Related: I've noticed a few references to Nalgene being BPA - how many years ago was that? I bought mine like 6-8 years ago and I'm wondering if there was a way to check to see if it is BPA free?
Update: the bottom of it does say BPA free. Next time I won't be so lazy and check before I post
Related: I've noticed a few references to Nalgene being BPA - how many years ago was that? I bought mine like 6-8 years ago and I'm wondering if there was a way to check to see if it is BPA free?
Oh, yours is probably BPA-free. I want to say it has been at least 10 years since they went BPA-free. My original that I am referring to was from when I was a sophomore/junior in high school, which is :cries: over 20 years ago now.
Related: I've noticed a few references to Nalgene being BPA - how many years ago was that? I bought mine like 6-8 years ago and I'm wondering if there was a way to check to see if it is BPA free?
Oh! I weirdly know this one! If it's before 2008, it can leach BPA. After that, they went to a polymer called Tritan, which does not leach BPA. It's made by Eastman Chemical Company and I interned for them in 2009 and they gave us the new Tritan bottles when we on-boarded.
A lot of people here still used bottled water all the time. There is a now a big push for recycling but obviously, not using them at all is better. I have walked with a reusable bottle for years but recently upgraded to a large steel one. I deliberately got a pretty one as I want people to ask me about it! I use it to start conversations about why people need to be using a reusable over recycling.
Plastic bags were banned here on 1 Jan so people are now getting into the reusable shopping bags which is great. I have been doing it for ages so it's easy for me.
Related: I've noticed a few references to Nalgene being BPA - how many years ago was that? I bought mine like 6-8 years ago and I'm wondering if there was a way to check to see if it is BPA free?
Not specifically Nalgene brand, but my Camelbak bottles say "BPA FREE" on the bottom near the dishwasher safe logo.
Related: I've noticed a few references to Nalgene being BPA - how many years ago was that? I bought mine like 6-8 years ago and I'm wondering if there was a way to check to see if it is BPA free?
Not specifically Nalgene brand, but my Camelbak bottles say "BPA FREE" on the bottom near the dishwasher safe logo.
I wondered if it would be as simple as that. I think I vaguely remember it being labeled as such, but I can't remember. I'll check when I walk to the kitchen in a bit.
Post by katieinthecity on Feb 15, 2019 9:33:10 GMT -5
I'm a water bottle snob only in that I am very particular about the features I want it to have (primarily: insulated, can fit ice, and won't leak when tossed into a bag... also sturdy because I am hard on them). I couldn't care less what brand it is or how much it costs (current favorite is the Contigo stainless insulated autoseal). I have never paid any attention to what water bottles other people have. I figure they get what works for them like I get what works for me. Shrug.
ETA: Also I did not realize that stickers were a thing! Where do they come from? Do people seek them out and buy stickers for that purpose? Do they just slap them on when they get them randomly (like why my computer had an "I Voted" sticker for months after Election Day)?
ETA 2: I've been carrying a reusable water bottle everywhere I go since... college? So pushing two decades. Everyone I know does. But I know we didn't do it as kids. We just, you know, grabbed a glass of water when we were thirsty. I don't really know when/how it started, but at this point it's almost like my phone. I feel naked if I leave the house without it. Even though the likelihood of me dying of dehydration at the grocery store is... nil.
I one accidentally bought a $50 swell bottle from Starbucks. Some kind of limited edition one that was a collaboration with a British fabric company. (At the time I recognized neither the swell brand name nor the fabric company.) It was supposed to be like a $15 secret Santa gift at work. But then I realized how much it cost and kept it. It’s very pink and flowery which is hilariously NMS at all.
I have this exact one, I think. I won it in a raffle basket at DD's school and nearly died when I saw the price tag on the bottom.
Ooh, thanks for saying this. I’m in charge of what one of my friends calls the “$$&@!?! class basket” 😛 this year for the school auction, and I could probably run with this as an overall theme and include some fancier bottles and reusable straws, etc...
I have more S'well bottles (due to the Lilly Pulitzer collab) and Yetis (and some knockoffs) that I care to admit. I like to switch it up, it keeps me from getting bored while I drink water at work. We both drink a ton more water since we started using the stainless bottles/cups.
DH went to a training last week and they were giving out Yetis with the logo of the company doing the training. So there's another one for the collection.
Also I started having one with me religiously while pregnant because you are just so thirsty all the time. It’s a necessity not vanity or class signifier.
Did anyone go from a basic double walled stainless steel tumbler with straw to a Yeti brand one? I’m curious if there’s really a noticeable difference in keeping the ice longer
I have an Rtic brand one and an Ozark Trail steel tumbler and they both perform as well or better than a Yeti.
