[wildflowerdude]

For some reason I am detecting an odor in water contained in stainless steel bottles several months after purchase. I have purchased several bottles from Klean Kanteen and eventually all of the bottles produced an odor. (BTW, the water placed in these containers did not have a detectable odor before being placed in the water bottle.) I called Klean Kanteen about this problem and as expected, they told me that no one else has complained about this issue. I finally abandoned the Klean Kanteen bottles and purchased a thicker walled stainless steel bottle from Nalgene. All was well at the start but now several months after purchasing this bottle, I am detecting the same funky (non metallic) odor (that I detected in the previous ss bottles) from the water in this container (a friend confirmed my findings). Normally the water that I use in these containers is RO water purchased from a large chain health food market. I wash these containers with either dish soap or vinegar and still the odor persists. Any possible explanations? I have spent a lot of money on ss containers over the last couple of years.

[Borek]

I would bet some bacteries are at work, and RO water you use contain enough contamination for them; I have read someone reporting bactery growth even in ultra pure water.

At least you have scientifically proven Klean Kanteen was OK.