Nalgene water bottles
 

This is interesting because I know that The Citadel University issues all of it's students these bottles and they are required to have them at all times with water in them.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Catching his breath at a fitness club, Matt McHugh took a gulp of water from his trusty, hard-plastic Nalgene bottle and pondered the idea of switching to an alternative made of glass, stainless steel or another kind of plastic.

Worries about a hormone-mimicking chemical used in the trendy sports accessory led a major Canadian retailer to remove Nalgene and other polycarbonate plastic containers from store shelves in early December.

"It's definitely a concern but I'd like to learn more before I make any decisions about my water bottles," McHugh, 26, a business manager for a reggae band, said with an easy laugh. "For now, I'll probably keep using my Nalgene until it breaks. It's indestructible, I've heard!"

Vancouver-based Mountain Equipment Co-op is waiting for Canadian health regulators to finish a preliminary review in May before it reconsiders restocking its 11 stores with the reusable, transparent bottles made with bisphenol A, or BPA, a compound created by a Russian chemist in 1891.



http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071223/polyc...e_worries.html

Think I'll just have a beer :bolt:

uh oh, ive been using nalgene's for years :yelsick:

However, i find it funny that the water bottle that is the staple of any modern hippie turns out to be made with dangerous chemicals.

I've been using nalgene for years as well, look at me...I'm fine.:3_eyes:

That's funny with the smiley, but since they're talking about hormones, Tony needs to offer one with three tits.;)

As for switching to stainless steel, consider that whenever you eat or drink from stainless steel, you may be ingesting trace amounts of chromium oxide.

Who wants to bet that they won't find something wrong with that in a few years?

Everything has something in it.

(Profound huh.....)

Nalgene actually has a whole bunch of information on it's site about BPA

http://www.nalgene-outdoor.com/technical/bpaInfo.html

I think I will keep my bottle.