What The Hell Am I Supposed To Do With My Toxic Nalgenes?
I was just thinking about what I could do with all of my supposedly toxic Nalgenes. I have about 7 total and 3 of them are the “bad” ones. So, what are you doing with yours? Did you just throw them out? Recycle them somehow? Use them for something else?
I would imagine that I will keep them and continue to use them as I do not use them on a constant daily basis but mostly just when I am on a trip. Even then, I take my newer ones with me (which are good ones) and leave the older ones home. I do this mainly because my older ones were used on trips such as going to Philmont Scout Ranch and had all kinds of nasty water in them which we had to purify, so they are pretty skanky.
I did just sit one aside and threw all of my loose change in it. I usually just leave it on my dresser or throw it in some sort of other container, so I figured that it may be a good use for one of my Nalgenes. Another option, for cavers, would be to use one as a bathroom bottle for when in caves. The wide mouth should be good enough for anyone to pee or poop in. With things such as the Sani-Fem funnel, it should be easy for everyone! Just make sure not to empty it after a trip and then use it as a water bottle again….bad move.
But, the question becomes – what are you doing with your “bad” water bottles?
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