I do not taste metal from my Klean Kanteen. I just taste cold water. I find tap water tastes better when it’s very cold, so I keep a glass jug in the fridge.

I would not use a plastic bottle because I have major issues with plastic. I am trying to move away from plastic. After learning about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, I am disgusted with plastic. Plastic does not biodegrade at the end of its life. I get my inspiration on this from the blog Fake Plastic Fish.

Thank you for the great suggestions on water carriers! I never knew there was so much to choose from. I feel so stupid! I’m working on it though.

@jeffrey – I don’t think it was our impression that you guys were going to try and replace Tricia with “another Tricia” who would try to copy her writing style; I think we just thought the new writer would have a tone that wasn’t so different from the one already present on this blog. It’s still early, yet, and I’m sure we’re all willing to give it a chance.

yes, Tricia will still be around: http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2009/04/a-decision-has-been-made/

One of the visions that both Tricia and I had was this would be a blog where people would talk about blogging away debt and as each person succeeded, it would be passed onto another person. Obviously this means that there will be differences in writing style and viewpoint. Just that fact that Rebekah is beginning her journey while Tricia is coming to an end will mean that focus and experience will be quite different between the two. And when Rebekah pays off her debt, the next new blogger will undoubtedly be different from both of them.

It was never our thought to replace Tricia with another Tricia because that would be impossible to do and someone trying to mimic Tricia’s style I believe would fall flat. My suggestion would be much as Beth has commented — follow Rebekah for awhile and if you enjoy, you can keep doing so. If not, then you can follow Tricia when she makes her updates.

I was used to Tricia – she was smart, factual and mature. I figure I’ll either get used to Rebekah’s style, she’ll find her voice (I get the impression she’s new at this), or I’ll decide this blog isn’t for my anymore and move on. I’m willing to give it a chance though.

Metal bottles are not supposed to be biodegradable (Were you being facetious? I couldn’t tell). They are intended to be a reusable replacement to disposable plastic bottles. The point is that if you get a quality metal bottle, you’ll never need to buy a disposable plastic bottle ever again. This saves you money and helps the planet.
Buying a $3 bottle you never use doesn’t save you money. Buying a $20 bottle you use for years does.

I second Stephanie’s idea of an avatar or some other marker to distinguish Tricia from Rebekah. Putting the “posted by…” bit at the top of the post instead of the bottom would work too, but an avatar is a nice visual touch.

I’m sorry, but I have to ask “Sure I’ll be using less plastic but how biodegradable is metal anyway?!?” Are you serious?

- Stephanie, a one-time college campus recycling administrator and general recycling/eco geek!

I read the first post by Beks (better update the About Me section for newcomers) but still i m lost in the transition.

Ray, I’m sure you’re not the only one. We are currently putting together a page that explains exactly what happened and the transition that is taking place (due to your comment). This month both tricia and beks are blogging as tricia finishes up paying off her debts and as beks introduces herself to the readers. At the end of the month you will begin to see changes to the about me page and such as beks takes over with her journey in blogging away debt while tricia’s information will be preserved for those that happen upon the blog from her old posts.

I have to admit that the first metal bottle I tried did taste pretty gross. I stayed away from them for years after. Then the Nalgene leaching scare hit & I didn’t want plastic in my body so I bought a Sigg bottle. Its coated in ceramic so you don’t taste ANY metal, just the water you put in it. Which for me is the tap filtered through my Pur filter.

Good luck finding something that works & taste great.

Bottled water is a bad idea on so many levels. The water itself is often less pure than the water that comes out of our faucets. Add to that the cost to the environment of making and disposing of plastic bottles and all of the gas consumed trucking it around from place to place! All for something that should be free! Plastics are scary, too. They leach into the water. And plastic water bottles shouldn’t be reused! They aren’t made for that and will break down into the water. Yuck. As for the bottle itself, I think you should use whatever water carrier you like (and, possibly, already have).

Interestingly, my kids hate bottled water. They think it tastes like plastic. I think it’s all about what you’re used too.

One major gripe I have about the metal water bottles is the lid is super squeaky and it really irritates me when my husband is constantly unscrewing it to take a drink. Small, but enough so I wouldn’t get one!

I read the first post by Beks (better update the About Me section for newcomers) but still i m lost in the transition.