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		<title>Product Review &#8211; Sigg Bottle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carmen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, lea already gave you the low-down on our recent purchase of new reusable water bottles.  We each wanted different things out of our new bottles, and I chose a Sigg bottle.
 This one:
 
SIGG 1.0L Lifestyle 2006 Series I &#8211; Reusable Bottle - in the &#8220;curves (black)&#8221; style
Purchased (of course) from reusablebags.com &#8211; can&#8217;t say enough good things [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So, lea already gave you the <a href="http://laughing-tree.com/?p=41">low-down</a> on our recent purchase of new reusable water bottles.  We each wanted different things out of our new bottles, and I chose a Sigg bottle.</p>
<p> This one:</p>
<p><a href="http://laughing-tree.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/sigg.jpg" title="SIGG bottle"><img src="http://laughing-tree.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/sigg.jpg" alt="SIGG bottle" /></a> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.reusablebags.com/store/sigg-lifestyle-2006-series-reusable-bottles-p-604.html#"><strong>SIGG 1.0L Lifestyle 2006 Series I &#8211; Reusable Bottle</strong></a> - in the &#8220;curves (black)&#8221; style</p>
<p>Purchased (of course) from <a href="http://www.reusablebags.com">reusablebags.com</a> &#8211; can&#8217;t say enough good things about that site!</p>
<p>Anyhoo &#8211; back to the product review.  I really love this bottle so far, and I&#8217;m happy with my choice.  I chose the 1.0-liter size, which holds 33oz &#8211; because it was the same size as my Nalgene bottles were (32oz).  SIGG carries a lot more colors and styles in their 0.6L (20.4oz) size, but I thought that would be too small for me.  I was happy to find a design that I liked in the 1.0L size, because I did want something fun with style and personality.</p>
<p>Here are my other thoughts on this bottle so far:</p>
<p><u>Pros</u>:<br />
- Good size &#8211; not too big and still holds plenty of water<br />
- Stays cold enough for me (but I have developed cold sensitivity due to some recent dental work, so this isn&#8217;t as big a priority for me as it used to be)<br />
- Water tastes great!  No icky plastic flavors &#8211; actually, no strange flavors, ever!<br />
- Smaller mouth than the Nalgenes I had before &#8211; easier to drink from<br />
- Lightweight aluminum</p>
<p><u>Cons</u>:<br />
- Can&#8217;t fit ice cubes in it (but see above &#8211; I haven&#8217;t really tried yet due to my coldness issues)<br />
- For some reason, I keep forgetting to close the darn thing completely when I put it in my bag to take home after work &#8211; so end up with a bag full &#8216;o water!  However, I really don&#8217;t think this is the bottle&#8217;s fault, we should probably chalk this up to &#8220;user error&#8221; as they say in my industry (or PBKAC, or ID10T error, or&#8230; choose your clever acronym!)</p>
<p>All in all, I&#8217;m very pleased with this SIGG bottle and would definitely recommend them and/or buy another one in the future!</p>
<p>S0 &#8211; if you are still using those plastic disposable water bottles as your method of staying hydrated all day &#8211; consider your options and remember to REUSE! <br />
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		<title>Product Review &#8211; Kleen Kanteen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long before studies came out about the potential problem with nalgene bottles I stopped using mine because I could never get them clean enough. Washing by hand left me with soap-flavored water for days on end (despite my obsessive rinsing) and the dishwasher left all kinds of funk inside. Just thinking about it makes me [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Long before studies came out about the potential problem with <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/06/toxic_shock_avo.php">nalgene bottles</a> I stopped using mine because I could never get them clean enough. Washing by hand left me with soap-flavored water for days on end (despite my obsessive rinsing) and the dishwasher left all kinds of funk inside. Just thinking about it makes me queasy. To make matters worse, my obsessive-compulsive tendencies tell me that glass and metal (in general) are cleaner than plastic because they aren&#8217;t as porous.</p>
<p>After banning nalgene bottle use (I still have them if anyone knows any fun things to do with them) I lived on bottled water. I know bottled water is bad &#8211; bad for you and bad for the environment &#8211; but it was the only way I could drink water. To my defense I would buy a large quantity of it and reuse the bottles for about a month before replacing them. Not an ideal solution but I&#8217;m a heavy water drinker (I also don&#8217;t drink the tap water from work) and I needed a temporary solution.</p>
<p>When we bought our wonderful reusable bags we both bought reusable metal water bottles too. I bought a <a href="http://www.reusablebags.com/store/klean-kanteen-40oz-stainless-steel-reusable-bottle-p-325.html">40 oz. Kleen Kanteen</a> (because it was the biggest) and carmen got a Sigg bottle.</p>
<p><a href="http://laughing-tree.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/kk.jpg" title="kleen kanteen"><img src="http://laughing-tree.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/kk.jpg" alt="kleen kanteen" /></a></p>
<p>So far my bottle has several pros and cons.</p>
<p><u>Pros:</u></p>
<p>- holds a lot of water</p>
<p>- seems to stay colder longer than carmen&#8217;s Sigg bottle</p>
<p><u>Cons:</u></p>
<p>- water sometimes tastes metallic</p>
<p>- fell on the ground today when I got out of the car and got pretty dented which made me sad, especially since it&#8217;s steel!</p>
<p>- I don&#8217;t like the loopy lid but it&#8217;s only cosmetic and there are replacements available</p>
<p>Overall, I like my bottle a lot. One bottle usually lasts me most of the day, which is important, and it stays cold for about 5 hours without any ice in it.</p>
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