hitchens97 wrote:Anyone know where these are made?

I'm 98.4% sure they're made in a factory. Hope that helps!

bthomasj wrote:Well Said! Just remember if you choose to freeze it, fill it only part way, then leave the lid off and set it in the freezer sideways. If you fill it full and then freeze with the lid on, chances are it will crack wide open from the expanding liquid as it freezes. Been there; done that....

ROFL!!!!

Guess you never learned that as a kid with a pop can.

bsmith1 wrote:I'm 98.4% sure they're made in a factory. Hope that helps!

78.4% of statistics are made up on the spot!

Shakeabop wrote:In for 6-I think they'll be good stocking stuffers.

Thats EXACTLY WHY I too went in for 6! At this price, and with Christmas coming up right around the bend, these things are 'no brainers' in my opinion!

DCno10 wrote:heh how about this news article.

probably explains the video not working on the website.

OK thanks, enough info to say no

RonnyBoy wrote:I'm real cheep (Get it?) so I reuse the plastic containers that hold the bottled water, over and over and over again. Everybody thinks I'm drinking premium bottled water but you and I know it's just cheeeeeeep tap water. I can save $4.95 not buying theeeeese (Get it?) stainless steel containers, and thousands, well maybe hundreds of dollars by not buying the fresh premium bottled water. Am I greeeeeeeen (Get it?)? Nah, but I'm reaaaaaaal cheeeeeeep!

Thats not a good idea. Refilling plastic bottled water bottles is very bad for you. The more the refill them, the more chemicals get into the water and you end up drinking them. This is thought to give you cancer. For more info just google 'water bottle refill cancer'. You should probably buy these!

howy61 wrote:ROFL!!!!

Guess you never learned that as a kid with a pop can.

Learned then forgotten... Actually I thought the canteen was strong enough battle the forces of nature. And evil. And garden gnomes.

SaintWacko wrote:Is this double-walled? I have a stainless steel water bottle that isn't, and it can't keep anything cold.

All you have to do (and it's what I ALWAYS do with mine)to keep cold drinks cold in 'uninsulated' drink (and/or even the 'regular' plastic water) bottles is to stick one of those neoprene can cozies onto it & it'll keep your drink ice cold (or hot if you add a warm beverage instead) for hours! This idea works especially well if you'll just add a few ice cubes into the bottle right before filling it up with the water, juice, soda, etc. that you choose to be drinking on that day.
If you really want to 'plan ahead', then what you can do is very simple. You fill it up about a quarter to a third of the way with water the night before, and place it in your freezer overnight. Then the next day, or whenever you want to use it, you just fill it up the rest of the way with whatever your chosen beverage might be. By doing it like this, and then placing the bottle inside of a can cozie, your drink will stay nice & cold literally all day long, even in the hottest of weather! Hope this helps!

I like the sub-zero ones at walgreens. They put them on sale often. Regular price is like $3.99. Like ALL of the stainless bottles I have seen, they are made in china. The customer service for sub-zero was excellent. They sent me some of their sports caps since I had bought their bottles before they had that cap. I haven't had any problems with the sub-zero bottles I have purchased.

branflake12 wrote:be weary folks...
http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2009/02/eco-canteen-product-review/

I love my kleenkanteen (yes it was $16 for one, but none of what you will read in the link)

It appears that the problems people were having were mostly related to how much they got charged, not the product itself. Unless Woot! has bought the company's billing policies in addition to the actual product, I wouldn't worry too much.

Yeah, with shipping considered, buying 6 would be the only way that they come out worth buying, imo.

ldsmom7566 wrote:Thats EXACTLY WHY I too went in for 6! At this price, and with Christmas coming up right around the bend, these things are 'no brainers' in my opinion!

Beaupedia wrote:You're missing half of why people use these and don't do what you do. Plastic bottles like you're reusing start breaking down and leaching chemicals which you then drink. It's not great stuff.

Not to mention the health concerns also of not being able to adequately wash out a flimsy plastic bottle that you are reusing many times. If you want to be really cheap you would get something like these to hold your tap water and thereby thwarting future expensive health issues. God knows cancer ain't cheap these days...

kelliedn wrote:And I can get 3 stainless steel water bottles with 3 neoprene covers at Costco for $10.00! These are NOT a good deal.

It's a very good deal. Just because you found a SLIGHTLY (which isn't as soon as you buy more than 1 set of these)better one locally doesn't diminish it for the rest of us.

And don't you have to pay to shop at Costco?

spitfire8898 wrote:If it had just a regular cap I'd grab a pair...I hate those little spout doohickeys...besides! With a plastic sports bottle, you squeeze it to get water out faster...what do you do with this? I can't be shaking and shaking...I'm a fast drinker and got places to go!

You suck on it. There is a air valve on the top.

gore410 wrote:Thats not a good idea. Refilling plastic bottled water bottles is very bad for you. The more the refill them, the more chemicals get into the water and you end up drinking them. This is thought to give you cancer. For more info just google 'water bottle refill cancer'. You should probably buy these!

Funny, the first result was snopes.

Did you know that when you drink out of the tap you are likely to consume large quantities of dihydrogenmonoxide?

Warzau wrote:I do this as well BTW you can only sanitize in a dishwasher not sterilize, unless you have a autoclave your not telling us about

It's good enough for baby bottles. In your dishwasher it's close enough to sterilized unless you have some heat loving bacteria from hot springs.....

It sounds a little funny to eat off sanitized plates.

Despite all the pissing and moaning who wants to bet these still sell out? :D

Gatzby wrote:Careful with this. If it's anything like the Kleen Kanteen, and I don't know that it is, freezing voids the warranty and may damage it. Make sure to read directions and whatnot.

So don't freeze it for the first 90 days? Seriously just putting it in the freezer without the cap, is good enough.

