Comments on: The safest alternative to plastic water bottles http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/ Running, Triathlon, Adeventure Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:56:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: charles http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-16057 charles Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:55:53 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-16057 I didn't catch what the Kleen Kanteen caps and "rubber" seal are made of. The cap looks like plastic to me, not stainless steel. For those considering Wal cans, this should be a real concern. I'll stick with glass myself. Yes, they shatter. Of course the steel cap is lined with plastic, probably a bad one. Darn it all ! I didn’t catch what the Kleen Kanteen caps and “rubber” seal are made of. The cap looks like plastic to me, not stainless steel.

For those considering Wal cans, this should be a real concern.

I’ll stick with glass myself. Yes, they shatter. Of course the steel cap is lined with plastic, probably a bad one. Darn it all !

]]> By: Sandi Carmichael http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-12983 Sandi Carmichael Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:50:12 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-12983 We get questions like this all the time at CPI. Stainless Steel water bottles are definitely the way to go. However the brand names are just charging you for their Branding costs, which I think is unfair. The differences are the wide mouth (also available in generic variety) and the 'kool kolours'. Always make sure your bottles are Food Grade Stainless steel. If there is a plastic liner in your bottle you may have an Aluminum one, this can scratch and expose BPA as well so please be wary of the 'cheaper versions'. Anything less then $15.00 retail I wouldn't buy. Drink safe kids. We get questions like this all the time at CPI. Stainless Steel water bottles are definitely the way to go. However the brand names are just charging you for their Branding costs, which I think is unfair.
The differences are the wide mouth (also available in generic variety) and the ‘kool kolours’.

Always make sure your bottles are Food Grade Stainless steel. If there is a plastic liner in your bottle you may have an Aluminum one, this can scratch and expose BPA as well so please be wary of the ‘cheaper versions’. Anything less then $15.00 retail I wouldn’t buy.

Drink safe kids.

]]> By: Nick Capra http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-12702 Nick Capra Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:16:41 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-12702 Hi Sandy, here is why I am sticking with Klean Kanteen. 1) they were one of the first companies to address the whole BPA challenge and deserve support for their forward thinking. 2) unlike those cheap "Wal" stainless steel bottles, they are one solid forged bottle with no welds (unlike the cheap bottles that have a bottom welded on often with solder made up of materials that eventually rust - there out there in droves and will be in landfills in drove too - a great example of planned obsolescence!). 3) The large opening makes it easier to clean and actually see inside the bottle (in case something is growing from the juice or what ever else that the bottle was used for) - the cheap bottles often have a small opening that disallows for a good cleaning. 4) Klean Kanteen is the only supplier of stainless steel water bottles that are a member of 1% FOR THE PLANET, devoting 1% of their gross sales to not for profit organizations working on behalf of us and the environment . This company has done everything possible to provide a product that is safe, sustainable, and is manufactured with the highest labor standards possible. I haven't seen that with any other option out there.I will continue to keep my eyes open for locally manufactured options. Hi Sandy, here is why I am sticking with Klean Kanteen.
1) they were one of the first companies to address the whole BPA challenge and deserve support for their forward thinking.
2) unlike those cheap “Wal” stainless steel bottles, they are one solid forged bottle with no welds (unlike the cheap bottles that have a bottom welded on often with solder made up of materials that eventually rust - there out there in droves and will be in landfills in drove too - a great example of planned obsolescence!).
3) The large opening makes it easier to clean and actually see inside the bottle (in case something is growing from the juice or what ever else that the bottle was used for) - the cheap bottles often have a small opening that disallows for a good cleaning.
4) Klean Kanteen is the only supplier of stainless steel water bottles that are a member of 1% FOR THE PLANET, devoting 1% of their gross sales to not for profit organizations working on behalf of us and the environment .
This company has done everything possible to provide a product that is safe, sustainable, and is manufactured with the highest labor standards possible. I haven’t seen that with any other option out there.I will continue to keep my eyes open for locally manufactured options.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-12692 Sandy Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:05:09 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-12692 Seriously what makes Klean Kanteen any different from the Stainless Steel water bottles sold anywhere else then, if they are all made in china, might as well go to Walmart or the dollar store and pay $10.00 to $15.00 dollars less. Seems to me we are just going to pay for the "name". NO THANKS! Seriously what makes Klean Kanteen any different from the Stainless Steel water bottles sold anywhere else then, if they are all made in china, might as well go to Walmart or the dollar store and pay $10.00 to $15.00 dollars less. Seems to me we are just going to pay for the “name”. NO THANKS!

