View Full Version : Should i worry about Nalgene?
bmartin1uk
07-10-2010, 15:32
Hi All
Does anyone else use Nalgene bottles to drink or store food in? Are the concerns about BPA really anything to worry about?
I was going to buy one for my Maxpedition Mini Rollypolly. I'm not a huge fan of drinking out of plastic as it starts to taste a bit funny after awhile. Was wondering about stainless steel?
Thanks for any suggestions
Oh and feel free to tell me to stop being a worrying little girl ;o)
Ben
steven andrews
07-10-2010, 15:40
Nalgene is just the name of the company. They make bottles from many different materials. The concerns with BPA concern their use of Lexan (polycarbonate).
Newer Nalgene bottles are all BPA-free. I have some of the older Lexan ones but, as I only use them to store cold water, I have no concerns with the safety of the bottles. I've had the snip anyway.. :p
John Fenna
07-10-2010, 16:39
I only use mine for a pee bottle now - beware the evil plastic - get steel to drink from - or non BPA plastics...
gordonmac
07-10-2010, 17:43
I use a Klean Kanteen. I don't know if any of you have seen these?
http://www.littleacornstomightyoaks.c o.uk/kleankanteen.php
If you ignore the post BPA incident green-washing spouted by the company who make them, they're actually very good :)
treefrog
07-10-2010, 18:26
Not unless your worried about Rabbit rights,
http://www.rmad.org/nalgene.html
Then again, what some people on here do to poor bunnies ………. :0)
i use sigg bottles and now ive noticed they make a wide mouth version as well
which is nice
Worry about Nalgene?
No.
Life's too short.
RAPPLEBY2000
07-10-2010, 20:11
I went through a stage of worrying about plastics, Teflon, aluminium, etc...till i realised how little the intake is compared to the huge amounts you breath in or consume in daily life!
no, don't worry about nalgene!
If you eat and drank everything from it for the rest of your life, yeah use something else, but for the odd trip, or cuppa it shouldn't make any difference to your life.
If a car company has been making a car that is potentially hazardous, they do a massive recall and replace the hazardous element. However, Nalgene have been selling potentially hazardous products for years (at twice the price they should be), and now there is evidence that the product is hazardous they expect you to replace your Nalgene bottle with a new BPA free one ! Ker-ching.....How to screw up and make twice as much money !
NS
gordonmac
07-10-2010, 21:09
If a car company has been making a car that is potentially hazardous, they do a massive recall and replace the hazardous element. However, Nalgene have been selling potentially hazardous products for years (at twice the price they should be), and now there is evidence that the product is hazardous they expect you to replace your Nalgene bottle with a new BPA free one ! Ker-ching.....How to screw up and make twice as much money !
Like it :D
RAPPLEBY2000
07-10-2010, 21:18
can't see them changing my 6 year old one! lol
I use a cheapo( literally, it was from Poundland!) Alu bottle most of the time, and a hydration bladder in my pack, no concerns about the plastic.....
but then again, I eat stuff I've dropped on the floor too- 5 second rule chaps! :D
lannyman8
08-10-2010, 09:48
5 seconds pah..... i use adleast 10...lol...............
i use coke bottles for more water ie 2 L and army issue 1 litre as they are both quite nails and wont split when stood on say on walked on......job done.........
Baby bottles have been made from Polycarbonate plastic for over 50 years.
If it really worries you read http://www.epa.gov/ocir/hearings/testimony/110_2007_2008/2008_0610_leg.pdf
This is all about risk assessment. There are much bigger changes you can make in your daily life to reduce the chances of illness and disease. So, I reiterate, no need to worry.
I went through a stage of worrying about plastics, Teflon, aluminium, etc...till i realised how little the intake is compared to the huge amounts you breath in or consume in daily life!
no, don't worry about nalgene!
If you eat and drank everything from it for the rest of your life, yeah use something else, but for the odd trip, or cuppa it shouldn't make any difference to your life.
Prolonged respiration of air will eventually lead to death....
Well, every life ends deadly.