Alternative To Bottled Water?

[Lawdwaz]

All the microplastic beads in water bottles, tap water etc has me asking…..what’s the answer?

My wife drinks 3-5 bottles a day and I drink lots of tap water.  
 

Steel or glass examples?

[Nomad]

Many people use a filter  system like this at home . Word of advice,I watched a YouTube where they tested this top seller against a cheap copy, they sent the filtered water to a lab and the cheaper one came out on top .

https://myberkey.com/collections/filter-systems?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAACp9-OsRBs4qi_mudw2fijZnogbXw&gclid=CjwKCAiAh6y9BhBREiwApBLHC9l8tibzf-VTNJh-cL_IpcMPkZUI0vnLSCudA5i7Duyu0HbRhNjImxoCjOEQAvD_BwE

pretty much everyone at the gym and guys on the job carry and use SS water bottles .

[Rob-c]

I use Stainless jugs for water and my coffee . We are on town water , that is way better  than our well  water we had . Used to have yo user CLR in the back toilet tank to keep it clean,  now its always clear water .  So may not be perfect but way better than bottle. 

Edited February 11 by Rob-c

[GreeneHunter]

I installed 2 whole house filters just as the water comes into the house from my well ... one regular filter and one charcoal filter ! Works just fine !

[Belo]

a filter system on your faucet or fridge. Waterdrop makes an affordable and relatively easy install. 

[2BuckBizCT]

Definitely get your water tested every couple of years. Things can change quickly. Our private water is tested and perfect, but we still use a glass pitcher/filter. It might be lifestraw IIRC. I can check later when I'm home. For on the go, stainless steel (not the stanley lead crap) or we use those green bottles (Mountain Valley Spring Water). 

[2BuckBizCT]

53 minutes ago, GreeneHunter said:

I installed 2 whole house filters just as the water comes into the house from my well ... one regular filter and one charcoal filter ! Works just fine !

sounds great, but you should still test the water from the source you are actually drinking from (I assume kitchen sink?)

[2BuckBizCT]

Live form the office- another safe/great glass bottled water choice. I prefer still over sparkling

 

[dbHunterNY]

1 hour ago, GreeneHunter said:

I installed 2 whole house filters just as the water comes into the house from my well ... one regular filter and one charcoal filter ! Works just fine !

i've tried to find the combo whole house filters and its getting harder to find them. basically all you find now is the X micron particulate filters. 

[Bucksnbows]

Buying water in plastic bottles is insane from a cost standpoint. We have a well with excellent water and I fill metal 32 oz. “water bottles” from our filtered refrigerator water. We also have a water softener throughout the home. Tastes great, no additional cost and no micro plastics. 

[crappyice]

I drink from the "hose" all day long. SENY water (Westchester) is the best tasting water out there.

4-5 of these a day...hate the taste of bottled water

 

[2BuckBizCT]

14 minutes ago, crappyice said:

I drink from the "hose" all day long. SENY water (Westchester) is the best tasting water out there.

4-5 of these a day...hate the taste of bottled water

 

get glass and it will taste ever better

[The Back 40]

I have a reverse osmosis system under the sink with a separate tap for our drinking water. I have a softener for the whole home system but there is no need to filter the rest of the house like my drinking water. 

I have a ton of Yeti SS water bottles and coffee cups, not because I'm worried about microplastics, but mainly because I like the quality, and I get most of them for free from work or vendors. I still use my plastic Nalgene bottle a lot especially when I am traveling and working in the field. They are damn near bullet proof, and I can be pretty rough on my gear. Microplastics are way down on the list of things that I am worried about from a health perspective.

[Buckmaster7600]

I drink too much beer and the occasional soda to worry about what I drink my water from. I put my tap water in a plastic gallon water jug or a smart water bottle. Both are years old and holding up well.

[2BuckBizCT]

48 minutes ago, The Back 40 said:

I have a reverse osmosis system under the sink with a separate tap for our drinking water. I have a softener for the whole home system but there is no need to filter the rest of the house like my drinking water. 

I have a ton of Yeti SS water bottles and coffee cups, not because I'm worried about microplastics, but mainly because I like the quality, and I get most of them for free from work or vendors. I still use my plastic Nalgene bottle a lot especially when I am traveling and working in the field. They are damn near bullet proof, and I can be pretty rough on my gear. Microplastics are way down on the list of things that I am worried about from a health perspective.

do you put minerals back into the water? RO removes a lot of the ones you want.