Hey

Thanks for the remarks.

Firstly, the polymer coatings on metal bottles are not what has me concerned, because they don't (shouldnt?!) contain any softeners. Basically, the harder the plastic, the less I worry (e.g. I would drink from a Lego mug, but they leak :D)


Regarding the befree and muddy water. I hope, I will never be in a situation where I have to drink muddy water, but I'll keep that in mind and use a piece of cloth over the mouth of the Seeker flask when I fill it, if I ever find myself in that situation.



I ordered the following items (damn expensive stuff, here in Switzerland!)

- Sigg wide mouth mountain bottle 1.0L
- Nalgene wide mouth 32 oz bottle (tritan, not hdpe)
- Hydroflask wide mouth stainless steel insulated bottle 32 oz
- Hydrapak Seeker 3l
- Befree tactical filter (I like the black better) without the flask (the combo was 25 usd more than the filter alone..)
- Aquamira drops (I'll wait with the steripen for a steep sale)


The Sigg is the lightest of the bunch (ignoring the seeker) and pretty amazing, but I wanted to give the Nalgene a chance.. The Hydroflask is super cool, lifetime warranty, and I need hot drinks in the alpine regions.


I'll keep you posted