The history of Switzerland's SIGG company goes back to 1908. Its founder, Ferdinand Sigg, was an expert in metal treatment, and when a new chemical element, Alimium*, was discovered in England in 1807 and made into Aluminum with a new refining method in the late 19th century, he was one of the first to start manufacturing products with it. The products ranged from water tanks to drink bottles to fuel tanks. The prototype of the <Traveller Bottle> was already made in 1929, and the oval bottles favored by the Swiss army were already produced in the 1940s. In Japan, one of the most important property of portable bottles is perhaps thermal insulation. It is due to the obsession of enjoying the refreshing feeling and flavor one can experience when drinking something at its desired temperature. However, when working out or hiking, as well as in everyday life, it is necessary to drink sufficient amounts of water for intestinal regulation, and water at room temperature suits this purpose. Incidentally, the number of people drinking from PET bottles in the fitness club I go to seems to amount to 80-90%. One of the reasons for this might be the convenient availability of vending machines, but I could not go along with that. The first impression you get from using this <Traveller Bottle> bottle is how nice it feels against your mouth. The feel of the bottle's lip makes one forget that it is made of metal. The shape is a simple cylinder and there is nothing unique about it, but once you discover features that appeal to your five senses as the one mentioned above, you will become attached to it. The product has become something that I cannot let go, and it is always in my bag. *Reference: Wikipedia
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