harmful effects of water bottles?

[Wheatmaster]

i was thinking to get something here to replace my ice mountain water bottles. my dad told me that reusing water bottles is bad. can anyone prove or disprove this? links? research? -

 

[Dacalo]

Try google?

 

[miniMUNCH]

Just get something you can put in the dishwasher.

 

[bleeb]

Get a Nalgene water bottle..

 

[matt426malm]

well not washing something you drink out of is bad. Don't see a prob if you wash them.

 

[Bootprint]

Just remember to clean them once in a while and not to share the backwash, I mean the water.

 

[Soybomb]

Yeah if you don't wash them for like 6 months I could see a problem but otherwise....

 

[Amorphus]

well, if you don't wash it, drink a 50/50 or close mix of vinegar/water to keep bacterial growth down, at least.

 

[fs5]

If you're going to get a nalgene get one with a big mouth so you can wash it out easier.

 

[wacki]

Did your dad ever learn about soap and water?

Besides whats the difference between water bottles and the dishes in the sink? Very little. There's nothing wrong with Nalgene water bottles, I've used em almost daily since I was a kid and I'm still alive.

Ask your dad what exactly is wrong with reusing water bottles, I doubt he will have a good answer.

 

[Wheatmaster]

Originally posted by: wacki
Did your dad ever learn about soap and water?

Besides whats the difference between water bottles and the dishes in the sink? Very little. There's nothing wrong with Nalgene water bottles, I've used em almost daily since I was a kid and I'm still alive.

Ask your dad what exactly is wrong with reusing water bottles, I doubt he will have a good answer.

i think he was talking about the ice mountain water bottles. ugh i need research to back this thing up.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

What is a Nalgene water bottle?

 

[silverpig]

They cause cancer, along with water, air, bees, thinking, living, sleep and ATOT. It's hopeless. Just give up and die.

 

[ComputerMonkey]

Yes, reusing cheap plastic bottles can make you sick. They are single use and attract bacteria like mad. I've experienced this first hand. I normally drink water out of one of those Rubbermaid bottles. I left it at the gym one night, so the next day I went to the gas station and bought a bottle of water. I resused that bottle for around a week and got really sick. With my Rubbermaid bottle I hardly ever wash the thing and I feel fine. It's probably due to higher quality plastic that is meant to be reused or is more bacteria resistant.

Of course this is just my experience. I see other people all the time reusing water and soda bottles with no problems.

 

[Wheatmaster]

Originally posted by: Mak0602

Originally posted by: wacki
Did your dad ever learn about soap and water?

Besides whats the difference between water bottles and the dishes in the sink? Very little. There's nothing wrong with Nalgene water bottles, I've used em almost daily since I was a kid and I'm still alive.

Ask your dad what exactly is wrong with reusing water bottles, I doubt he will have a good answer.

i think he was talking about the ice mountain water bottles. ugh i need research to back this thing up.

update: lol my dad saw one of the Nalgene water bottles and said,"Ahh you mean those kind of water bottles, you should've told me earlier. These are fine." wahoo stupid disposable water bottles

 

[mdbound]

Originally posted by: ComputerMonkey
Yes, reusing cheap plastic bottles can make you sick. They are single use and attract bacteria like mad. I've experienced this first hand. I normally drink water out of one of those Rubbermaid bottles. I left it at the gym one night, so the next day I went to the gas station and bought a bottle of water. I resused that bottle for around a week and got really sick. With my Rubbermaid bottle I hardly ever wash the thing and I feel fine. It's probably due to higher quality plastic that is meant to be reused or is more bacteria resistant.

Of course this is just my experience. I see other people all the time reusing water and soda bottles with no problems.

Personally, I doubt that they are really any different. Bacteria can make a microfilm on just about anything. Even antibacterial impregnanted material eventually grows bacteria (silver containing plastics for medical use, for example).

I think the more relevant issue is just washing out the bottle. It's harder to wash out a bottle with a small opening vs. the Nalgene bottles which usually have larger openings.

MD.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Hmm I have an aluminum bottle with epoxy coating the inside.

 

[GoSharks]

nalgene widemouth + msr miniworks -> me =
only reason why i got one of them - direct screw on to my water filter
pretty much indestructable too - i was running up a flight of stairs and missed/slipped off a step, my lexan nalgene helped break my fall without any real damage .

 

[Savarak]

Originally posted by: GOSHARKS
nalgene widemouth + msr miniworks -> me =
only reason why i got one of them - direct screw on to my water filter
pretty much indestructable too - i was running up a flight of stairs and missed/slipped off a step, my lexan nalgene helped break my fall without any real damage .

msr miniworks? sounds intresting... I wonder if it'll work on my Eddie Bauer lexan bottle from Target...

 

I've got a Nalgene 32-oz widemouth bottle. It's heavy to carry to class, but it's served me well.

 

[Sundog]

Originally posted by: ComputerMonkey
It's probably due to higher quality plastic that is meant to be reused or is more bacteria resistant.

Absolutely not true.

 

[Wheatmaster]

is it possible to get custom Nalgene water bottles? ie different pictures or custom names on the bottle?

 

[norcalhiker]

NOT reusing water bottles is bad. As a nation we go through billions and billions of water bottles each year. Get a nalgene and use it for everything. You can even fill it with soda at soda fountains.

 

[Amused]

OMFG!!! You mean I'm going to die from all that canteen water I drank in the Boy Scouts and the Army??? :Q

 

[Descartes]

What is so special about Nalgen bottles? It's been recommended several times already.