Don't leave water bottles in your vehicle

[Mosby]

Thought I would forward some information about the dangers of leaving water bottles in your vehicle. I have been guilty of leaving water bottles in my truck on hunting trips both for me and my dogs but I have to come up with a better solution.

Put Down That Water Bottle From The Hot Car | Weather.com

Studies have shown that when plastic bottles are subjected to heat, BPA, microplastics, and other dangerous chemicals leach into water.

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[That1uncle1776]

Ive had diarrhea for 6 month's. Are you joking?

 

[Mosby]

Ive had diarrhea for 6 month's. Are you joking?

No....but um.....good luck to you anyway.

 

[captainshotgun]

You can find anything you want on the internet. I personally would not accept anything from the Weather Channel at face value other than a short term weather report. They love to sensationalize things. What does the USA armed forces use to store their water & for how long. I am pretty sure that the companies that make the plastic bottles would disagree with that report. That being said…. Be careful out there!

 

[Mosby]

Tough crowd....lol. Over 90% of our US water supply contains micro plastics, so I'm not sure how much anyone could disagree...it's pretty well known but do with it what you will.

 

[SDinWI]

Some funky responses on this one, Mosby lol. I’m with ya, though. I think it’s clear that microplastics are bad for you. I tote my metal water bottle around to try to avoid all of that.

Maybe shade covers for your truck could lower the temp inside by quite a bit.

 

[Mosby]

Some funky responses on this one, Mosby lol. I’m with ya, though. I think it’s clear that microplastics are bad for you. I tote my metal water bottle around to try to avoid all of that.

Maybe shade covers for your truck could lower the temp inside by quite a bit.

I use SS Nalgene's when I'm elk hunting now but I still like squeeze bottles for my dogs. I'm going to start packing a larger cooler in my truck and keep the dogs water bottles cold and out of direct sunlight when the weather is warm. Should reduce the leeching to some extent.

 

[That1uncle1776]

The microplastics are not good, but much worse things are in our tap water. I agree with this post but I was probably a 6 pack deep when I responded. Im not perfect! Im not going to go on a tangent about what we are forced to drink because goes against...some guide line and im not trying to get banned right before season starts.

 

[Mosby]

The microplastics are not good, but much worse things are in our tap water.

I agree. I started filtering my dogs drinking water to remove and reduce some of the nasty stuff. Really helped my older dog that had past stomach issues.