Goodbye Nalgene
It’s not news to us that plastic can and has been leaching chemicals into our food and drink for years, but it is news to us that our beloved Nalgene bottles that we have carried around for years could be leaching a chemical called BPA into our filtered water and causing us harm. As avid backpackers we’ve carried our bottles to mountaintops, floated down streams with them in tow, and allowed our baby daughter to drink from them, all the time feeling like we would be safe drinking from these bottles. Nalgene stands behind the safety of their bottles and discounts the research. 
We find it sad that a company we supported and stood behind for so many years would not do more to make their bottles safer, so this week we stand on our soapbox and toss our bottles into the recycler. We’ve opted to trust SIGG for now, and hopefully they can live up to their word. Autumn thinks they are cuter anyway…
Lisa, I totally agree. Kevin at work got me started on drinking from glass, and I’ve tossed all my plastic. Now I drink from a one gallon, glass apple cider jug. It’s perfect for my outdoor work, and the best part is it’s so big I always know where it is!
Fortunately, the plastic nalgene bottles, with the no. 7, are the lest harmful. I realize plastic is everywhere, from food containers to wrapers, but if you can reduce it, I think it’s worth it.
Hi Ken, Actually the #7 bottles are the exact bottles we’re talking about. Nalgene’s Lexan bottles (#7) are made of polycarbonate plastic (PC), a plastic known to leach the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). Number 2, 4 or 5 bottles are safer which includes the white Nalgene bottles.
I agree, glass would be best, but it’s heavy and since it breaks it’s not always practical. Especially in your line of work, glass sounds dangerous!