Review of Nalgene Water Bottle 32oz Wide-Mouth

Nalgene Water Bottle 32oz Wide-Mouth - 12 Colors
By: Nalgene Average Rating: 3.0 Total Reviews: 2
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Essential Backpacking Gear

On: 2007-09-27

This bottle is an essential part of my backpacking gear. Its virtually indestructible and doesnt leak. I use it to mix my pancake batter - add the mix, water and shake. I then just pour the batter in the pan right from the bottle. Also, my Katadyn Hiker Water Microfilter is made to connect directly to the wide-mouth bottle opening so it filters and pumps directly in to the bottle. Great product!

Pretty poison?

On: 2007-06-10

I recently bought some of these colorful polycarbonate containers to take hiking, and they worked great. I was blissfully unaware that Nalgene got its start making lab cages and other labware. Then for no discernible reason I decided to search the net for more information on polycarbonate (Nalgene and Lexan are trademarks for products made from it) and now Ive decided to go back to the good old polyethylene containers hikers have used for decades. Heres why:
Mounting evidence strongly suggests that Bisphenol A (a compound that leaches from polycarbonate into foods stored in polycarbonate containers like those trademarked Lexan or Nalgene) is a pervasive human endocrine disruptor with many seriously adverse health effects even at tiny doses far less than those permitted under current US regulations. For more information, read about Nalgene at wikipediadotcom or ourstolenfuturedotcom (Ive written the addresses this way to avoid Amazons link-deletion robots, but Im sure you understand).