To Sigg is good, but to Klean Kanteen is DIVINE!
5 Jan
A few months ago, due to the whole toxic water bottle craze, I dumped my uncool Nalgene and opted for a Sigg — like all the cool kids. Up to this point, I didn’t have too many issues with my Sigg except for ONE:
- Not being able to CLEAN it well! The mouth of the Sigg is too narrow that I can’t stuff a brush or a sponge down there to clean the insides of the bottle. I also can’t look into the bottle to make sure there is no residue or “gunk” on the insides. A little unnerving.
This morning, I forgot my Sigg at home. So I ended up buying a Klean Kanteen bottle for $27 at Bikram Yoga NYC Midtown. After checking the Klean Kanteen website, it looks like I purchased a Classic 40 oz Bottle with a Loop cap.
After just a single use, I am OFFICIALLY CONVERTED!! Here’s why:
- Klean Kanteen Bottles are 100% BPA and Toxic-free! Apparently, not ALL steel water bottles are created equal. I was SHOCKED to discover that in August 2009 Sigg , publicly acknowledged for the first time that every aluminum bottle made and sold by their companies prior to August 2008 was knowingly LINED with an epoxy resin containing BPA.
- Klean Kanteen Bottles are made with Food-Grade Stainless Steel: This means that the steel doesn’t need to be lined with anything to protect the metal. This also means there won’t be any flavor residue left on the bottles.
- WIDE MOUTHS!! Such a little thing, but the mouth of the bottle is large enough that I can look inside to ensure a good cleaning. You can also guzzle without having to stop for air during class! (or, can sneak in icecubes on a hot summer day)
- Caps don’t have to be twisted 15x to be tightened. This seems like a very petty thing, but on a Sigg bottle, the caps need to be twisted at least 10 times in order for it to be opened or closed. Although it’s nice knowing the bottle’s secure, during a yoga class when you want to take a quick swig of water, having to continually twist the cap on & off gets to be a pain in the ass. I loved the fact that my Klean Kanteen cap screwed on and off securely with just a few simple twists.
To read more about why Klean Kanteens are so DOPE, click here!
To purchase a Klean Kanteen of your own, visit their website: www.kleankanteen.com. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors!
I know I’m going to be gradually making the switch from Sigg to Klean Kanteen!!
Tags: Klean Kanteen, reusable water bottle, Sigg
You should have posted this a few months ago before I bought my Sigg
. It’s cool, I just wanted to point out that Sigg do a variety of wide mouths now. That’s what I bought
Thanks for the great product review!
my toxic nalgene is still poisoning me slowly, day by day
I have two SIGG bottles & like you, my biggest problem is that I don’t know just how clean they are because of the small opening. They do sell these tablets to clean them ( and a brush) but I already paid a hefty $$ for the bottle itself.
Hey Marisol,
I saw that Sigg has “tablets” but like you – I already paid a lot of $$$ for the damn bottle, so didn’t want to spend more $$$ just to clean it!
If you ever look to get a new bottle, def look into Klean Kanteen. So far I’m totally smitten!!
Sigg has never claimed that it’s bottle was stainless steel; they are aluminum, and as such must be lined. The change they made (and announced) was to line with a different (BPA-free) lining material. The Sigg company now also makes a stainless steel bottle under the name “Steelworks.” Like the Klean Kanteen, it is made with food-grade stainless steel (18/8).
Hey Katie,
Thanks so much for sharing that information — I didn’t know Sigg had a new line of stainless steel products.
Cheers,
HP
The Klean Kanteen is DOPE for sure! I do have SIGG and Klean Kanteen Bottles, both have merits for sure! I do love the Klean Kanteen sport 2.0 topper the best- it is fabuous!