Wal-Mart scores!

“I've worked for Wal-Mart and know who they really are. They still suck.”

“Ewker - Where? When? Not sure you don't have them confused with another org.”

“So what was Tagert's reason? Not that they even need one.”

“i just got a paintball gun from walmart.”

“there has been a lot of stink around here about all of the outsourcing Wally World does...one editorial in the paper said that less than 20% of wal marts merchandise is made in USA. Any thoughts? I hadn't even thought about it until recently.”

“"When China wakes, it will shake the world."

- Napoleon Bonaparte””

“Well, they're trying to get in people's good graces at any rate.

http://www.news4jax.com/money/4373704/detail.html”

“





$1.94 at Wal-mart. Total weight is 0.5 oz, 0.3 oz just for the little carabiner, so replace that if you would like with an even smaller one.

It's a HYDR8R brand H 2 O Ring Bottle Holder.

Pull H 2 O Ring over bottle top using tab.
Make sure H 2 O Ring is entirely below cap and bottle ring.
Rubber ring should stretch for proper fit.
Attach carabiner to desired location.

I tried to shake the full Dr Pepper bottle off. It didn't come off. Pretty dang strong.

Neat gizmo!”

“easily ammused LOL!

Well, just be carefull opening the soda now....its gonna fizz all over”

“SC, it will make a great water bottle holder clip.

It's for any 20 oz or 0.5 L plastic bottle.

Oh yeah, it comes in all kinds of different colors.
last edited: 4/08/06 2:16:30 PM”

“its cool but not new- abaout 5 years ago I had something similar that they gave me at a race/walkathon for arthitis reasearch to carry our water with.”

“It's new in my Wal-Mart. ;-)”

“It may not be new but it is new to Walmart and iffin you bought one at an outfitter it would probably retail for about 15.95”

“Stovey, what section of the store did you find this?”

“That Dr. Pepper bottle doesn't look like 20oz or .5L?”

“They are in the camping section.”

“Spam is correct.
Any kind of 'camping type gear' I find in Wal-Mart will be in the camping section, unless I make a big deal out of it being somewhere else.


That plastic bottle is 500mL or 0.5L bearmagnetsmartybutt. ;-)
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“Memo to self: Buy Wally World stock when Stovie posts.”

“Oh. Looks like that bottle says 15.9oz.

:p

So whats wrong with nalgene water bottles?”

“Walmart doesn't sell them.”

“Would hold 150 ml. Wild turkey bottle?”

“

Nothing wrong with Nalgene, bear.

The 1 liter plastic bottle weighs 1.8 oz.
The 1 liter Nalgene bottle weighs 5.9 oz.

The plastic 'pop' type bottles weigh far less. For those of us that actually backpack, that makes a diference. ;-)

Wal-Mart does sell Coleman Brand nalgene material water bottles.”

“nalgene or coleman brands are both made from polycarbonate (a lexan type material). Both work just fine and the coleman brand is cheaper than nalgene. Go to Target and you will find the Eddie Bauer brands usually dirt cheap”

“I saw these in a gear shop, about three of four bucks I think, but I don't want something dangling about on my pack. I figured it'd get annoying after about 20 yards.

Also with those drink bottles, the last thing I want is a leak over my gear, especially when it's cold out.
last edited: 4/08/06 6:22:12 PM”

“What the hell is a "Pop" bottle?
;)

Maybe someday I'll be a UL freak. Hopefully I'll recognize my problem and seek help.

:p”

““nalgene or coleman brands are both made from polycarbonate (a lexan type material). Both work just fine and the coleman brand is cheaper than nalgene. Go to Target and you will find the Eddie Bauer brands usually dirt cheap”

i blew the top off my coleman brand fake nalgene bottle at hocking hills. i was shaking up my hot drink and kaboom! the lexan survived but the plastic top couldn't handle the pressure.”

“That was something else....the threads stayed put and the top of the cap blew off!”

“cool Stovey, as you know I have to always have a water bottle on me and that gizmo will make it easier not leaving the bottle in stores when I put it down to pay...it looks like it'll fit the little, 8 oz bottles I carry so I can attach them to my purse...”

“not to sturdy looking to me”

“I've found that a nalgene replacement lid will work on a Coleman brand bottle, FWIW.”

““I've found that a nalgene replacement lid will work on a Coleman brand bottle, FWIW.”
bitpusher


hmmmmm, the Nalgene replacement lid fits. How much does it cost? $2-3? Might just as well have purchased the Nalgene in the first place. :o)”

“Well, true, but it's better than throwing away a perfectly good Coleman bottle after the lid gets melted in the dishwasher...”

“I'd hate to have anything like that swaying off of me while hiking,,it really gets annoying after a while”

“My friends "Nalgene" bottle froze and slpit open on a snow camping trip this winter. Temps never topped 17 degrees the whole 4 days. I however was using the Eddie Bauer bottle and mine did not crack. I've got both brands and they work the same. In fact I fill them with boiling water to put in my sleeping bag during the winter. Never had a leak. I think any brand will occationally have a flaw. Just need to pre-test for conditions.”

“I had a nalgean shatter on my last trip. It just fell over and broke LOL”

“I picked up a pack towel at wal mart the other day for 3 bucks. It looked pretty good, but haven't tried it. I want my scouts to have a towel in their pack and tell them over and over "leave mom's bath towels at home". This might be a good alternative since it is so inexpensive. I'll test it out first.”

“The fake chamois they sell in Dollar Stores for washing and waxing cars are made from similar materal as the high dollar Pack Towels in gear shops.
Only $1.
I carry two or three with me every trip.”

“so long as the guys don't bring mom's towel (the one that weighs a ton once it gets wet and gets everything else wet) i am happy”

“Jimmy san, how many Scouts ya got that backpack?”

“5 in the team just starting and about 12 that will be coming in over the next 2 years...”

“Email me your address.
I have some 'towels' for your Scouts.
:-)”

“I recently found some of the aluminum water bottles at Wally World. Look in the camping section---less than 4 bucks each!”

“Big lots has the 32oz polycarbonte (nalgene) bottles for $ 1.99 each in various colours.”

“Jimmy san, did you ever email me?”

“Hehe, just revisited this thread. That's OK ss. I'll track them down at my local dollar store(s). There are tons around here. It was a good tip, thanks. They are working on their gear lists and they have been told to fill it in with stuff that is as light and inexpensive as possible. I want to see what their fevered little teen-age brains cook up.”

“Pack Towels can be had here in Huntsville, Alabama for 50 cents each...16 X 24, I bought a large number at Mike's Merchandise

Yellow and Plurple(Spelling is accurate as the color is...LMAO)”

“yellow and purple - which college is that?”

“I want a purple towel :(


all i have is this wash cloth sized...thingy.

Sucks to be UL sometimes.”

“Yellow OR Plurple......k?”