Comments on: Essential travel gear: Sigg water bottle

By: ruth

ruth — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:39:55 +0000

http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/121/bottle

http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/ask/nalgene

To MaryJo, you wrote that note a long time ago so I doubt if you’ll receive this but just incase, check out these two article by National Geographic. They have a lot of suggestions for you including stainless steel and aluminum that are specially coated as well as safer plastic. The second half of the second article is directed to continuing to use your old plastic bottles.

By: Jul

Jul — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:58:26 +0000

Cool that they’re catching on in the US, too! Mary Jo, that sucks the texture doesn’t agree with you. I now have the opposite problem – after reading about how many chemicals leech into water from reused plastic, I can hardly stand to drink out of plastic anymore. And I used to be a hard-core plastic bottle reuser!

By: Mary Jo

Mary Jo — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:08:10 +0000

I really want to like these more than I do. I mean, I love being green, I love being able to take water with me where ever I go, and they really do look cool.

I just can’t stand drinking out of metal. It’s a texture thing and just creeps me out. (It’s the same reason that I don’t like stainless steel appliances — can’t stand the touch of them.)

Right now I just keep re-using my plastic bottle till it falls apart, but would love to find another option.

It’s just so important to have water with you when you’re traveling: http://www.flyawaycafe.com/back-to-basics-bring-along-some-water/

By: Heather-The New York City Traveler

Heather-The New York City Traveler — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:38:32 +0000

I have been seeing these increasingly in the U.S.– I’m glad we’re finally catching up with Europe!

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By: jul

jul — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:30:52 +0000

Reusable water bottles are the wave of the future!

But seriously, I love love love the fact that we no longer buy water in plastic bottles. I’ll take my shiny cool metal bottle any day!

By: Kristen King

Kristen King — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:21:49 +0000

Great minds, Jul:
http://www.livelywomen.com/2008/04/10/tap-water-vs-bottled-water-whats-safer-and-healthier/

Thanks for commenting!

By: jul

jul — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:10:29 +0000

Rachel – some nice-looking Siggs you have in your store! Mine is shiny red, and I love it, but I didn’t have many patterns to choose from where I bought mine.

Kate – I hear you! I hate buying bottled water at the airport, but I also hate flying without bringing some water along with me. Luckily I’ve never had a problem bringing an empty water bottle (Sigg or otherwise) through airport security.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:01:39 +0000

I wasn’t sure if I could bring it through airport security. Thank you saying that it can be done. I hate to buy bottled water at the airport! It seems so wasteful.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:17:26 +0000

We sell SIGGs and their accessories in our webstore. We do as Jul says and just wash with soapy water. We do sell a specialized brush and oxygen based cleaning tablets for deeper cleaning.

The inner lining is slightly antimicrobial so the gunk you might be used to with a plastic water bottle just doesn’t exist with SIGGs.

Thanks for mentioning the travel benefits – we never leave home without our SIGGs!