Those Square 5-Gallon Collapsible Water Jugs
Something has to give - regarding my lifestyle versus a herniated disc. I have been using a total of (4) 2.5 gallon plastic jugs for my purified water. I can get help filling 5 gallon collapsible j...
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There are no known issues with the plastic, Mex, and you are living proof of that. A decade or so ago they made a big deal about a chemical in the clear hard plastic water bottles, but not because there were any issues with it, just because they could. That chemical was quickly removed from new hard (Lexan) bottles.
Keep in mind that we ALL have chemicals from non-stick pans in our bodies and in our water system from human waste water. There is NO known link to any health issues with that, either.
Also keep in mind that lung cancer was virtually unknown until cigarette smoking became popular a hundred years ago. We KNOW that cigarette smoke is deadly yet we shift our focus to much more obscure demons, like chemicals in plastic.
Go on Amazon and search for "Nalgene cantene" These are wide mouth 3 liter collapsible bottles. I use these for water when tenting, piling them into a larger dry bag which carries well.
"Platypus" is another brand name for collapsible bottles, and there are chinee cheapies as big as 10 liters, although if you're going to worry about chemicals in plastic the no-name chinese bottles might be a good place to start.
I know and used the 2.5 and 5-gallen coleman water jugs you're talking about. They're plenty good, but they're the kind of plastic that adds a bitter aftertaste to the water,especially in warm sun. The Nalgene cantene and similar are food-grade plastic and add no aftertaste.
Keep in mind that we ALL have chemicals from non-stick pans in our bodies and in our water system from human waste water. There is NO known link to any health issues with that, either.
Also keep in mind that lung cancer was virtually unknown until cigarette smoking became popular a hundred years ago. We KNOW that cigarette smoke is deadly yet we shift our focus to much more obscure demons, like chemicals in plastic.
Go on Amazon and search for "Nalgene cantene" These are wide mouth 3 liter collapsible bottles. I use these for water when tenting, piling them into a larger dry bag which carries well.
"Platypus" is another brand name for collapsible bottles, and there are chinee cheapies as big as 10 liters, although if you're going to worry about chemicals in plastic the no-name chinese bottles might be a good place to start.
I know and used the 2.5 and 5-gallen coleman water jugs you're talking about. They're plenty good, but they're the kind of plastic that adds a bitter aftertaste to the water,especially in warm sun. The Nalgene cantene and similar are food-grade plastic and add no aftertaste.
