Alternative to the Nalgene water bottles?

Question

I read recently how the one line of Nalgene bottles has BPA, so I threw mine out that same day and never use it again! I know some of the other ones dont, but unfortunately where I live the only one they sell is the BPA one!

I noticed that Starbucks and Aveda have similar water bottles, I was wondering if anyone knows if these are safe? Or have any other suggestions of where I can buy a safe water bottle?

I dont live in the USA so websites or international store brands preferred! Thanks.

Answer 1

First off, good for you for drinking lots of water (it will do wonders for your overall health) and good for you for wanting to use a reusable bottle (saving the planet will also do wonder for you overall health).



Second, please DO NOT do what "snowboardingrocks182" suggests. Reusing typical plastic water bottles (like Dasani or any other one-use brand) is very hazardous to your health. Scientific studies have shown that these types of bottles leach toxic chemicals into the water if they are reused.



Thirdly, to answer your question, the only way you can be sure if a particular brand and type of plastic water bottle is BPA free is to check with the company that makes it. The one I like best is Camelbak (www.camelbak.com)... but please note that only their bottles that actually say "BPA-free" on the side are BPA-free. Keep in mind that although these new plastic bottles have been thoroughly tested for safety, we might find out down the road that they are dangerous in ways we can't detect now (BPA, for example, was considered safe for years).



Another alternative is to buy a metal bottle. The safest choice is stainless steel (try www.kleankanteen.com). There are still questions around enamel-lined aluminum bottles (www.sigg.ch) so I would avoid those for now.



Both Camelbak and Klean Kanteen are available outside the US.



And lastly, it sounds like you've already thrown your Nalgene out, but for others reading this, if you'd like to get rid of your BPA-bottle, please recycle it if there is a recycle symbol on the bottom. :)

Answer 2

DON'T LISTEN TO THESE PHOBICS!!! THE BPA FREE WATER BOTTLES HAVE EVEN MORE HARMFUL CHEMICALS THEN JUST THE BPA ONES AND ACTUALLY SHOW HIGHER ESTROGEN EFFECTS AS WELL OVER MANY STUDIES THROUGH OUT THE WORLD!! the fda has marked bpa water bottles as safe for a reason! no it's not a government cover up! it's just simply studies done through out many different countries have shown "NO" harmful effects on humans, the stuff it out your system in 24 hours! bpa has been around for 50 years and i'm still here typing,, i can think of 100 other things i should be worrying about.. bpa is in almost everything plastic container you have ever ate and drank from your hole life! if the stuff is bad for you... don't you think it's a little to late to worry now?? however these "bpa free" bottles is just another way to get even more money out of you! i mean your already paying for bottled tap water labeled "spring water" and now phobics are buying "bpa free spring water bottles" lmao like their any safer, anyone that believes that is.. well a idiot. for the part reusing your water bottle, i do that as well, just make sure you change the water at least every other day, i never put my lips on the rim, keeps any germs from contamination. your best bet is to stop winning and keep using a plastic bottle, and the water tasting like plastic is all in your head, if anything its Walmarts water! THIS SHOULD BE BEST ANSWER!!!

Answer 3

Get the bottle U want and fill it and place in the microwave and raise the temperature till it is hot. That is the way we did our baby bottles and after 3 children there is no problem. The heat treatment will get rid of most anything.

Answer 4

SEATTLE'S MAYOR has found that it cost more money from oil to make plastic bottles and so their asking people not to buy them. also in other parts of our country some of the plastic water bottles makes the water inside a small hazard, but keep drinking it and your new illnesses will build. so I suggest you might put a filter on you faucet to drink always good water.== for a area of plastic bottles=approximately 4 feet high 6 feet wide and 15 feet long of plastic bottles= ACCORDING TO THE MAYOR OF SEATTLE it takes this much 30 -55 gallon drums of oil to make theses plastic bottles. SO I STRONGLY SUGGEST WE STOP USEING PLASTIC BOTTLES.

Answer 5

Nalgene offers some now.

and others offer stainless steel. The other link is not stainless steel, and leeches no harmful elements: based on studies in Germany: very credible.

Answer 6

what we do in my family is you have regular dasini and arrowhead waterbottles and etc. Just use them over and over again. As long as you treat them ok, like not throwing them 50 ft in the air, they will last. I have been using the same water bottle (wash them of course, not in dish washer) for like a couple weeks.

Answer 7

Anything that is stainless steel is considered safe. It has to be stainless steel and not just any old kind of metal because otherwise chemicals will still end up in your beverage.