I was given a SIGG bottle as a thank-you present from a friend for giving them lifts home all the time. They bought it at a camping store as I was mentioning that I normally used plastic drink bottles from like teas or softdrinks and didn't really have a proper bottle.
They got me a 1L bottle in blue and it looks really nice. The paper tag on it said for cleaning instructions, to visit their website www.sigg.com so I did. The didn't really have cleaning instructions, just rinse the bottle before use, as my bottle was a simple one without a complex lid/cap on it. Their lids are interchangable so if I bought another I could install it with ease.
The construction is pretty nice, a supposedly single peice extruded aluminium, with an internal flexible rubber lining that contains no toxic leachable compounds or chemicals. My bottle had a few small dings in the bottom already, nothing too noticable but I think it may just be from factory handling/packing since they are at a consistent height at the bottom edge of the bottle. The finish is not anodised but a lacquered paintsjob but the paint is thin and clear to see the extrusion streaking on the aluminium.
I don't know if it is heat resistent in the sense of a thermos flask, but their website said not to use boiling water, though it is okay to use hot water. This was a bit confusing so I wrote a question in their FAQ and I got a response just then saying that the water temperature should not exceed 85°C otherwise it would damage the lining in the bottle. Considering the thiness of the bottle, and lining, and the non-vacuum design, if you had 85°C water in it... it's going to burn your hands let alone anything else....... But I was just pondering it for th epurposes of holding say, hot tea or something....
But, it looks good, and seems quite functional.
They also promote that using their bottles is eco-friendly because you don't throw out their bottles because they are very good in durability until you actually bust the aluminium body. Which is true. Then, even then, they are still recyclable. What though was interesting to see was some of the really cool and complex paint jobs they have on their bottles, but unfortunately I can't be picky and say that my bottle is boring because it was a gift LOL.
^_^ They aren't that expensive either, so if you have a store near you that stock em, give them a looking at.
They got me a 1L bottle in blue and it looks really nice. The paper tag on it said for cleaning instructions, to visit their website www.sigg.com so I did. The didn't really have cleaning instructions, just rinse the bottle before use, as my bottle was a simple one without a complex lid/cap on it. Their lids are interchangable so if I bought another I could install it with ease.
The construction is pretty nice, a supposedly single peice extruded aluminium, with an internal flexible rubber lining that contains no toxic leachable compounds or chemicals. My bottle had a few small dings in the bottom already, nothing too noticable but I think it may just be from factory handling/packing since they are at a consistent height at the bottom edge of the bottle. The finish is not anodised but a lacquered paintsjob but the paint is thin and clear to see the extrusion streaking on the aluminium.
I don't know if it is heat resistent in the sense of a thermos flask, but their website said not to use boiling water, though it is okay to use hot water. This was a bit confusing so I wrote a question in their FAQ and I got a response just then saying that the water temperature should not exceed 85°C otherwise it would damage the lining in the bottle. Considering the thiness of the bottle, and lining, and the non-vacuum design, if you had 85°C water in it... it's going to burn your hands let alone anything else....... But I was just pondering it for th epurposes of holding say, hot tea or something....
But, it looks good, and seems quite functional.
They also promote that using their bottles is eco-friendly because you don't throw out their bottles because they are very good in durability until you actually bust the aluminium body. Which is true. Then, even then, they are still recyclable. What though was interesting to see was some of the really cool and complex paint jobs they have on their bottles, but unfortunately I can't be picky and say that my bottle is boring because it was a gift LOL.
^_^ They aren't that expensive either, so if you have a store near you that stock em, give them a looking at.
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