Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Product Review --    Foldable wine bottles – who knew? …What a concept! The first thing my husband and I noticed was that the bags felt thin and very flat, but they do expand and can be filled right to the top. My husband uttered, “ Neat idea – you can just clip it on a belt or backpack; could use it for water… or rye and 7-up (ha ha) ”. Humor aside we did fill it with water right up to capacity and it had no problem holding that amount securely and it stood up straight even on a slightly angled surface. I like that you could put any liquid in this from juice and ice tea to beer or harder spirits. The neck is fairly small so I recommend using a funnel to pour your beverage in the bag. Each bag has the capacity to hold a full bottle of wine; each bottle holds 750 ml (26 oz.) of liquid and when empty weighs only 1 ounce (3 grams). The bags can be chilled in the fridge and then stored in a cooler or insulated bag for addition...

-- Product Review --  Drinking anything outdoors can be a messy problem; glasses tipping over and their expensive contents oozing into the ground attracting wasps and ants and all kinds of unwanted visitors to your outdoor adventure. When camping – this can be an exceptional problem because strong scents (like alcohol) can attract bear, skunk and other large creatures to the campsite affecting your stay or the people who camp there after you. Wine, especially, can be hazardous in that the containers are awkward and fragile; they can easily shatter leaving broken glass (or plastic) with small, dangerous shards for unwary feet, hands or knees (and wildlife). Also, as we know from grade-school science, glass can reflect the sun so intensely that it can start fires. 2015 has been a horrible year for fires and people should be even more conscious of this during their outdoor adventures. Personally, every time we go outdoors we are looking for litter, especially gl...