]]> By: Sandy http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-12691 Sandy Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:00:58 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-12691 I too have been searching for a Stainless Steel Water Bottle made in Canada (among other things) I recieved the reply from Nick that he has written here when I e-mailed the company to see where their bottles are manufactured. I am sick of Sales people telling me that I would not pay a higher price for something that was manufactured here in Canada. I most certainly would AND I would feel safer. I think as consumers we are ridiculous to continue being so passive and naive about buying goods manufactured in China when we have NO control over the materials that go into making them. Out of sight out of mind. The retailers would not make the same profit that they can when selling goods made in China and so the push for change in manufacturing will never come from them. What a complacent world we live in. I am glad to see Lynn and Tina are of the same mindset and I know there are alot more of us out there. How frustrating for people who want to see change! I too have been searching for a Stainless Steel Water Bottle made in Canada (among other things) I recieved the reply from Nick that he has written here when I e-mailed the company to see where their bottles are manufactured. I am sick of Sales people telling me that I would not pay a higher price for something that was manufactured here in Canada. I most certainly would AND I would feel safer. I think as consumers we are ridiculous to continue being so passive and naive about buying goods manufactured in China when we have NO control over the materials that go into making them. Out of sight out of mind. The retailers would not make the same profit that they can when selling goods made in China and so the push for change in manufacturing will never come from them. What a complacent world we live in. I am glad to see Lynn and Tina are of the same mindset and I know there are alot more of us out there. How frustrating for people who want to see change!

]]> By: Tina http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-10710 Tina Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:28 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-10710 Is there a stainless steel water bottle out there that is Not Made In China. Klean Kanteen water bottles are made in China, and Sigg are made of aluminum and some kind of inner lining which as of yet we don't know whether this is ok to use or we could find out years from now it was bad for us to. I am trying to find a water bottle for my children that is 100% safe and I am sick of looking for hours on the internet only to find that every thing comes from China!! I refuse to buy products from there. If any one knows of an American or Canadian made product please let me know. Is there a stainless steel water bottle out there that is Not Made In China. Klean Kanteen water bottles are made in China, and Sigg are made of aluminum and some kind of inner lining which as of yet we don’t know whether this is ok to use or we could find out years from now it was bad for us to. I am trying to find a water bottle for my children that is 100% safe and I am sick of looking for hours on the internet only to find that every thing comes from China!! I refuse to buy products from there. If any one knows of an American or Canadian made product please let me know.

]]> By: Lynn http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-8435 Lynn Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:08:54 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-8435 Great article Nick. Thanks. I've been searching high and low for a stainless bottle made in Canada, or at least North America. I try really hard to support local industry, but as you said, it is not an easy task. I am so sick of asking where something is made, only to hear "China" as the response. Are we Canadians all nuts? Does nobody else care what we're doing to our own country, not to mention the environment by importing all this stuff? I would be happy to pay more for something made in Canada. Our wages and standard of living are well worth it. I appreciate the information you've provided regarding Klean Kanteen. If I absolutely have to buy an import, I'll buy theirs. Sounds like you've already done the leg work. Great article Nick. Thanks. I’ve been searching high and low for a stainless bottle made in Canada, or at least North America. I try really hard to support local industry, but as you said, it is not an easy task. I am so sick of asking where something is made, only to hear “China” as the response. Are we Canadians all nuts? Does nobody else care what we’re doing to our own country, not to mention the environment by importing all this stuff? I would be happy to pay more for something made in Canada. Our wages and standard of living are well worth it. I appreciate the information you’ve provided regarding Klean Kanteen. If I absolutely have to buy an import, I’ll buy theirs. Sounds like you’ve already done the leg work.

