How to permanently label Nalgene bottles?
It's pretty common to use 1 oz Nalgene bottles to hold the spices in a spice kit for backpacking as they are waterproof and the right size.
The problem comes when trying to label the bottles, as permanent markers or even cow id tag markers will rub off.
Best solution I know of is to wrap the bottles with masking tape and then write on that but the problem is that once it gets wet the tape comes off.
Is there a better solution for permanently labeling these?
It sounds like you carry more than one of these. If that is the case, then put them all in a large zip-lock bag. That sh …
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Clear repair tape over the top of a good marker pen will protect it indefinitely up to hand washing (a dishwasher will s …
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High end colored tape like used for marking climbing gear or nail polish. Like a gaffers tape. Nail polish is just a p …
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I mark all my stuff with an engraver. All my Nalgenes have my name engraved right on the front under the Nalgene logo. Y …
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Inverted Braille Heat the point of a nail or scribe and make small indentations in the thick plastic (lid?), using Brai …
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Inverted Braille
Heat the point of a nail or scribe and make small indentations in the thick plastic (lid?), using Braille characters. Color the indented dot with a permanent marker, as the mark is indented the marker will tend not to wear off. With a little practice you will be able to read them in the dark as well. Normally only a single letter will be required per spice.
S for Salt
P for Pepper
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Clear repair tape over the top of a good marker pen will protect it indefinitely up to hand washing (a dishwasher will soften the glue of some tapes). Make sure to wrap the tape right round so it sticks to itself.
I have a such a bottle for washing up liquid, that's been labelled like this for 20+ years (though idle for much of that time).
A more expensive solution is a label tape printer, such as those made by Brother. I label kayaking gear with my contact details using one of these, sometimes with tape over the top, sometimes not, and have also labelled water bottles and put them through the dishwasher repeatedly. For wet use the more expensive self laminating tapes work much better than the cheaper ones with the print on the surface.
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It sounds like you carry more than one of these. If that is the case, then put them all in a large zip-lock bag. That should protect whatever labeling system you use.
Another option is to put a small piece of paper inside the bottle itself with a label that shows through the mostly transparent bottle, and then fill it with the spice. I would doubt that the paper or any marker ink would affect the spices or pose any harm to you.
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High end colored tape like used for marking climbing gear or nail polish.
Like a gaffers tape.
Nail polish is just a paint can get in a lot of colors and small quantity.
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I mark all my stuff with an engraver. All my Nalgenes have my name engraved right on the front under the Nalgene logo. You could engrave whatever you want on the front then do marker over top. The marker may rub off the smooth plastic, but not so much out of the engraving. Even if all the ink washes away, the engraving is still there.
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