Melissa wrote: "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." I second the Nalgene bottle idea, for several reasons: one, if you spend a some money on a good piece of gear you are more likely to value it and treat it well. and tether it etc. to keep it around, rather than allow the bottles to go adrift. We don't need more stuff floating around where we paddle. Two, they are practically indestructable. I've seen a full one dropped from 40 feet up onto rock and the bottle didn't break. So they will have your water in them when you need the water, regardless of how rough the seas get or how hard the landing. Oh, and if you get the wide mouth style, you can screw a water purifier directly on the bottle. Another good reason for the wide mouth is you can use it as dry storage if that's a bigger problem than water for the begining of a trip. Cheers, Carey *************************************************************************** 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 - 19:41:15 PST
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