Water bottle/canteen recommendations please

[I.N.F.K]

I'm a big user of the Platypus soft, collapsible half and litre bottles. When not in use, they just roll up. When in use, they fit fine in a cargo pocket or hip pocket.

I have the 3L one to bring water back to my camp and one problem I have noticed is that it is rather difficult to keep it open. The walls keep wanting to stick back together while filling up at a creek.

 

[Codger_64]

The old Nalgene Lexan bottles were loaded with BPA - which has been proven to cause a variety of health problems, including multiple forms of cancer...

Aluminum is highly toxic to humans and has been linked to Alzheimer's...

Dubious medical advice is dubious. Fact is excess Hydrogendioxide has caused many provable deaths each year. Toxicity of drinking water containers is very low on my list of reasons to choose one over the other.

That said, I am looking to buy a Domo water bag for my canoe camping needs. It is a nylon bag with a larger plastic liner and a spigot valve cap with a wide opening. It was the original "Platypus" back years ago. Of course the design and volume (a gallon) make it unfit for most backpacking needs.

 

[leghog]

The old Nalgene Lexan bottles were loaded with BPA - which has been proven to cause a variety of health problems, including multiple forms of cancer. These are what I used myself until the last couple of years when I found out about all of the potential health risks. 'Been using cheapie Dajo stainless bottles since while looking for a solid replacement.

The new Nalgene polycarbonent bottles are made from their proprietary mystery plastic, and from what I've been able to find, nobody knows what's in it or what it can do to you.... This is why I specified either stainless or Titanium - I'm not going to put all of this chemical crap into my drinking water.

Nalgene lexan.

I'll stick with Nalgene lexan.

 

[Brommeland]

You guys are free to do whatever seems right to you. My original post was about Stainless or Titanium containers because that is what I consider safest for my family.
Whether you consider my posts to be "dubious medical advice" is immaterial to me. If you haven't done the research, your opinion does not carry the same weight with me as the opinions of folks who have.....

 

[Codger_64]

But you would be wrong to assume that I have not done the research. I have. What I found was that the BPA scare was the product of inconclusive research as was the aluminum/alzheimers link scare. But you are correct in that you are free to choose whatever container material you wish based upon whatever you believe. However it is not correct to state that evidence of toxicity of either material is conclusive and to present it as established fact.

 

[Bob W]

These are excellent. Lightweight. Inexpensive (sometimes free). They stay flexible and don't get brittle in the cold. Durable against drops. The double-rubber seals are unbeatable. Huge thumbs-up from me. :thumbup:

Saline solution bottles:

don't forget the soda bottle
comes free with the soda
in .5, .75 or 1 liter sizes

I've tried this. They always leak. :thumbdn:

 

[neeman]

Specific water bottles here in Israel have only recently come on to the backpacking stores, and they are very expensive, and only one liter
(although everyone does Army service, no one will carry an Army canteen)

Here in Israel the generic carry is the 1 1/2 liter soda bottle
All backpacks manufactured for Israel have side pockets that take the 1 1/2 liter soda bottles
So these two 1 1/2 liter bottles fill the 3 liter daily carry requirement
Side bottle carriers also take a 1 1/2 liter bottle

They seem not to leak here....

 

[bedgoo]

I've had my Klean Kanteen for years.

 

[Roadracer_Al]

I ditched my Nalgene bottles after the BPA scare.

My favorite stainless water bottle was a cheapo from Costco: came 2 in a package, nice rounded lip on the mouth, silicone washer that made a good seal, mid-sized mouth (bigger than a soda bottle, not as big as a Kleen Kanteen), and my camp mug nested perfectly. My wife lost both of them.

So I bought a Kleen Kanteen wide mouth. Hate it. The damn top leaks if you don't go full gorilla on it, and the mouth is not rolled, just straight sheet metal. Maybe it's just me, but it has a "tinny" taste in it that none of my other stainless bottles had.

