I bought one of the stainless cups from EMS that fits the Nalgene bottle. This goes in my backpack emergency kit (Nalgene bottle holds survival stuff) - for boiling water. This is not a multi-piece cook kit ... just the cup.

Go to http:/www.ems.com and search for "cup". It costs $7.50

My wife uses a hydration pack when she goes on long runs. My dog has figured this out, and will nudge the hydration pack while she's getting ready- basically saying, "Put it on! Let's go for a long run!"

Been using them camping for years. Get the wide mouth for versatility and use the Sipper for drinking.

For purifying, products such as Aquastar can be used

My brother picked up a gross of the PP narrow mouth bottles for 20 bucks at a yard sale! He sold them off to friends for a buck a piece! Made his money back and more.

I have never had an issue with the lexan bottles. They take a major beating. I have dropped mine off of many cliffs and it never breaks.

As to the Go Cup, I am not impressed. I have one and I would rather use a wide mouth bottle with a Sipper . The main thing I don't like is that the Go Cup does not seal. Now if you get a replacement cap and a sipper then it may work better. (Just thought of that and now I will try it <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> ) The thread is the same.

What's the consensus on the recent scare regarding chemicals leeching out of lexan?

I read this not too long ago on the Environmental News Network website (www.enn.com):

"Lexan may be chemically different from standard polycarbonate plastic and less subject to leaching, though they have no evidence for this. Leaching of bisphenol-A increases with the plastic's age and when subject to heat." [emphasis mine]

You may want to check out postings from these thread:

Polycarbonate Bottles

Pete

My conculusion was that I'm safe so long as I don't try to drink boiling water from my Lexan bottle. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I don't even using very hot water for cleaning my Lexan bottles, instead I wash them with warm soapy water and rinse them out. Then I sanitize them using water with just a "blip" of chlorine bleach. I transfer the bleach water from bottle to bottle giving each some time to sit.

Thanks for the thread, I was, however, concerned to read the following (Google search lexan leach):



Specifically, the room temp leaching of the BPA looks to be of interest. I find it difficult to accept the arguments from Nalgene, of course they will defend their product. I'd prefer an independent confirmation of safety or otherwise.

Andy

I have searched and quickly reviewed a number of the articles from that search and seriously question their research parameters. I would like to point out that for the past 15+ years, perhaps even 20+ years, most research facilities in the US, if not the world having been using polycarbonate water bottles and cages to water and house rodents for medical research. The population size and ongoing breeding (in the millions per year x 15-20 years) would have reveled a long time ago any adverse effect of BPAs leeched from polycarbonate on embryo development, mutagensis and carcinogesis.

I for one will continue, without hesitation to use water bottles, and any other product made from polycarbonate.

Just my 2 cents-

Pete