Phone pouch recs?

Really can't go wrong for the price. Plucked from my recent purchase history.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/202711666306

In the winter:

base layer - usually a compression turtle neck

mid layer - fleece

outer layer - vest

If I have to run and need a phone (to be on call), I will put this on over the base layer. My biceps are too big (chyeah) but it fits fine around my lower arm. Could fit on a female's bicep easily though.

In the summer:

Same spot, around the forearm. The phone is usually facing in but has faced outward on occasion. Super tacky but get's the job done.

Ok, one more clarification. I also don't like the ones that go on your arm. I'm using one that's basically a tiny fanny pack right now, and that's the least bad one I've tried. It's working fine in the winter, but it's annoying in the summer.

Wear an airtag tracker

. or she needs to call you. Like get some butter on your way home .. iPhone mini burner phone should do it

I wear a Spibelt.. I wear it with the phone part on the back (right below the small of my back) above the base layer.. zero bounce, and fits my phone well (the pocket is expandable)

Suspicious wrote:

I wear a Spibelt.. I wear it with the phone part on the back (right below the small of my back) above the base layer.. zero bounce, and fits my phone well (the pocket is expandable)

Cool. I'll give one of these a try. It's pretty similar to the one I have now, but the spibelt looks a little nicer than mine. Thanks!

burnAccount2022$ wrote:

Wear an airtag tracker

. or she needs to call you. Like get some butter on your way home .. iPhone mini burner phone should do it

I didn't know about these. I'll see if she'll be good with this. Probably not, but it's worth a shot!

Another vote for Spibelt. Can’t even tell it is there.

Kangaroo Man wrote:

I really dislike running with a phone, but my wife insists on some method of traceability. What's the best method of carrying a phone out there? I've tried a few that are either bouncy or uncomfortable, especially in the summer while not wearing shirt.

Also, I've gone through three of the Garmin LTE watches (they made one model of the Vivoactive in 2019 that could get its own phone number for texting only), but they're really unreliable for connectivity. I've also tried an LTE Apple watch but didn't really like it. I think I've resigned myself to just carrying a phone in the least obtrusive pouch possible and just using a Forerunner with a Bluetooth connection.

I've tried a few things since I started carrying my phone on longer runs and my current favorite thing to do is just carry it in my hands. That way I can also snap a photo or video, or make an emergency call if I run across some trouble. My hands get sweaty so I usually keep my phone in a ziplock bag or a little neoprene phone case that came with a backpack I bought a few years ago. The case has a little loop on the back that I can use to secure it with a few fingers.

Flipbelt

San Diego Hobby Jogger wrote:

Flipbelt

I didn’t like mine, so went to Spibelt.

Flipbelt one size fits most, Spibelt completely adjustable for better fit.

Fb openings are not the most user friendly for getting items in and out,Sb has one easy to use zipper opening.

Fb is wide so tends to fold over or scrunch up, Sb has a narrow strap. Plus easier to get Sb around your waist.

Roosport

Kangaroo Man wrote:

I really dislike running with a phone, but my wife insists on some method of traceability…

I've also tried an LTE Apple watch but didn't really like it. I think I've resigned myself to just carrying a phone...

You do you, but as someone paranoid of getting stuck injured mid-run in freezing temperatures far away from home, I rely on my Apple watch’s phone/data plan and am curious what’s wrong with it? It’s also handy for music, notifications, and payments at grocery etc. on the wayside if needed. (My running watch is separate from my Apple Watch and I wear both while running.)

If I do need to run with a phone in summer on rare occasions, I rely on the back pocket in my Brooks 5” shorts and the back pocket or the thigh liner sleeve on the 7” 2-in-1 shorts.

I've got a cheap and effective solution for running shorts with front pockets.

Find your lightest discarded ankle-height running sock. Find a big safety pin. Pin the sock inside your shorts pocket, making sure to suspend the sock from the waistband. Stick the phone inside and go run.

The sock will hold the phone firmly so it doesn't go flying out, at least down to 10K pace or so. Keeping the sock suspended from the waistband will keep it from swinging too much or bouncing against the bottom of your pocket, which will eventually wear through otherwise. And in a marathon, the sock (plus another one in the other pocket if desired) makes a great place to stow gels.

San Diego Hobby Jogger wrote:

Flipbelt

Second Flipbelt

I use a fitletic race belt. I also bought the hydration version in 2020 when all the water fountains along my trails were shut off for COVID. Both work great.

https://www.fitletic.com/product/neo-i-racing-pouch/

Tracksmith Reggie Half tight

The Spibelt is awesome. The do have a larger size if you have a larger phone on their website.

gotta say it wrote:

https://www.cuffofficial.com/

Second this^

It's a new idea but personally I like it way better than the biceps one or even the belts.