Essential travel gear: Sigg water bottle
One of the items that I never leave home without is my metal water bottle. I love that I no longer buy overpriced plastic bottles of water on my travels - it’s better for the environment and my health to drink out of this reusable metal container. Plus it leaves me with more cash to spend on other things.
Don’t let the European penchant for bottled water fool you - tap water is not only potable but delicious in most parts of this continent. This bottle travels with me even when I fly - I just have to remember to empty it out before I head through security. Once through, I can head to the nearest bathroom and fill it up from the tap. I have the kind with a loop top (like the one pictured), which allows me to attach it to my bag with a carabiner
April 1st, 2008 at 5:49 am
I’m curious about these, I see them in the shops in switzerland, do you find it hard to clean since it has such a little opening and you cant put it in the dishwasher? the only other thing i wasnt convinced about is the fact that the top doesnt cover the part of the bottle that you drink from, but i should jsut get over being a hypochondriac about that.
April 1st, 2008 at 6:15 am
Sara - They’re plenty easy to clean with a little warm, soapy water in the sink (we only use them for water, so it’s not like the insides get all gunky or anything).
There’s a different top design with a piece you drink from and a top that covers that - maybe that kind will put your inner hypochondriac at ease. We have one of each top kind. I’ll let you play with them when you come visit. :)
April 1st, 2008 at 7:17 am
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!
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:01 am
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.
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:10 am
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.
April 11th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Great minds, Jul:
http://www.livelywomen.com/2008/04/10/tap-water-vs-bottled-water-whats-safer-and-healthier/
Thanks for commenting!
kk
April 12th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
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!
April 30th, 2008 at 12:25 am
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May 11th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
I have been seeing these increasingly in the U.S.– I’m glad we’re finally catching up with Europe!
May 11th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
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/
May 12th, 2008 at 1:58 am
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!
September 27th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
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.