I'm partial to Gatorade bottles. They don't leak, they're light, and the mouth is comfortable. Of course, nothing nests with it.

 

[Bob W]

One big advantage to the Nalgene bottles over others, the don't hold smells. So if you have leftover food to store or carry to the next night's campsite, you won't be tasting spaghetti or whatever for the entire duration of the trip. I don't carry food in water bottles, but I've seen it done.

Standard Nalgene bottles don't contain BPA. Nor msg, nor gluten, nor whatever other 'allergy' is going around this week.

 

[neeman]

oh and another thing about soda bottles
because they are soft they freeze very well without cracking
they go in the freezer the night before a hike

 

[mete]

You guys have it all mixed up !!
Nalgene is the name of the company . They used to make bottles of polycarbonate which is the chemical name for Lexan and they contained BHA.They no longer use that material but now make them of Tritan which is a product of the Eastman Co and is free of BHA. The bottles are heavy duty and I recently tested those sold by REI.If you are a chemist you might understand the exact chemical used for the bottles.

 

[leghog]

For those of you afraid of plastic bottles, you should educate yourself about the dangers of stainless and other metallic bottles.

Did the label state it was constructed food grade/food safe interior? Did it state the interior was not coated (almost impossible to tell by just looking)? Many have epoxy liners. Does it have a plastic lid or seal? These are often problems regardless of cost, manufacturer, or how "upscale" the retailer is.



Now let's consider the supply pipes from whence you draw your water.... (THIS IS LIKELY THE BIGGER ISSUE)


Now lets consider what's actually in the water/water quality.


If you are really scared, spend he big bucks and put a reverse osmosis element under your sink.


Me? I'll just continue using my Nalgene plastic bottles and pull water from the tap in my kitchen.

 

[Codger_64]

For those of you afraid of plastic bottles, you should educate yourself about the dangers of stainless and other metallic bottles.

Did the label state it was constructed food grade/food safe interior? Did it state the interior was not coated (almost impossible to tell by just looking)? Many have epoxy liners. Does it have a plastic lid or seal? These are often problems regardless of cost, manufacturer, or how "upscale" the retailer is.



Now let's consider the supply pipes from whence you draw your water.... (THIS IS LIKELY THE BIGGER ISSUE)


Now lets consider what's actually in the water/water quality.


If you are really scared, spend he big bucks and put a reverse osmosis element under your sink.


Me? I'll just continue using my Nalgene plastic bottles and pull water from the tap in my kitchen.

Me, I prefer a favorite brand of natural spring water to my highly chlorinated tap water. Again, to each his own.

 

[cchu518]

Nalgenes taste funny to me. I use platypus soft bottles myself!

 

[jtsharp]

I use a 32oz nalgene and a pathfinder bottle kit with the nesting cup and lid. That does about all I need it to..
If I only take one bottle its the pathfinder kit. I also use a katadyn filter and dont worrytoo much about the material of the bottle as I dont drink out of them daily even if they were slightly harmfull.

 

[Swampdog]

I use chilled water that is filtered through my refrigerator, to put in my BPA free 32 oz. Nalgene bottle. It fits inside my Snow Peak titanium cup that fits inside my Maxpedition bottle bag.

 

[Brommeland]

Update: My Pathfinder stuff has arrived and it is everything that I had hoped for. Extremely efficient, well thought out design coupled with superb construction. My only complaint is with some sharp edges on the cup lids, but a few minutes on the buffing wheel and that problem was easily resolved. I recommend it without reservation.

 

[JGON]

Check these guys out... One of my favorite pieces of kit. http://www.canteenshop.com/kits.html

 

[sodak]

When the BPA scare happened, everyone was dumping Nalgene's, and I got as many as I could. They are definitely my favorite, and love the fact that they don't hold smells or tastes. My wife has been in clinical research for almost 30 years, and she looked at the "studies" on the dangers of BPA and just laughed at them. I'll take her word over anyone's.