
User submitted reviews
Review by Anonymous
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.
Review by Anonymous
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.
Review by Hold the mold
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.
Review by LukeBikeRider
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.
Review by Bill (cycleguy)
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!
Review by Anonymous
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.
Review by Anonymous
plenty of capacity to last all day
Review by TracyS
Great bottle- holds plenty of water and easy to get in and out of holder!
Review by Buc
Each time I fill up and place ice in it, it holds the water cold each time I ride in the hot Fla sun.
Review by Daniel
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.
Review by Anonymous
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.
Review by Anonymous
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!
Review by Anonymous
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!
Review by Anonymous
Works as described especially in the Texas heat!
Review by CR
It's a water bottle, it holds water and it works. What more can I say. Camelbak makes good stuff.
Review by MJP
I really like this bottle. It does a great job at keeping contents cool on very hot days!
Review by Nate
The two issues I've had with this bottle are (1) the shape and (2) how slippery the plastic is. Due to the shape, the place where I grab the bottle to remove it from the cage doesn't really work for then squeezing the bottle to drink. So I have to bite the nozzle and reposition my hand. It's a bit of a pain. The plastic as also slippery when wet. It's fine in summer, but I'll probably drop this on a ride at some point in the rain.
The insulation is okay. Better than nothing but not great.
In hindsight, I would try a different bottle given these two issues.
Review by MarkNC
Generally, of good quality, although, I'd say the insulating effectiveness is marginal (compared to other brands). A more signigficant detractor for me is that it seems like the valve or nipple was not well thought-out. While everyone may not use this water bottle for cycling, that is the intended use for me and, for cycling, it is a bit difficult to open & close the valve for drinking without using one hand to hold the bottle and the other to twist the valve open. For obvious reasons, this isn't ideal while cycling.
Review by Norcal rider
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.
Review by Anonymous
I use this bottle from day to day, and it holds up nicely through all the use.