How Nalgene Makes Its Water Bottles | The Making Of

Nalgene has been making its beloved water bottles for 70 years. Today, its bottles come in 75 different colors and are shipped all over. INSIDER's Fabiana Buontempo got a peek behind the scenes at how Nalgene's factory in Rochester, New York.

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How Nalgene Makes Its Water Bottles | The Making Of

[randyamidon]

I have a Nalgene bottle. Love it. I started working for Nalge in 1985 for the tubing product department. Then in 1998 my boss now Bill Scott and King Beck bought the business. It's been 38 years for me making tubing and still make Nalge tubing to this day. Very proud to have worked for Nalge. Great products from a great company.

[mikeoporto]

Have my Nalgene container for a year now and I honestly think it will last for more than a decade as long as i don’t lose it. Good quality product indeed 👌🏼

[Wowzersdude-kc]

I will be a Nalgene customer for life. Despite being made in the USA, their prices are very good. I've used the 32 oz "wide mouth" for about 15 years and recently got the 24 oz "On the Fly." Love them too. The Tritan plastic they are made with now isn't quite as strong as the old polycarbonate, but it's much safer to drink from. It's a good trade-off.

[Peter-bxqk]

My oldest nalgenes are close to 20 years old. GSI outdoors makes a coffee maker attachment. The perfect camping solution for coffee!

[CrushinRuSSian]

These are the best bottles of all time. noting can beat them. I've had mine for just over a year and it still rocks the socks in terms of durability. The best best thing about these is that they are still made in the US.

[Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

Weird, I just drink from creeks and stuff in the woods

[collectornick]

When I started my old job they gave me a nalgene bottle as a boarding gift and over a year later although I don't work their anymore I still use the bottle and have used it almost every single day since first getting it and if it ever fails me I'm sure to buy another one. It's been through some much and still holds up.

[IMOR-PUMP]

Every great product starts with great materials.

[steveblauvelt]

I have 2 small neck bottles and love them. Over 3 years old and go hiking and camping with them a lot. Still work great.

[phottomatt]

I'm from Rochester and never new this was there. So cool.

[randyamidon]

Back when I started my job at Nalge my children weren't born yet. Then My oldest son was born and I became a Dad, so proud I am to see him grow into the man he is today at Tesla cars. Then My next son was born and now he's 6'1' and into fitness like I should be lol. He's living in Syracuse and work for Natural Grid on the high lines. Very proud Dad I am. Then I had a daughter. She worked in a few different jobs and one was the Post office. Very very very proud Dad. The job we have mean so much in raising our families. We grow with the companies we work for. I just got home from work making VWR tubing plus Nalgene tubing. I love my job when we branched off the Nalgene business and I love my job even more today. We make Dairy farm tubing as well. I hate to retire coming up in a few years being 62 this year and the longest worker at FLEX. Got to keep all these awesome jobs going strong just like our parents or families did for us as we were growing up. I grew up in Skaneateles New York class of 1980 and born in Syracuse NY. Hard work pays off in all ways.... Keep up the great work Nalge. I'll always be proud to have worked for you starting in 1985-1999 🥂

[Nachs]

I dropped mine off a 20 ft cliff in Oregon and threw it at a redwood and it lasted a total of two years till one day I dropped it on hardwood floor and it shattered but I sent it in and got a new one and a t shirt. Always trust this brand

[malayang_alipin]

I've got mine last 2015.
The Glow in the Dark one.
It's still in good condition.
Good as new. ♥️

[brokenspine]

I love these bottles use them for ages, my first decades ago was a PE but the Tritan are the best. I recently bought 2 bicycle stem bags which are big enough for 32oz bottles and I ditched my standard bicycle bottles because I prefer the Nalgene fitted with OTF caps for bike touring bike packing + bike camping.

[SteinHouse]

Купил себе Nalgene Everyday с широким горлом на литр и еще крышку для нее с узким горлом. Классные бутылки)

[Jayson_Boyd]

Yeah, they print the logo and emblems fast, but at the same time the prints are usually the first to chip off.. aside from that, Nalgene is one of the most reliable water bottles I have owned..

[edscully]

I am a big fan of Nalgene. At home, I will heat water to almost boiling. Then pour into the Nalgene bottle. This is not to purify tap water. It is to let the water cool and create a vacuum in the bottle. I then make a label with the date and pack the bottle in my backpacking/camping kits. The water is good for about one year. Lesser quality bolttle melt when hot water is put in them. Of course, I also use Nalgene for daily use. Nalgene is the only "plastic" bottle I buy.

[BT_Spanky]

I love mine. Mine have literally traveled all over the world with me.

[jamesketchum]

I just got one for Christmas I like the screwtop because they don’t leak like half of the water bottles do nowadays and they’re just solid good nice water bottles to be honest

[luvmj]

70 years and I'm just now hearing of them from this video.