Does the CamelBak BPA-Free Better Water Bottle keep water cold?
BPA (short for “bisphenol A”) is in the news once again, with more and more studies showing the possible side effects of BPA consumption, which happens when BPA leaches out of a plastic water bottle and into your drinking water. I haven’t been too worried about BPA, but now that most water bottle makers have been pressured into producing new bottles, and Canada has placed a ban on plastic baby bottles that contain BPA (with the USA proposing something similar,) it might be time to switch to BPA-free bottles. Typical on-bike water bottles aren’t affected, but the heavy-duty polycarbonate bottles from makers such as Nalgene are getting hit hard with negative publicity because they do contain traces of BPA. To adapt, companies are reformulating their plastic water bottles to use BPA-free plastics. Nalgene plans to focus on these new bottles and filter out the existing bottles that contain BPA, and CamelBak has also launched a new line of BPA-free bottles. With this being a “Water Bottle W
CamelBak BPA-Free Better Bottle with Bite Valve Product Features * Easy sipping, no spilling and BPA FREE * Quick flip close – folds flush and stays clean when not in use. * One hand usage – just flip up the Big Bite Valve and sip. No tipping required. * Adapts to other bottles – -standard cap size allows our lid to fit other bottles customer review: ‘Made like they used to’! This is an extremely well-made, high tech yet basic, highly functional, durable water bottle. Super easy to use & to clean! VERY durable thick-walled polycarbonate does NOT impart any plastic taste to your water. Other reviewers have commented amply on the drink nozzle method, so I’ll mention some of it’s other features. My favorite is the finger loop holder. There’s a very sturdy/solid ring, which you just hook your finger through to carry the bottle. Great when your hands are full with sports bags/shopping bags/keys/whatever, & all you can spare is a pinky or thumb to carry one more thing. Also, I’ve gone back &
