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Nalgene Changing Recipe for Its Bottles
Apr. 19th, 2008 08:41 amArticle on Nalgene, Bisphenol-A, and Pulling Items off the shelves that have it in them
As for me, I bit the bullet and picked up a couple of stainless steel vacuum bottles over at Faces. They were $14.95 each, but that's less than some other brands by $10. They have cover that doubles as the drinking cup like the thermoses some of us had as kids, and the cap that screws shut also has a button in the middle of the cap. When you want to pour out of the thermos, just push down on the cap and it opens these little vents so that when you pour it doesn't glug or blop out. Then push the button again and it's closed. Less risk of spills, easier to handle in the car or when hiking. They keep hot things hot for quite a while too. Maybe not quite as long as the big Thermos (R) we got earlier this year, but good enough for being on the road. Looking forward to trying them out on a hike, with keeping our water or other drinks cold!
Still loving the big Thermos, of course. We fell in love with the idea of having a vacuum-style container (two layers of stainless steel with space between them, avoid glass) years ago when we went to China and Tibet. They had huge ones there, in every hotel room -- especially in Tibet, where they were encouraging people to drink tea because they said it helped with acclimating to the high altitude. We'd have some before bed, and then the water stayed hot enough overnight to have tea in the morning! We've done the same here, boiling enough water to have some tea and fill up the bottle. Then we can have 2nd or sometimes 3rd cups of tea later in the day -- or if the water's boiled later in the day it might get saved to the next morning for tea. Great little energy-saver, only having to boil once for two different occasions. The big one we bought at Big Y, I think... cost $19.95 at the time, and definitely worth the investment. Electricity is more expensive in the hilltowns, although still not as pricey as in some other states. Still, everything we can do to cut down on electrical use, both because of cost in $$ and cost to the earth of using fossil fuels, the better. And of course, getting good quality long-term liquid carriers means not having to waste lots of water creating plastic bottles (which have Bisphenol-A in them). So, it's both directly and indirectly good for our health too :) Win-win-win!
As for me, I bit the bullet and picked up a couple of stainless steel vacuum bottles over at Faces. They were $14.95 each, but that's less than some other brands by $10. They have cover that doubles as the drinking cup like the thermoses some of us had as kids, and the cap that screws shut also has a button in the middle of the cap. When you want to pour out of the thermos, just push down on the cap and it opens these little vents so that when you pour it doesn't glug or blop out. Then push the button again and it's closed. Less risk of spills, easier to handle in the car or when hiking. They keep hot things hot for quite a while too. Maybe not quite as long as the big Thermos (R) we got earlier this year, but good enough for being on the road. Looking forward to trying them out on a hike, with keeping our water or other drinks cold!
Still loving the big Thermos, of course. We fell in love with the idea of having a vacuum-style container (two layers of stainless steel with space between them, avoid glass) years ago when we went to China and Tibet. They had huge ones there, in every hotel room -- especially in Tibet, where they were encouraging people to drink tea because they said it helped with acclimating to the high altitude. We'd have some before bed, and then the water stayed hot enough overnight to have tea in the morning! We've done the same here, boiling enough water to have some tea and fill up the bottle. Then we can have 2nd or sometimes 3rd cups of tea later in the day -- or if the water's boiled later in the day it might get saved to the next morning for tea. Great little energy-saver, only having to boil once for two different occasions. The big one we bought at Big Y, I think... cost $19.95 at the time, and definitely worth the investment. Electricity is more expensive in the hilltowns, although still not as pricey as in some other states. Still, everything we can do to cut down on electrical use, both because of cost in $$ and cost to the earth of using fossil fuels, the better. And of course, getting good quality long-term liquid carriers means not having to waste lots of water creating plastic bottles (which have Bisphenol-A in them). So, it's both directly and indirectly good for our health too :) Win-win-win!
