We just read a really interesting article at Hoax Slayer about the dangers of leaving plastic bottles filled with water in your car in the sun on a hot day. Experiments were done and the magnification of the heat through the water and the clear plastic disposable bottle left marks in the car’s upholstery in 7 SECONDS!
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Whether or not you can actually start a fire in your car this way we really don’t know, but if you can damage the upholstery, here’s yet another reason to avoid storing clear disposable plastic water bottles in the car.
Safe alternatives should include:-
- Stainless Steel Drink Bottles (either single wall or double wall), or
- BPA Free Plastic Water Bottles that are opaque in colour
Visit BPA Free Water Bottles for Australia’s largest range of both stainless steel and bpa free plastic water bottle options.
The full range of Nathan Stainless Steel & Nathan Tritan Plastic Water Bottles can be purchased from selected quality sporting & adventure stores nationally. Visit Everest Sports to find your nearest retailer or purchase Nathan Water Bottles online from Shop Naturally.
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We are frequently asked where various brands of Stainless Steel Drink Bottles are made. The short answer is all the best brands are made in China. Site sponsor Shop Naturally spent an extensive amount of time sourcing water bottles and was unable to find any manufactured locally. While all the brands they stock are manufactured in China, only reputable brands were chosen who displayed information about choosing ethical manufacturers. Here is a list of the 7 major brands stocked, the country of origin & also the country where the company is located – for those who want to want to keep their dollars as close to home as possible. The Cheeki water bottles are the best selling of all brands due to their colourful artwork and price.
Water Bottle origin information supplied courtesy of Australia’s largest online water bottle retailer Shop Naturally
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Women’s Health Magazine – January 2010 – page 148
Read the article in the ‘Nutrition’ section of the Jan ’10 issue called ‘Just Add Water’ (starting page 147) where you can find out about 6 different myths vs facts about hydration.
Page 148 talks about the ‘bring your own options’ and compares the SIGG Water Bottles and the Cheeki Water Bottles. When the SIGG bottles start from $34.10 and the Cheeki bottles from $17.95, it’s not a tough choice for most.
To make an informed choice, you need to know that the Cheeki Bottles are manufactured from Food Grade Stainless Steel and the Cheeki Bottles are aluminium and they are lined. Please visit the official website below for further information so you can make an informed choice.
Official Cheeki website – www.cheeki.net.au
Official SIGG website – www.siggaustralia.com.au
Cheeki Water Bottle Stockists
Shop Naturally & selected health food stores nationally.
SIGG Water Bottle Stockists
Various kitchenware, department stores and gift outlet locations around the country.
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Klean Kanteen Sports 2.0 Cap
In-house product testing from the team at Shop Naturally has shown that the Klean Kanteen Sports 2.0 cap has THE best water flow out of any of the sports caps in their range. Considering they have the widest range of water bottles for sale online in Australia, this is a pretty good review.
If rapid water flow is important to you in a sports cap, they recommend the Klean Kanteen Drink Bottles before any others in their range.
The Klean Kanteen Sports 2.0 cap is advertised as having 3x the water flow of their original lid. There is a tiny silicone valve in the lid that allows for increased air flow in the lid. While most other lids have the air flow in the actual mouth piece (which means that with some of the lesser quality lids, you are sucking up a little bit of air as you drink), this lid does not. The only down side is that these Sports 2.0 caps are not leak-proof. If you let one roll around a sports bag and the silicone seal is nudged, they will leak a little.
For transport, they recommend a screw cap, either the standard BPA free polypropylene screw cap or a klean kanteen stainless steel flat cap (available to be purchased seperately). You can quickly and easily switch out the lid when you’re about to start your exercise.
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