inch below the top of the bottle - or else you can't screw on the top. As others have said, the on / off is very tight and the bottle is pretty stiff. They do stay colder than most bottles, but it's not worth it.

I stopped using the Camelbak bottles a few years ago. There was always trouble cleaning the mold from the valves. Camelbak has supposedly solved this problem with the new easier to remove jet valve. The smaller size (by 1 oz) is a little easier to handle than the previous model. I filled up one bottle with ice, topped it off with water, and my water was cool up to 2 hours in mid 90 degree temps. I filled up the second bottle with water and put it the freezer overnight. Topped it off with water before my ride and the water was ice cold when I reached for it after my first bottle was empty. The water tastes good also, not a plastic after taste like some bottles. For info-the Elite Custom Race cages are a perfect fit for these bottles. Nice snug fit, you won't lose a bottle, and no more rattles.

I bought these bottles because I could use it without using my teeth or fingers on the actual spout. This way I can share water with other cyclist on longer bike rides. It works for that. My issues with the bottle are based on how stiff the valve is and how far you have to move it to use it. I am used to grabbing a bottle from the bike cage and open the valve without looking. That move is almost impossible with this bottle. Once I open it produces a sloppy stream of water that will spray in places other than your mouth. The good news is you don't have to touch the spout with your mouth or fingers. The other issue with this bottle is the insulation. Its pretty weak. If you're headed out on a 100F day, don't bother with ice or cold water. Its as if the bottle didn't have any insulation.