Get the #2 plastic Nalgene instead. They're $5, no BPA.
Whatever. Get a Sigg.
Let the fear-mongering begin, huh? The chemical may be toxic, not the bottle. And the level of toxicity is unknown, so it may be about as toxic as eating a jalapeno.
Coincidentally (?), Nalgene announced today that it will stop using BPA in its bottles.
It's about as bad as using a cellphone. Which isn't. You're about 100x more likely to get sick from what you fill the bottle with than what it's made out of.
I once ran over a Nalgene with a. Volvo 240. The bottle dented, but didn't break.
Eli, don't you know everyone who's everyone has moved on to the stainless steel water bottles. Sheesh! ;)
I've been using the natural color Nalgene bottles from REI since forever. I think they're polyethylene -- am I safe?
Beware of metal containers with plastic liners , by the way. And of course Aluminum has been linked to Alzheimer's.
Nalgene bottles are so 2006! Go Sigg....
Horse pucky alert!
What exactly is the SIGG liner made of?
SIGG has perfected the formula of its proprietary inner liner over decades of scientific research and Swiss engineering. The ingredients (like the formula for Coca-Cola) remain secret and unavailable to 3rd parties so as to ensure SIGG retains its competitive advantage. The key of course is that the SIGG liner is FDA approved and independently tested to be taste and scent inert – and resistant to any leaching (0.0%) so 100% safe.
Thanks, @1.
Remember, the best advice is to buy a thermos bottle for kids. And then watch them play with the shards when they shatter it ...
(you do know I'm jesting half the time i post, right?)
At least polycarbonate bottles don't make the water taste funny, like I've always found HDPE to do...
I'm more worried about the microorganisms that seem to be growing in mine.
Aluminum has not been linked with Alzheimer's. That's a myth.
"There is circumstantial evidence linking this metal with Alzheimer's disease but no causal relationship has yet been proved. As evidence for other causes continues to grow, a possible link with aluminium seems increasingly unlikely. This information sheet looks at the circumstantial evidence and current medical and scientific views.
Researchers believe that, in the majority of those affected, Alzheimer's disease results from a combination of different risk factors rather than a single cause. Such factors, which vary from person to person, may include age, genetic predisposition, other diseases or environmental agents."
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=99
@8 "And of course Aluminum has been linked to Alzheimer's."
not true!
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=0000FCD2-AA88-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7&catID=3
I still prefer the tin can I received as a child.
I use my Nalgene so rarely, that even if this were true, it wouldn't be an issue for me.
Now, if they find that re-using regular plastic water bottles is a problem, then I'm fucked, since I've been doing that for years at the gym. So far, I've never read any convincing research that says it's a problem (i.e., not funded by Dasani), though you are supposed to wash them thoroughly to avoid bacterial issues.
I can't be bothered about the whole stainless steel thing, though I suppose if I were pregnant I'd be paying more attention.
@14 etc - it has more to do with cooking practices, actually. And diet. The biggest things are moderate exercise, abdominal fat in your 40s (oops), diet, sleep, and stress. Aspirin (81mg) is the best preventer, actually.
oh and red wine if you're male. Other than the genetic thing you can't change.
So it's OK to worry about NPA but not OK to worry about aluminum? What about the mysterious secret liner material that SIGG puts in its bottles? Can I worry about the unknown?
You pick your paranoia and I'll pick mine.
not sure how my nalgene saves the world, and don't care to find out. but its great for drinking beer while rolling down the highway, especially with the vinyl sleeve. 3 beers fit in the narrow-neck 1 quart, no problem.
I prefer the lead cup I made in shop class.
I must have 6 Nalgene bottles at home and have one with me now.
I heard that the material inside the aluminum PBR can might lead to inane behavior including clothing removal and bad dancing- is this TRUE??? Can I start freaking out now?
If you are frightened of you old Nalgen bottle but don't want to throw it away. Get one of these:
I doubt the #2 Nalgene is really better. Sure, it's not polycarbonate, but it's more flexible. Flexible plastic is more likely to leach SOMETHING into your food/beverage -- or just shed plastic molecules into your digestive tract faster. Tasty, tasty plastic molecules.
Remember: polycarbonate releases 20-50x the BPAs once it's been HEATED... and keeps releasing at that rate ever more.
- To-go "paper" coffee cups: plastic lined.
- Styrofoam coffee cups at WA rest stops.
- Stirring your coffee with a plastic straw.
- Re-heating food in tupperware-type containers.
- ...
Yummy.
Go glass. Or metal. Or ceramic-lined metal (is that Sigg's secret liner?). Or just drink from your hands. Or do us all a favor and get yourself turned into soy food for lent.
Anyway, you're all white people poseurs.
Nalgene is saving the earth by manufacturing disposable plastic laboratory equipment and plastic animal cages, for research. They don't just make those water bottles you know.. thats like a fraction of there business. They are a HUGE lab supply company.
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