I saw a video where they took all three (Rtic, yeti, Ozark Trail) and filled then with ice, places then in direct sun at 90 degree temp day, and at the end of either 12 or 24 hours took the temp of the liquid inside and measured how much ice was left and the Omari Trail performed the best. Rtic has a better offering of colors though.
Related: I've noticed a few references to Nalgene being BPA - how many years ago was that? I bought mine like 6-8 years ago and I'm wondering if there was a way to check to see if it is BPA free?
My BPA comment was for bottles I got around college, so on the order of 20 years ago. I remember having them when the BPA news came out, replacing them for 99% of use but keeping them for unusual circumstances. I guess I figured if I had already been drinking out of them daily for years then drinking out of them once a year for the next 20 wasn't really increasing my exposure.
... ETA: Also I did not realize that stickers were a thing! Where do they come from? Do people seek them out and buy stickers for that purpose? Do they just slap them on when they get them randomly (like why my computer had an "I Voted" sticker for months after Election Day)?
...
I have bought some and been given some. My mom likes to buy me stickers of things that remind her of me. Ones I buy are typically of neat places I have traveled.
I use S'well knockoffs I get on Amazon for like $10-15. But it's function over status -- I fly a ton for work and like to have water with me, the pretty colors make me happy, and I like the screw top/narrow mouth for drinking and the slim profile for my carryon bag. But given how frequently I leave said water bottles in airports/hotel rooms, no way am I buying the "real thing."
This entire thread is making me sad bc I left my pretty S'well in the airport last month I don't deserve nice things.
I live a professional life in and out of meetings with consultants. EVERYONE has their status symbol water bottle out proudly on the table at all times.
Just this week:
Person 1: WOAH is that a new XYXYXXYXY* Sweet, man. Person 2: yep, just got it. it connects to bluetooth to manage how much water I drink each day. Peanut gallery - "oohhh, awesome"
*some fancy water bottle brand of which I'd never heard.
I keep a nalgene on my desk at work, but I have a s'well bottle for the gym. Unfortunately, stainless steel tends to dent when you drop it on the floor, so it has that going for it.
Post by BicycleBride on Feb 15, 2019 10:41:06 GMT -5
I’m devoted to my wide mouth nalgeen. I’ve tried so many other non plastic options but the glass ones don’t hold enough and it weirds me out if I can’t see in to it like with a stainless steel bottle. Bite straws make my teeth hurt and regular straws prevent me from being able to throw it in my purse when it’s full. I don’t think they are a status symbol here. This thread is good timing because I have been staying with my grandmother in the hospital and now rehab and my grandfather thinks it’s amusing that I carry my water bottle around with me. I told him I didn’t know anyone in my general age range that doesn’t have some sort of water or drink with them 95% of the time. He’s very (old school) health oriented and it blows my mind how little water he and my grandmother drink. They will have, like, half a glass of heavily iced water with a meal. Nothing else all day! I can’t imagine.
I've been carrying a reusable water bottle everywhere I go since... college? So pushing two decades. Everyone I know does.
This is interesting to me. I only know one person who carries a water bottle around, and people tease him about it. ("Ryan and his water bottle are here.")
I keep a nalgene on my desk at work, but I have a s'well bottle for the gym. Unfortunately, stainless steel tends to dent when you drop it on the floor, so it has that going for it.
I have a Liquid Savvy bottle that is fabulous but *heavy* when it's got the full 32 oz of water in it. I managed to drop it out of my truck sometime last summer and dented it right where my thumb goes to open the lid so now it's even easier to get a good grip to open it. Dropping it on my foot was not so fortuitous an event, though. Ouch.
Related slight thread-jack: can anybody recommend lightweight water bottles with filters beyond Brita? I need 6 of them and they're ~$25-$30 each.
Post by icedcoffee on Feb 15, 2019 11:02:39 GMT -5
I have a couple Camelbak Eddy's that I like for work. I like that I don't need to unscrew a cap to drink out of it and it won't spill all over my desk. The bite valves tend to get kind of gross though.
At home I prefer to drink out of a straw cup so I use a tervis for that.
So---I would't say any of these are status symbol bottles.
My H has 2 Nalgenes he drinks out of at home. They are always in the fridge for super cold water. This thread was a good reminder that I should probably upgrade him to some BPA free ones. I know at least one of them is at least 20 years old. Although---he's been using them so long maybe the damage is already done.
My H uses disposable water bottles in his car and it killlllls me. So wasteful. He does sometimes refill them which I don't understand. We have an entire shelf of water bottles. Pick one!
ETA: I don't get thirsty enough to carry a bottle everywhere. I need to drink more water though.