]]> By: Nick Capra http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-7878 Nick Capra Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:49:17 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-7878 <p>Hi Haley...your China manufacturing/ importing skepticism is certainly valid. I can tell you that there are no stainless steel water bottles manufactured in Canada (I've searched and searched unsuccessfully). If anyone knows of one I would love to have their contact info. Our relationship with Kleen Kanteen began before the BPA and plastic water bottle issue became widespread in the public. They were/are a small company born out of a great social and ecological conscience. As far as the process of manufacturing is concerned they would be best to answer that, although I'm sure like anything we consume it comes at some ecological costs. In an ideal world we would have bottles made here in Canada by Canadians and used by Canadians - of course at the same price as importing them, but the reality is far from that. I can't say for sure but it wouldn't be a stretch to say the same bottle manufactured here would cost double and Canadians, as noble as we are, are not willing to pay the higher costs. As a buyer I always look for products made in Canada as my #1 option. Unfortunately those options are becoming fewer and fewer. That concerns me and should be a concern of all Canadians. Our dependence on other countries to supply us with goods just keeps climbing which inevitably will threaten our own independence. While China has been a country that has traditionally supplied us with consumer goods I'm seeing more and more food (raw and processed) coming from China. In the event of a national or international disaster or (heaven forbid) a war, being dependent on a country half way across the globe seems idiotic and dangerous. Sorry for this long reply but I, like you, am very concerned about this issue. </p> <p>For more tech information on the manufacturing process, contact Kleen Kanteen direct. Hope this helps.</p> <p>Thanks</p> Hi Haley…your China manufacturing/ importing skepticism is certainly valid. I can tell you that there are no stainless steel water bottles manufactured in Canada (I’ve searched and searched unsuccessfully). If anyone knows of one I would love to have their contact info. Our relationship with Kleen Kanteen began before the BPA and plastic water bottle issue became widespread in the public. They were/are a small company born out of a great social and ecological conscience. As far as the process of manufacturing is concerned they would be best to answer that, although I’m sure like anything we consume it comes at some ecological costs. In an ideal world we would have bottles made here in Canada by Canadians and used by Canadians - of course at the same price as importing them, but the reality is far from that. I can’t say for sure but it wouldn’t be a stretch to say the same bottle manufactured here would cost double and Canadians, as noble as we are, are not willing to pay the higher costs. As a buyer I always look for products made in Canada as my #1 option. Unfortunately those options are becoming fewer and fewer. That concerns me and should be a concern of all Canadians. Our dependence on other countries to supply us with goods just keeps climbing which inevitably will threaten our own independence. While China has been a country that has traditionally supplied us with consumer goods I’m seeing more and more food (raw and processed) coming from China. In the event of a national or international disaster or (heaven forbid) a war, being dependent on a country half way across the globe seems idiotic and dangerous. Sorry for this long reply but I, like you, am very concerned about this issue.

For more tech information on the manufacturing process, contact Kleen Kanteen direct. Hope this helps.

Thanks

]]> By: Haley http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-7848 Haley Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:21:08 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-7848 Does anyone know if there is any information on the manufacturing process or quality controls in place of the Kleen Kanteen? I am a bit skeptical about going with this product since it is manufactured in China. Thanks Does anyone know if there is any information on the manufacturing process or quality controls in place of the Kleen Kanteen? I am a bit skeptical about going with this product since it is manufactured in China.

Thanks

]]> By: chirstina http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-7063 chirstina Sat, 03 May 2008 15:31:12 +0000 http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2008/01/18/the-safest-alternative-to-plastic-water-bottles/#comment-7063 I've just bought the Kleen Kanteen bottle and it is great there has not been one leak yet, I strongly consider that everyone try this product. I’ve just bought the Kleen Kanteen bottle and it is great there has not been one leak yet, I strongly consider that everyone try this product.

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