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water water everywhere, but how to avoid the stink

mrblakwell — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:48:28 -0800

I'm trying to be good and drink lots of water. I feel better when I do. I work in an office, so I bought one of those knockoff nalgene bottles from target so i can have ice water and not be in danger of spilling it on my computer. 2 problems - how do I keep my desk free of bottle sweat, and how do I keep my bottle from smelling? the sweat: i'm tired of wet paper towels on my desk, but I like my water cold. any other ideas? or an alternative to the nalgene bottle that is less likely to sweat? (and smell?)

the smell: someone asked here how to get rid of the moldy smell (if it gets really nasty, I run it thru the dishwasher. is this ok?) - but i want to keep my bottle clean without having to wash it every day. i know it should only takes a minute to wash it, but my office has practically no hot water, also people leave the sponge in the sink all the time, so it reeks, and I'm not going to go out and buy more sponges, or be the freak that keeps his own sponge. is there anything I can do so quickly that I'd have time to do it even when I look up and realize that I'm gonna have to run for my train?

Are Nalgene water bottles really unsafe?

Loto — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:53:24 -0800

Are Nalgene water bottles really unsafe? So, a while ago there was a lot of hoopla about Nalgene water bottles with the recycling designation of #7 (a form of lexan, I think) causing all sorts of health problems in lab tests. However, the only information I can find is third-hand on sites of questionable repute.

At the time, I stopped using my nice Nalgene bottle, but I am curious if this actually panned out to be more than anything but scaremongering? Namely, can I start using my Nalgene bottle again without the fear of having my testicles shrink and die?

Removing Nalgene bottle graphics

ibechase — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 22:53:49 -0800

I've received a lot of 32 oz. Nalgene brand bottles, 10 to be exact. I want to use them and decorate them as gifts. Before decorating, I want to remove the graphics from the bottles, how can I do it without scuffing the bottles too much and without compromising the bottles structure? The bottles are made of a Polycarbonate/Lexan. I'm unsure about what type of ink is used for the graphics on the bottles. The graphics on the bottle cover about 6-6.5 square inches. I've used sandpaper, a fairly large grit, that scuffed it up too much. I've tried a few solvents, paint thinner and isopropyl rubbing alcohol and those didn't work at all. Any ideas would be great! Thanks!

How do I solve a moldy-smelling Nalgene bottle?

trharlan — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:00:44 -0800

How should I get the mold smell out of my Nalgene polycarbonate water bottles? Efferdent failed.