Water Bottles

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Hey Guys,

I am retiring my Nalgene bottle after a year of reallly hard use. I want the new one to hold at least 30 oz of either cold or hot water. I drink about 3 bottles of water everyday, so I don't want to risk the BPA thing. Besides Guyot (which is playing hard to find) and Klean Kanteen. What other good healthy choices are there? Thanks

God Bless.
 
IMHO, BPA is a non-issue. This view is supported by the FDA, the European Food Safety Agency, and the Japanese food science agency. YMMV.

Having said that, many of the clear plastic water bottles have already switched to PET.
 
Both Nalgene and Camelbak make BPA - free bottles. The Nalgene ones look like the old ones, so if you have various accessories for your old Nalgene they will work on the new ones.
 
I still use a Nalgene bottle. Check the history of posts on this subject. It is another case of media gone overboard. Unless you use purified water, NJ's water has chemical contaminants that are some of the worst in the nation. Its all relative.
 
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I really like the Platypus bottles.

They roll up when you aren't using them and the less full they are the less space they take up.

I do usually carry a small plastic bottle of some sort to mix powdered milk up in but I much prefer the space saving platypus:thumbup:
 
I love the sigg bottles, I just dont like how easy they dent. BPA free naglenes are awesome, and I will plug the kleen kanteen as well. My couisin knows the guys who came up with them very well, and they are a great product. His friends sold out their share of the company though when they started making them overseas.
 
Guys,

Thank you for your responese, suggestions and ideas.

I looked at the Enviro bottles. They look really sweet. They are also a bit cheaper than the Klean Kanteen and Guyot bottles. I think I am going to get one. Are the Enviro bottles made to the same quality as the Guyot and Klean Kanteen?

God Bless
 
I use an HDPE Nalgene and Klean Kanteen on a daily basis. Both are great containers with different pros and cons.
 
hollowdweller said:
I really like the Platypus bottles.
They roll up when you aren't using them and the less full they are the less space they take up.....
I much prefer the space saving platypus:thumbup:
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I completely agree! The Platypus also can take very hot water in them and make great hot water bottles when camping to treat cold nights and sore muscles. the other reason i like them is because when im hunting, i can squeeze the air out of a partially empty one and not have the sloshing around of a ridged bottle. -- Eric
 
I think this is about only the third time I have posted to the Bladeforums so I hope its not too useless.

One should be aware that Sigg has a proprietary polymer coating on the inside of the bottle. Sigg's CEO has stated in a press release they can not release info on what it is exactly (due to a NDA) but claims that there is no BPA leakage. The company is looking into an alternative though. I say this to help people make their own assessment. I personally have and use 3 Siggs. As has been stated Nalgene now makes a non-BPA product that looks exactly like their most popular models. Actually they always made a non-BPA product in their HDP bottles. These bottles appeared as an opaque white. Also have and use 1 BPA and 2 HDP Nalgenes. -- John
 
Klean Kanteen 27 oz. is my daily carry bottle, but the Platypus containers are perfect for the pack. Light, sturdy, collapsible and fairly inexpensive. I've been using the same two for more than five years and they are still in good shape.

Jeff
 
+1 SIGG. I've had mine a little over three weeks and it's held up fine in the "urban jungle" - going to and from school/work. I also have to say that I bough an "Eddie Bauer" brand water bottle at Target and it's also quite good and BPA free too. Hope that helps.
 
Are the military two quart and their older one quart canteens made from the "good" plastic? How about the camelback and other bladder type canteens or hydration packs? How do you tell?
 
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