Nalgene BPA free bottle 1 lt & GSI stainless cup 140 cc

[Alfredo]

Hi all,
just received these items, the Nalgene 1 lt. BPA free could'nt release toxic substances (at least, hope), and stainless cup GSI 140 cc (a big tea cup, more or less). Nalgene bottle fit exactely on the GSI, the total wheigt is very low. First thoughs are good, need of course to try on bush to be sure.
Ciao, Alfredo

 

[R.Lewis]

Looks ideal! Where is cup from and how much?

 

[Alfredo]

Looks ideal! Where is cup from and how much?

I bought GSI cup on Ebay (7,85 USD + custom fees) from a vendor in USA. Alfredo

 

[Shewie]

Looks ideal! Where is cup from and how much?

Lurch sells a Tatonka version of the same cup ....
http://www.lakelandbushcraft.co.uk/acatalog/Pots__Pans_and_Cutlery.html

He could probably get the Gsi for you too if you wanted it

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Excuse the silly question, but i see Nalgene bottles mentioned on here fairly often... What are they usually used for if you dont mind me asking?

Water i take it?

Regards, TBL.

 

[Shewie]

Water i take it?

Regards, TBL.

Usually yeah, sometimes used as pee bottles by the hammockers (wide necked you see )

They make a useful hot water bottle for really cold winter camping plus they stand up well to abuse.

 

[lub0]

We use them to store fresh juice from our juicer. they are very expensive but good quality.

 

[The Big Lebowski]

LoL shewie... I've also seen that mentioned several times!

and cheers lub0, interesting that they can handle highly acidic contents, so i guess they are booze safe

Regards TBL.

 

[lub0]

Yes I would say they handle acidic liquids well, although I will also add that they do retain odour and stains unless you give them a good scrub and rinse out.

 

[ged]

Excuse the silly question, but i see Nalgene bottles mentioned on here fairly often... What are they usually used for...

Not a silly question. There are a variety of Nalgene bottles made in different shapes and sizes and from different materials. The manufacturer started life making containers for use in laboratories and I believe it still makes such products. One of the materials that they use is a polycarbonate (one of the trade names for it is 'Lexan') which is probably the toughest plastic you will ever come across. It's used to make bullet proof windows for example. Polycarbonate Nalgene bottles are very very tough.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalgene

Unfortunately the polycarbonate is (was?) manufactured by reacting together two toxic chemicals. At one time traces of the reagents in the finished product were found to be leaching into the liquids that were stored in the containers and that gave 'Lexan' a bad rep. They changed the name.

 

[beenn]

£5.50 is not really expensive for a 1 liter water bottle
http://www.reusablebottle.co.uk/index.php?crn=206&rn=417&action=show_detail
(also bpa free)

 

[ged]

£5.50 is not really expensive for a 1 liter water bottle
http://www.reusablebottle.co.uk/index.php?crn=206&rn=417&action=show_detail
(also bpa free)

I use these:

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=250634967

Two litres, seventeen pence including the water.

Hang on a minute ... how come this thread popped up in my 'new posts' list?! It was October 2010!

 

[beenn]

I use these:

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=250634967

Two litres, seventeen pence including the water.

Hang on a minute ... how come this thread popped up in my 'new posts' list?! It was October 2010!

Don't like sparkling water, and plus it doesn't fit a cool mug on the bottom, and we all need excuses to buy stuff!

No idea, only just noticed that..

 

[Geordie9]

I have the same set up in my EDC bag. I haven't tried cooking/ boiling anything in the cup yet but I have had no problems with them yet.

 

[think]

Usually yeah, sometimes used as pee bottles by the hammockers (wide necked you see )

They make a useful hot water bottle for really cold winter camping plus they stand up well to abuse.

We used a couple as pee bottles when we were climbing last winter. Just make sure you label the bottles up correctly so no nasty accidents (I use green and black warning tape)

 

[think]

We used a couple as pee bottles when we were climbing last winter. Just make sure you label the bottles up correctly so no nasty accidents (I use green and black warning tape)

Sorry YELLOW and Black tape!

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

some elastic bands work well for when its dark

 

[ged]

some elastic bands work well for when its dark

But don't you find that rather uncomfortable? Oh, I see what you mean...

 

[salad]

I use the nalgene bottles , I think they are great. I use mine with a 700ml snowpeak ti cup which is also an exact fit with the bottle and if I am out for a bit longer my msr water filter also screws directly on to the bottle helping to reduce the chance of cross contaminating my drinking water

 

[Jimmy Bojangles]

If anyone's looking for a stainless steel bottle to nest in their gsi/tatonka steel mug, the Klean Kanteen 1200ml widemouth bottle is a perfect fit. Dear though, £20

Also the bottom of a large dogwood tin fits very well round the mug, giving you a water bottle, mug and hexi/small hobo stove all in one tidy package.

Cheers

Mat