In the city, it's certainly a foolish waste of money, but a lot of small towns don't have sufficient water treatment. Rural areas on well water often need bottled as well.
If you think your water is not good enough, buy a countertop filter or a reverse osmosis filter, then use refillable bottles. There is almost never a good reason to buy bottled water. Bottled water costs more than gasoline, and the vast majority of it is just filtered tap water.
I've lived in various rural areas my whole life. Clean water has never been an issue. Small towns must meet the same standards as cities. And people with wells have their water tested by the county department of health. Honestly, I've heard of 3 places with contaminated water: Milwaukee (crypto), Flint (lead), and a nearby small town next to a former munitions plant from WWII.
This morning I wore a jacket a friend gave me because he outgrew it, 50 years ago. It is a polyester puffer jacket. On my bike ride yesterday I wore an Eddie Bauer jacket my father handed down. He bought it 20 years ago and is now 99. I do have other jackets that violate the rules, but their zippers break. To replace the zipper would cost more than the jacket costs new. That 50 year old jacket still works. Your three rules are excellent.
In college, I used to do deep winter hiking in the White Mountains here in NH. So, I bought a "puffer parka". Warmest jacket/coat I ever owned (well, excepting the US Air Force extreme cold parka I still use today).
However, my dorm-mates called me "Michelin Man" as the size of this down coat by the now defunct Easter Mountain Sports reminded them of the Michelin logo. But they lusted after in when out and about in Boston during the winter and the winds came off the ocean and it was just RAW outside.
There's another option: plant fibers like milkweed and cattail fluff. In fact there is a Canadian company called Lasclay selling highly praised vests, jackets, mittens, and insoles, insulated with milkweed fluff. It goes without saying that they are expensive, since they are less exploitative products. Good article about milkweed: https://gizmodo.com/could-humble-milkweed-replace-down-feathers-1698295598
I don't own a down puff jacket, but I always thought that theyare not sustainable because they have to be taken to the dry cleaner to get clean, and I'm not sure if most dry cleaners are "environmentally friendly" please correct me if I am wrong.
Last year I had a truly expired down vest but instead of throwing it away I started a bin in my basement for expired down clothing hoping I could find a company that reuses it. I haven't found one yet. Any tips on that?
Regarding the "who/where something was invented" I would differentiate between invented and patented. I've read of so many different things that were being worked on simultaneously by different people but it's always the person that gets the first patent who claims to have invented it. Not 100% certain but I believe that's the case for both the light bulb and the telephone.
A recent post of yours gave me the impression that it’s better to send all plastic to the landfill than to be recycled. Now this post has me confused. Are certain plastics better to recycle, and certain plastics better to throw in the garbage? Help!
I’m willing to guess that the average lifespan of a down jacket , through one or more wearers is 10 years or more. That is far different than disposable packaging. Like it or it, plastics are here to stay and our home ce is tone judiciousl abouthow weuse them, not whether or not to use them at all
Re: recycling plastic bottles. We can all get by without bottled water. That's an easy example of "buy nothing."
In the city, it's certainly a foolish waste of money, but a lot of small towns don't have sufficient water treatment. Rural areas on well water often need bottled as well.
If you think your water is not good enough, buy a countertop filter or a reverse osmosis filter, then use refillable bottles. There is almost never a good reason to buy bottled water. Bottled water costs more than gasoline, and the vast majority of it is just filtered tap water.
I've lived in various rural areas my whole life. Clean water has never been an issue. Small towns must meet the same standards as cities. And people with wells have their water tested by the county department of health. Honestly, I've heard of 3 places with contaminated water: Milwaukee (crypto), Flint (lead), and a nearby small town next to a former munitions plant from WWII.
This morning I wore a jacket a friend gave me because he outgrew it, 50 years ago. It is a polyester puffer jacket. On my bike ride yesterday I wore an Eddie Bauer jacket my father handed down. He bought it 20 years ago and is now 99. I do have other jackets that violate the rules, but their zippers break. To replace the zipper would cost more than the jacket costs new. That 50 year old jacket still works. Your three rules are excellent.
In college, I used to do deep winter hiking in the White Mountains here in NH. So, I bought a "puffer parka". Warmest jacket/coat I ever owned (well, excepting the US Air Force extreme cold parka I still use today).
However, my dorm-mates called me "Michelin Man" as the size of this down coat by the now defunct Easter Mountain Sports reminded them of the Michelin logo. But they lusted after in when out and about in Boston during the winter and the winds came off the ocean and it was just RAW outside.
Loved it when up in the Mtns.
There's another option: plant fibers like milkweed and cattail fluff. In fact there is a Canadian company called Lasclay selling highly praised vests, jackets, mittens, and insoles, insulated with milkweed fluff. It goes without saying that they are expensive, since they are less exploitative products. Good article about milkweed: https://gizmodo.com/could-humble-milkweed-replace-down-feathers-1698295598
More like halt-truths than myths.
Thanks for disabusing me of the Bauer myth. And the light bulb and telephone myths. Embarrassing. I hope to have my Fjallraven the rest of my life.
I don't own a down puff jacket, but I always thought that theyare not sustainable because they have to be taken to the dry cleaner to get clean, and I'm not sure if most dry cleaners are "environmentally friendly" please correct me if I am wrong.
You can wash down jackets. I have for years. Here's the Eddie Bauer care instructions: https://www.eddiebauer.com/products/womens-shaw-down-bomber-jacket-23512727?variant=42884139188291
Last year I had a truly expired down vest but instead of throwing it away I started a bin in my basement for expired down clothing hoping I could find a company that reuses it. I haven't found one yet. Any tips on that?
Regarding the "who/where something was invented" I would differentiate between invented and patented. I've read of so many different things that were being worked on simultaneously by different people but it's always the person that gets the first patent who claims to have invented it. Not 100% certain but I believe that's the case for both the light bulb and the telephone.
A recent post of yours gave me the impression that it’s better to send all plastic to the landfill than to be recycled. Now this post has me confused. Are certain plastics better to recycle, and certain plastics better to throw in the garbage? Help!
I’m willing to guess that the average lifespan of a down jacket , through one or more wearers is 10 years or more. That is far different than disposable packaging. Like it or it, plastics are here to stay and our home ce is tone judiciousl abouthow weuse them, not whether or not to use them at all