Patrick, I use both these on a daily basis, have been for about six months straight now.
I use the 27oz/800ml for water. Never tried using it for boiling. Am I understanding you correctly that you would use the actual bottle as your boiling pot? I Couldn't do that as I have painted/colored bottles. That'd get nasty. I suppose with the unpainted ones you could probably do that, provided you had some thick gloves to pick it up. Anyway, no complaints. I love them actually. Drinking water from a wide-mouth bottle is delightful after squeezing water through a spout. I use the insulated ones as coffee mugs. Klean Kanteen makes a HORRIBLE coffee lid which will turn it into a nice mug. I say horrible because it is in no way close to leak proof. Just walking around with it can cause leaks. But if you're just sitting around having a cup, no problem. I'm sipping coffee from one as I type actually. They come with a 'normal' lid, which is great and 100% leak proof. I can keep my coffee hot for 8 hours with that lid. I did experience an odd after-taste with the insulated ones, which lasted for about two weeks. It's totally gone now. A few good scrubs and a lot of coffee cured it of that. I've yet to try the larger size un-insulated, but plan on buying one to store under the down-tube in the third bottle cage of my Atlantis. I think Velo Orange just released a new cage for these. I've seen photos of other people fitting these bottles down there, should work. Alternatively you could just keep it in your saddle bag, or strap some cages to your fork legs, like how the Salsa Fargo's, Pugsleys, etc have. On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 9:08:39 AM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > What is your experience with insulated/uninsulated Klean Kanteen bottles. > Has anyone used the insulated as a camping mug? Used the single-walled one > as your water boiling pot? Carried a 40 or 64 oz one in the velcro on/Irish > strap secured cage manner? > > More details: > > I am now converting to using Klean Kanteen bottles (from the “glass” lined > things Specialized makes) after 2/3rd of my bottles popped out of my > standard cages last fall and I need to replace then anyway, as well as > hearing the reports from folks here of how much better Iris cages hold > bottles on trails, washboard, etc. > > Between insulated and single-walled, and the larger bottles there seem to > be some great options for various uses., I’m thinking: > > (1) insulated 20 oz. bottle: mostly to help keep things cool in summer (I > drink very little when it’s below freezing, and so seldom that it would be > frozen anyway on a longer ride, without being inside my jacket. Also as my > coffee/tea mug when bikepacking. > > (2) uninsulated 28 oz. bottle: for daily ride increased volume of > capacity, and for boiling water over the firebox when bikepacking. > > (1) uninsulated 40 or 64 oz. with velcro on cage using Irish straps to > secure it for bikepacking and extra water capacity. Suggestions on wear to > strap this beastie? > > On the Hunqapillar, this gives me up to 76 oz. for daily rides, 140 oz. > capacity for bikepacking (plus a 100 oz bladder if needed, but it’s hard to > use and tastes plasticy.) > > Thoughts, suggestions? > > With abandon, > Patrick > > *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* > *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
