Re: O/T What reusable water bottle is best?

[Guest guest]

The Sigg company claims they use a liner which prevents leaching of aluminum

and doesn't leach anything itself. But they will not give any information

about what this liner is composed of, claiming it's a proprietary trade

secret.

That's a bunch of crap as far as I'm concerned. Why would I blindly trust

them? I would want to know what it is and do my own research to see if I

agree it is safe.

You're best off with glass - you can buy one of those glass tea bottles and

use it. Or you can buy juice in a plastic bottle made of number 2

recyclable plastic (HDPE, or high density polyethylene). I've never seen

anything bad written about HDPE (and I've looked hard), and it never smells

or seems to impart a taste to the water.

Dean

O/T What reusable water bottle is best?

OK, this is off topic....

I have been using hard plastic Nalgene brand water bottles for almost

a decade. I drink out of one constantly (at work, the gym, in the car,

at night, etc). They are made from the Lexan brand of polycarbonate.

Recently, I have noticed bad press about Lexan, along with REI

(Outdoor Store) stating as of last April, they no longer will even

carry water bottles made out of Lexan. This is because of BPA risk

(which was shown to mess with the endocrine system:

http://www.mysigg.com/images/assets/FitnessPlus_Mar06.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A

Now I see Aluminum bottles (like SIGG brand) being promoted for

drinking. They claim to have a liner and not leech anything into the

water...but that's what I used to hear about plastic Nalgene bottles!!!

What's the best solution here???

Do I continue with the plastic bottles in spite of what is now know

about BPAs, or do I switch to Aluminum and hope they honestly don't

put any metal into my water?

Confused,

Ed

[Guest guest]

> You're best off with glass - you can buy one of those glass tea bottles

> and

> use it. Or you can buy juice in a plastic bottle made of number 2

> recyclable plastic (HDPE, or high density polyethylene). I've never seen

> anything bad written about HDPE (and I've looked hard), and it never

> smells

> or seems to impart a taste to the water.

>

> Dean

>

Yes, HDPE 2 is the best solution and does not seep.

Hulda advises its use.

DeanSA

[Guest guest]

--- So does anyone know of ANY safe bottles other than glass?

[Guest guest]

> --- So does anyone know of ANY safe bottles other than glass?

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Any bottle made from HPDE 2 (High Density Polyethylene 2) plastic is safe.

DeanSA

[Guest guest]

SA Dean and I both independently came to the same conclusion that the HDPE

(#2) plastic bottles seemed good. We use them for our kids, and apparently

even Hulda recommends them.

Dean

Re: O/T What reusable water bottle is

best?

--- So does anyone know of ANY safe bottles other than glass?

[Guest guest]

We use Sigg, or glass (Pellegrino bottles).

[Guest guest]

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> What's wrong with the plain old glass lined thermos? It keeps

fluids cold or hot, has glass touching the water, and usually has a

handle. pegiot

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Hi Peggy.

Nothing wrong with them, as its glass. My original post was geared

toward a lightweight bottle. Glass or heavy thermos aren't suited for

that. It seems the overall consensus is to use the lightweight HDPE

(#2) bottles. Ideally glass is the perfect choice, but its not very

durable or light for on the go activities!