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Old 04-23-2011, 09:14 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by basjoos View Post
But they leave a plastic taste (bisphenol-a?) in the water, especially when they have been left sitting in the sun for awhile. Metal leaves a bit of a taste in the water as well, but not as bad. I prefer to use glass for water containers, it doesn't taint the water left in it.
I've never been able to detect any plastic taste from soda/water type bottles, though I can taste just a bit from e.g. bike water bottles. As for glass... well, aside from the weight, I think I'd re-think that the first time I slipped, or dropped the backpack on some rocks...

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