water bottles.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

suggestions?

preferably plastic, NOT made in china, clip-able (so that it isn't bouncing around inside my bag).

links, pics, anecdotes, words of warning, reviews

i was gonna buy a Bauer bottle from Target but it is made in China and i'm not trying to get date-raped.

so yeah

skool me

[englandmj7]

NALGENE's new bottle?

Actually; I'd like to know this too...........

[peteyross]

Nalgene bottles seem to be the norm

Also check out Sigg (http://www.mysigg.com/)

[djrajio]

Nalgene bottle.

[mizanation]

how about a leather bota?

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=leather+bota&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wf

[denimdestroyedmylife]

^ i really love the idea of filling a bota with wine and passing it around to all the passengers on the bus or train, but shit, that's The Sun Also Rises, innit?

[mizanation]

^ i really love the idea of filling a bota with wine and passing it around to all the passengers on the bus or train, but shit, that's The Sun Also Rises, innit?

or...

if you are riding on a burro with your compadres.

[dunkin deeznuts]

camel back water bladders

this ones award winning

http://www.rei.com/product/749987

or a hydration waistpack

http://www.rei.com/product/733157

so it looks like you are drinking from your pee pee region

[todesengel]

nalgene is shitty, they always end up tasting weird after a little while. errbody knows real waterbottle steez is all about SIGG

(there are a ton of designs, and you can buy clips for them)

[sybaritical]

Second on the Sigg.

Had mine since I was 13.

[mizanation]

this is also an option:

looks like a slime from dragon warrior.

[sybaritical]

One word.

Bovine.

[mizanation]

another word...

[eastcoastrider27]

nalgene is shitty, they always end up tasting weird after a little while.

Agreed. And the polycarbonate hard plastic ones are rumored to break down and cause cancer.

[mizanation]

ddml,

just in case you change your mind about wanting to get date-raped by the chinese, you could create a water bottle made entirely out of aqua dots:

[alex_844]

nalgene is shitty, they always end up tasting weird after a little while. errbody knows real waterbottle steez is all about SIGG

(there are a ton of designs, and you can buy clips for them)

these are far and away better than nalgenes

[poliopoliopolio]

http://cgi.ebay.com/MOSSY-OAK-CAMO-WATER-BOTTLE-tree-stand-blind-hunting_W0QQitemZ260179948974QQihZ016QQcategoryZ52509QQcmdZViewItem

[mizanation]

these are far and away better than nalgenes

is not!!!

[seoulfully]

I use a Kleen Kanteen.

This looks interesting, though I don't know if it's made in China or not:

Platypus bottle

[mizanation]

ddml, you could also go old school military style:

canteen from 1854 used by the confederate army

canteen from the napoleonic wars:

or just old school:

[snugglepony]

i think this was linked on boingboing gadgets or something a few months back... decent discussion and comparisons.

[mizanation]

nice article, snuggles.

[Skeese]

Sol Light LightCap

"Introducing the solar powered LightCap™, the water bottle with a light in the lid. The LightCap is not only an unbreakable one-litre water bottle, it’s also the coolest solar powered LED light you’ve ever used. The cap has a built-in waterproof solar panel, battery pack and powerful, long-lasting LED light. Fill it with your favorite drink and never worry about finding it in the dark again. Set it in the sun or hang it from a railing during the day and you’ll have light all night long!"

Taken from oki-ni

[Larry!]

Actually, I just buy expensive bottled water and reuse the bottles. Because I'm cheap like that.

But whatever, my Voss bottle gets all the ladies.

[jubei]

I had heard that the compound they use to make Nalgenes has adverse effects to it (sterility or cancer or somesuch...)

anybody know if there's any truth to that or is that just some bull from a chain email my mom sent me?

also, this thread is surprisingly hilarious

[seoulfully]

I had heard that the compound they use to make Nalgenes has adverse effects to it (sterility or cancer or somesuch...)

anybody know if there's any truth to that or is that just some bull from a chain email my mom sent me?

also, this thread is surprisingly hilarious

that story went around a few months back. i'm not sure how much veracity it has. but in the cases where the chemicals leeched into the water, it was from heated sources. so don't leave your nalgene out in the sun all day in hot weather. don't toss it in the dish washer with hot water. don't microwave it... shit like that

[Charlie Delta]

ddml, you could also go old school military style:

canteen from 1854 used by the confederate army

canteen from the napoleonic wars:

I would pull these two off no problem.

The second one would get a paint job though...

[mizanation]

i'm really digging either the canteen steez or the bota steez.

it would go great with a leather wallet + lanyard + denim.

also thought about carrying around a flask...

[mizanation]

this one is from victorian england, circa 1880's...

[denimdestroyedmylife]

after much consideration i think (classic) sigg is the way to go, with all the accoutrements (meaning the little jacket thingy with clip), just wondering if getting a black one would not be too contrary to the notion of refreshing oneself with life-giving stuffs