Spirits in plastic bottles?

[Firesprice]

Glass bottles are of course prohibited....so most of us will be bringing wine boxes and cans a plenty... but what about rum...whisky and vodka?!! I've read decanting spirits into plastic bottles isn't a good idea because the the strong alcohol breaks down the plastic and you end up with plastic in your booze...

Any inventive solutions out there? What's everyone else doing?

[FrankieX]

You can always decant your spirits into a metal containers such as a hip flask, stainless steel thermal flask or the metal bottles made for cyclists and hikers which seem readily available.

[Peroni]

I just decant and pre mix. So rather than just a bottle of vodka, it's a premix with vodka. I do it all the night before Not sure my booze is in the plastics long enough to be breaking down the plastic?

[River]

Been putting spirits of various strengths into plastic bottles for years for festivals and never had plastic in my drinks. Ive even pulled out rum thats been in a plastic bottle since August last year from out my booze cupboard last week and it was fine. I wouldn't worry too much for 5 days.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Plenty of spirits are already now sold in plastic bottles. You could just buy them as those plastic bottles may differ from, say, a plastic pop bottle.

[Firesprice]

Plenty of spirits are already now sold in plastic bottles. You could just buy them as those plastic bottles may differ from, say, a plastic pop bottle.

[pie_and_a_pint]

Glass bottles are of course prohibited....so most of us will be bringing wine boxes and cans a plenty... but what about rum...whisky and vodka?!! I've read decanting spirits into plastic bottles isn't a good idea because the the strong alcohol breaks down the plastic and you end up with plastic in your booze...

Any inventive solutions out there? What's everyone else doing?

[neilloggie]

....I was thinking about that. Do you happen to know which spirits and where best to get them? I walked down the booze aisle of my local supermarket yesterday and was tapping all the spirit bottles to see if any were plastic...but they seemed to be all glass...got a few funny looks!

[sedra]

Last year I found 1l festival gin, whiskey and vodka in squeezy packets - like large Capri sun packets but spirits! Tesco I think ?

[markrkp]

Make them up just before you set off, in the plastic bottles, and they should be fine. Probably not after a few weeks\months, but for a week, no problem I'd have thought.

[payneruk]

A lot of miniatures are in plastic now days. I take a 2lt plastic bottle and put some reinforcing tape on it in case in drop it. Then take a load of 'off the shelf' UHT OJ to mix it with there.

[markrkp]

I'm thinking of buying some pre-mixed spirits in cans. Asda have them for £1 a can. Not ideal, but easy option.

[JGP]

Most of the supermarket own brands are in plastic now i think?

[AlanP]

Don't think we'll need to worry too much over the 5 days at Glasto,

although, there were times in the Sacred Space when it seemed I had spent 100 years staring at the one cloud......

Marine Debris Biodegradation Time Line Item Time to degrade

Paper towel

2-4 weeks

Newspaper

6 weeks

Cardboard box

2 months

Waxed milk carton

3 months

Apple core

2 months

Cotton gloves

1-5 months

Wool gloves

1 year

Plywood

1-3 years

Painted wooden sticks

13 years

Photo-degradable beverage holder

6 months

Plastic beverage holder

400 years

Plastic bags

10-20 years

Plastic bottle

100 years

[Leggins]

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Any inventive solutions out there? What's everyone else doing?

[Fingle]

Sigh bottles or the non brand one from wilko are great, we attach them to the bags with carabiners during the day.

[Firesprice]

Decanting into plastic bottles. Think You maybe being over cautious. Alcohol hand gel doesn't seem to disintegrate it's container too rapidly so I think you'll be fine.

[stardustjunkie]

I would imagine coca cola to be more destructive than vodka. We all know how corrosive coca cola can be and that gets put in to plastic bottles that we often decant vodka/other spirits in to.

[the beadle]

Buy the pre-mixed cans, especially when they're cheap, there's a good double measure in them, so you know how much you've had if you can keep count of how many you've had!

[Firesprice]

Anyone know of any dark rum available in plastic bottles?

[jenno1985]

Just bought 2 sigg bottles from decathlon for 5 quid. Both 1 litre capacity. That'll sort my rum and gin storage issues.

[neilloggie]

Sainsburys, Morrisons and Tesco all have their basics/essentials/savers vodka and other spirits in glass bottles.

(Us students can't afford the good stuff haha)

[Firesprice]

Just bought 2 sigg bottles from decathlon for 5 quid. Both 1 litre capacity. That'll sort my rum and gin storage issues.

[thenavyone]

Where are these magic bottles does anyone have a link?

[jenno1985]

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/1ltr-aluminium-drinks-bottle-id_8317807.htmlquote name="thenavyone" post="4386090" timestamp="1401834678"]

the website says they are 2.99 each but when in store they are 2.50 each. Bargin. ..

seems the link doesn't work. Just search aluminium bottle on the decathlon site and its the 1st result. Made by yellowstone and available in blue and red.

Edited June 4, 2014 by jenno1985