Hi Niels, On Sunday, November 02, 2003, at 3:45:04 AM PDT, you wrote: > I would guess this warning was issued by one of the producers of > commercial water bottles that sell for 15 dollars or more. I > abandoned their products four years ago. The PET bottles you get > free with your soft drink are lighter and close better then the > expensive bottles. Especially for the bottles you keep on your deck > and loose to the seagods every once in a while, PET bottles do fine. On the other hand, I think I'm getting my money's worth from a couple of Naglene bottles I've used constantly for the past almost seven years. While I appreciate that soda bottles can be recycled (and they should be!), I also appreciate even more the idea of using totally reusable items when possible. By the way... my "expensive bottles" have never had any problems with closing properly, so I'm not sure where you get that impression (if, that is, you were referring to the same type of bottle I'm using). I have lengths of bungie attached to my Naglene bottles, so whether they're in the cockpit or on deck, I keep them tied down. Never lost one yet! :-) -- Melissa *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Nov 02 2003 - 11:27:06 PST
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