They are indestructible, as you said, they make them in reasonable sizes, they are easy to clean, and they don't weigh that much. If you get a decent one it won't leak.
In short, they are excellent water bottles. They are perfect for the compulsive hydrater. I'm sure there are some fancy camelpacks and the like for "someone who has actually backpacked," but I've backpacked with nalgenes before and they worked fine for me.
Sure, it's become something of a trend item, like the iPod, but also like the iPod, they have become popular and trendy because they are actually good products.
Not if you use #7 plastic, which are the clear bottles.
I use my blue, #7 plastic nalgene bottle to mix my vanilla protein (spiru-tien)drink and if the drink stays in the botle for over 2 hours it changes to a blue shade. The longer it stays in, the deeper the shade of blue.
Try it out with colored nalgene bottles.
The milky white #2 is a safer plastic
Fritzo
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It's a fad thing. My mother-out-law is the same way. She carries a water bottle in her purse :roll:
I've brought the bottled water scam to the attention of my family, and they blew me off for going "against their ways"
Then the news started with "bottled water is just tap water" stories, and now they're changing their tunes. We have a microfilter on our fridge that makes some damn tasty water...no need to by bottled water at all.
I've brought the bottled water scam to the attention of my family, and they blew me off for going "against their ways"
Then the news started with "bottled water is just tap water" stories, and now they're changing their tunes. We have a microfilter on our fridge that makes some damn tasty water...no need to by bottled water at all.
Originally posted by: dug777
It's kinda cute, in an odd fashion
Where are you from? Yank would make me think Australia or England (that and the SBA thing, I think only commonwealth countries and us refer to barristers/the bar, right?).
I drink tap water, but my girlfriend and most of my coworkers drink the stuff you pay a premium for. My company rotated me to our general counsel's office as a summer position, and all the lawyers chip in to keep the water cooler full. I fill a mcdonalds cup at the water fountain
I was under the impression this was a fad in most of the western world. Is it not?
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Originally posted by: sjwaste
Originally posted by: dug777
It's kinda cute, in an odd fashion
Where are you from? Yank would make me think Australia or England (that and the SBA thing, I think only commonwealth countries and us refer to barristers/the bar, right?).
I drink tap water, but my girlfriend and most of my coworkers drink the stuff you pay a premium for. My company rotated me to our general counsel's office as a summer position, and all the lawyers chip in to keep the water cooler full. I fill a mcdonalds cup at the water fountain
I was under the impression this was a fad in most of the western world. Is it not?
Right on :beer:
Australia.
Given the stringent standards that apply to tap water, i'm very happy to drink that, and if you don't like the taste, it doesn't exactly cost very much to get a water filter jug (and then you can even have it icy cold from the fridge!).
EDIT: it's a fad here too, at least bottled water is, mainly with women, especially at uni.
Fritzo
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Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: sjwaste
Originally posted by: dug777
It's kinda cute, in an odd fashion
Where are you from? Yank would make me think Australia or England (that and the SBA thing, I think only commonwealth countries and us refer to barristers/the bar, right?).
I drink tap water, but my girlfriend and most of my coworkers drink the stuff you pay a premium for. My company rotated me to our general counsel's office as a summer position, and all the lawyers chip in to keep the water cooler full. I fill a mcdonalds cup at the water fountain
I was under the impression this was a fad in most of the western world. Is it not?
Right on :beer:
Australia.
Given the stringent standards that apply to tap water, i'm very happy to drink that, and if you don't like the taste, it doesn't exactly cost very much to get a water filter jug (and then you can even have it icy cold from the fridge!).
From what I've seen on the news, you don't have too much water to go around down there right now- is that drought still going on? I was watching a news show where they had water police busting people that were watering their lawns
It was funny watching people try to hide it too heheh.My cousin works for the water company over here. He used to be a lineman (or whatever they call it) and now supervises the treatment plant. He basically told me its pretty ridiculous to think the water's bad unless the plant isn't working or something. It might taste like chlorine, but when it does, you can be pretty sure nothing's living in it.
Hell, even if the pitcher doesn't cut it, you can get a reverse osmosis system off ebay for like $100. That'll pay for itself switching from bottled pretty fast.
That said, I like the taste of most tap water I've drank. The only exception is close to the shore, where it sometimes tastes just a little salty.
Hell, even if the pitcher doesn't cut it, you can get a reverse osmosis system off ebay for like $100. That'll pay for itself switching from bottled pretty fast.
That said, I like the taste of most tap water I've drank. The only exception is close to the shore, where it sometimes tastes just a little salty.
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Originally posted by: Fritzo
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: sjwaste
Originally posted by: dug777
It's kinda cute, in an odd fashion
Where are you from? Yank would make me think Australia or England (that and the SBA thing, I think only commonwealth countries and us refer to barristers/the bar, right?).
I drink tap water, but my girlfriend and most of my coworkers drink the stuff you pay a premium for. My company rotated me to our general counsel's office as a summer position, and all the lawyers chip in to keep the water cooler full. I fill a mcdonalds cup at the water fountain
I was under the impression this was a fad in most of the western world. Is it not?
Right on :beer:
Australia.
Given the stringent standards that apply to tap water, i'm very happy to drink that, and if you don't like the taste, it doesn't exactly cost very much to get a water filter jug (and then you can even have it icy cold from the fridge!).
From what I've seen on the news, you don't have too much water to go around down there right now- is that drought still going on? I was watching a news show where they had water police busting people that were watering their lawns
Over East they were getting pretty desperate.
Here we're not so bad, dam storage levels are at about 30% of capacity
http://www.watercorporation.com.au/d/dams_storage.cfm
We have a big desal plant tho, and another on the way.
Originally posted by: MrPickins
Gotta rehydrate during the day so you can drink more alcohol at night!
Mr Pickin's needs the extra water for his colonic
Cheers,
Aquaman
Originally posted by: CPA
Best rant in a lonnnnnggggggg time. extra points for not realizing it was a rant until the very end
Also they don't give you that plastic taste that normal water bottles give off.
Cheers,
Aquaman
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