CaptainTr1pps wrote:It's a very good deal. Just because you found a SLIGHTLY (which isn't as soon as you buy more than 1 set of these)better one locally doesn't diminish it for the rest of us.

And don't you have to pay to shop at Costco?

Actually, I don't pay to shop at Costco, I have an executive membership and my purchases through the year give me enough of a rebate to cover my membership every single year and then some.

And it's not just "slightly" better when you realize you ALSO get the neoprene sleeves, and that 6 of the Costco ones with 6 neoprene sleeves is $20, while 6 here without neoprene sleeves is also $20.00

Lots of people are suggesting using the sleeves....but you still have to BUY some with this deal.

Geez, people get their panties in a bunch when others "think" they have a better deal that really isn't better, but I get dis'd because I did find a better deal? okay!

nutrageous wrote:It's good enough for baby bottles. In your dishwasher it's close enough to sterilized unless you have some heat loving bacteria from hot springs.....

It sounds a little funny to eat off sanitized plates.

Shhh don't tell that to those heat loving bacteria.

jamesmcn wrote:Funny, the first result was snopes.

Did you know that when you drink out of the tap you are likely to consume large quantities of dihydrogenmonoxide?

NNNOOOOO dihydrogenmonoxide won't someone think of the children.

Get a Klean Kanteen instead. They have an insulated version if you want to carry hot beverages in addition to cold:

http://kleankanteen.com/products/insulated/klean-kanteen-insulated.html

Costs more, but at least you won't be supporting a shady business.

If BlendTec can sue VitaMix, Kleen Kanteen should be all over this design.

I'll stick with my Kleen Kanteen. They did a product replacement program on the sports cap because some people complained when the cap broke if you dropped the bottle. So they replaced it with an even better made cap. For some reason I don't think this mfg would follow through at that level.

stinhoutx wrote:If BlendTec can sue VitaMix, Kleen Kanteen should be all over this design.

I'll stick with my Kleen Kanteen. They did a product replacement program on the sports cap because some people complained when the cap broke if you dropped the bottle. So they replaced it with an even better made cap. For some reason I don't think this mfg would follow through at that level.

As someone already pointed out a few pages back... these and the kleen kanteen are probably made my the same company in China and then just have their name put on it and sell it as their own product even though they are technically just a middle man marking up the price and silk screening a name on them! if that is the case then their would be no lawsuit possible seeing as they dont actually own the design of the product.

Are these things lined with BPA epoxy resins?

tesla33 wrote:The only problem I see is they don't seem to have caps for the spouts. The more fastidious among us need those to keep cooties off the part we sip from. My Kleen Kanteen has a cap. It's also more than twice as expensive. Good deal, though, for a (presumably) Chinese water bottle...

It's a pop-up pop-down type of cap. Like any water bottle you use while you're biking.

jeffshinn wrote:Not to mention the health concerns also of not being able to adequately wash out a flimsy plastic bottle that you are reusing many times. If you want to be really cheap you would get something like these to hold your tap water and thereby thwarting future expensive health issues. God knows cancer ain't cheap these days...

Geesh I don't think one should worry about the plastic as much as one should worry about what comes out of the tap. Watch the KoolAid they are handing out...

I think I will pass on chinese water bottles. How can I be sure there not made with recycled toxic or radioactive or even lead contaminated material? Just seems a little too cheap. Sorry.

tomonline976 wrote:Is it a thermos? Nope, a steel water bottle? Yep.


Most of the complaints that I saw about this thing stem from the website and wacky shipping charges that annoyed people. Woot takes care of that problem easily.

In for 4 myself.

And the complaints on Amazon were generic complaints like "I've never used one..." "it's too cold to the touch..." or "it sweats too much"... Which are going to be the same for any non-insulated canteen. Again, you can't fairly compare products are completely misaligned in price.

Unless you are heating plastic to the point of melting (or eating it), there is absolutely no danger from using or re-using it, other than sanitary concerns. People are scared way too easily.

The reason to switch is the amount of non-biodegrading garbage it creates, because recycling is still pretty pitiful in this country on the whole.

Aluminum drink cans have a plastic liner.

I think combining wine woot and this item would work very well in helping me get through my workday.

Darn you Ron Burgundy for showing me another time and place where I could have been allowed to have a bottle in my top draw at work!!!

gore410 wrote:Thats not a good idea. Refilling plastic bottled water bottles is very bad for you. The more the refill them, the more chemicals get into the water and you end up drinking them. This is thought to give you cancer. For more info just google 'water bottle refill cancer'. You should probably buy these!

Amusing. This is exactly one of the claims that got the Eco Canteen sued for "false and misleading advertising". (Spoiler: Eco lied).

Re-linking from earlier in the comments:
http://www.foodbev.com/news/victory-for-ibwa-in-litigation-against-eco-canteen-ads

mikemtn wrote:Aluminum drink cans have a plastic liner.

Or maybe they don't?

merlin703 wrote:The video review doesn't work. Are these things worth it?

IF you like your drinks to taste like metal, its totally worth it!

DCno10 wrote:heh how about this news article.

probably explains the video not working on the website.

And probably explains why Woot got a truckload cheap!

shelshel0110 wrote:I find it amusing that these bottles are being marketed as eco-friendly. The carbon footprint of each bottle is equal to about 1000 plastic bottles. In other words, you would have to use each bottle more than 1000 times to be more environmentally friendly than plastic bottles.

I usually refill my bottle at least 2 times daily, usually 4 or 5 times. So I guess 4X5 = 20 times per week, then 20X50 for the year would make a grand. So i make your quota, yay go earth. And water is the best drink ever!

Will this fit in a bicycle water bottle cage?

Good price and good for the environment. Excellent gifts for eco-friends.