Water Bottles

[damaralenoire]

In my BOB I have packed a large Bobble Bottle which i bought over a year ago, over the last year I have bought a few of these bottles (in smaller sizes) and a jug and spare filters for them all. For a standard bottle and filter they cost £8 - £10 the one i use religiously just keeping it in my bag to and from work. However a few people i have spoken to have told me they are just a gimmic and dont have any real effectiveness. Anyone have anything to say on this, does anyone else use the Bobble bottles or agree they wont be of any use

[pseudonym]

From their site, my bold:

bobble is a stylish, reusable bottle that filters water as you drink, using an ingenious replaceable carbon filter. when water passes through the filter, the carbon removes chlorine and organic contaminants. bobble is intended for municipal tap water making water better, with every sip.


So - they make tap water taste better.

[Yorkshire Andy]

I palmed mine off to a tea total lad for a birthday present I read the label after I got it home.....

[damaralenoire]

One of the main reasons originally was because i was a bit hesitant about drinking tap water from my apartment as there is constant black gunk forming around the taps, but i fell for the sales talk when i bought more from the rep saying that they are ideal for filtering stream water or using in camping situations etc, but i guess they are not really that much use if i am constantly going to be concerned about drinking the water from them anyways

[PreppingPingu]

For safety I'd boil stream water anyway first, filtering with one of those things after might give you some extra peace of mind or just improve the taste. Water tastes very different dependant on the local geology. Our water down south is very chalky but when I spent a week on the Caledonian canal, the waters from up on the hills of the lochs were brown and peaty.

[Oldarborman]

I have three 25ltr brewing barrels of water to load in my van if I needed to bo or bi

[damaralenoire]

i am not sure if this is somewhere mentioned on the site already however, I have recently purchased 2 20 litre water carriers, and it has been suggested to keep water filled in them on standby, but (being new to this side of prepping) how long can the water be safely stored before it needs replacing, cos i dont want to be filling one up only for it to become stagnant and needing to be replaced

[preppingsu]

i am not sure if this is somewhere mentioned on the site already however, I have recently purchased 2 20 litre water carriers, and it has been suggested to keep water filled in them on standby, but (being new to this side of prepping) how long can the water be safely stored before it needs replacing, cos i dont want to be filling one up only for it to become stagnant and needing to be replaced

We do have lots of info here

viewforum.php?f=43

Short answer - most would say change water every 6 months, clean and bleach your container before refilling. Storing in a cool dark place will help too.

[grenfell]

Has anyone got any idea about the lifespan of plastic bottles? It's probably nothing to worry about but the thread about the new prepper with his picture of water and tins has made me wonder. I notice that the label on the bottles says something about having 20% plant contents and it brings to mind those compostable beer glasses that are found at festivals and the like so does it reduce the lifespan of the plastic in those bottles? Regular plastic isn't perfect either as I found out the other day.I had a half full 5 litre bottle of disinfectant near the downstairs toilet and I kicked it the other day, not on purpose you understand just a moment of clumsiness and not putting the lights on, doh! Anyway the bottle shattered and pretty much most of the contents ended up all over the floor. Still at least it's one of the cleanest floors in the house now.