Camelbaks vs Nalgene

[Xosé Manuel Alvariño]

Excellent feedback. Thanks.

Silly question, but what about plastic bottles, 2 heavy?

Xosé Manuel

In a message dated 1/24/2003 8:37:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, brermartinaWEBTV.NET writes:

> Have "given away" my Camelbak because it makes the water taste bad --
> this plastic outgasses toxins, and water is the universal solvent.
> Smell & taste communicate with the highest centers in the brain and are
> our first lines of immune defence! (Thought some of you would like to
> know.)  Glass (breakable) and Nalgene (not), are basically non-reactive;
> though every month or so of use, they should be cleaned out (bacteria
> will build up) with "Oxyclean" (preferably), or a Clorox-type product,
> then rinsed out well.  Porcelain is also good, if embedded with silver
> -- the silver will release colloids into the water, rendering harmless
> any & all bacteria from accumulated build-up -- though it is still
> important to have clean water to begin with -- "alive" water being the
> best. Since our bodies are ca 70% water, this just touches on a very
> important subject....
> our bodies are like batteries, also needing salts in order to stay
> energized during this long hike...  best wishes to all, I'm starting off
> from St Jean PdP in mid-April     Martin Ray
> brermartinawebtv.net