Need ideas for gifts during the holiday season?  Why not give a water bottle?  Not only do they make great stocking stuffers, but you can feel good that you are contributing to a healthier lifestyle and reducing pollution.

Planet Zero Gravity has two sizes of bottles, 1 liter and 0.5 liter.  They both have wide mouths to make cleaning easier.  The 0.5 liter bottles have 2 cap options – a sports top or the eco-friendly stainless steel cap.  Also, visit our website for bottle totes by Eco-East and to see what water purifier works well with our stainless steel sports bottles.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

-Planet Zero Gravity

Thanks for making our business better.  We asked our web visitors who did not purchase any of our bottles why.  We took your top reasons and made some changes:

1.  At the top of the list was price.  Even though our unpainted stainless steel bottles sold at $19.99 with free shipping, we realize economic times are tough.  So for a limited time, we are dropping the price to $17.99.  This beats most of our other competitiors out there when you factor in their shipping and handling costs.

2. You also said you would like some other bottle designs with different cap options.  Available next month (August 2009) will be the new line of Planet Zero Gravity water bottles.  These bottles will be smaller than our current design – 0.6 liters versus 1 liter.  They will fit in most cupholders and feature 2 different caps – a stainless steel or a sports cap. 

Stay tuned for more information on our website in the next couple weeks and thanks to everyone who took the time to vote.

-Planet Zero Gravity

The first-ever Planet Zero Gravity artwork competition is on.  Artists have submitted their designs and we need your help in deciding which one will be featured on our water bottles.  We have had some terrific submissions – ‘Thanks’ go out to all the artists that participated.

To see the entries, visit http://www.planetzerogravity.com/media/competitions/artist-submissions-609.

You can vote on your favorite by selecting the artist’s design in the polling sidebar on the left side of the page.  A couple of the artists have more than one entry, so be sure to pick the correct one.  Voting will continue until July 31, 2009.  The winner with the most votes gets $150 cash and their design on our bottles.

Good Luck to everyone!!

-Planet Zero Gravity

Are you an artist / graphic designer?  Need some extra cash?

It’s here…our first ever artist competition to design the graphics for our stainless steel water bottles.  Contestants have until the end of May 2009 to send us their artwork.  It will be posted on our site for everyone to vote on through the end of July.  The winner who gets the most votes receives cash and will have their design featured on our bottles.  Designs must be original!

For more information please visit the Planet Zero Gravity site.

Heart disease it the nation’s leading cause of death. What are you doing to prevent it? Hopefully by now you are exercising your way to a healthy heart. It is a New Year, and this year should be a year of healthy living for you and your family. Did you know that many studies suggest that taking a brisk walk for as little as three to four hours a week can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by 65 percent? The month of February is American Heart Month. Below are some simple steps to improving your health that you can easily add to your day. Just by adding additional movement to your daily routine can increase your fitness level, self-esteem, confidence and most importantly your heart health.

• Park in the furthest parking spot and walk briskly to your office or to the store.

• Walk up and downstairs instead of taking the elevator whenever possible.

• Instead of a coffee break, go on a short walk, practice chair exercises or walk up and down the stairs. This relieves stress and burns calories!

• When you arrive home from work immediately walk the dog. If you don’t have a dog, take a walk with your children, spouse or neighbor. Do this before checking the mail, email or answering messages. Fresh air and exercise are not only good for your heart but also for better communication and stress reduction.

• When doing household chores do so at a good pace. Put some music on and make it fun. Get the whole family involved. Surprisingly a good paced house clean burns a lot of calories! A clean house and a healthy heart-now that is going to keep you stress free! The double benefit is amazing. The next time you dread washing windows, taking out the recyclables and doing the laundry, just remember the health benefit!

• One of the most important things is to make exercise fun and to keep moving!

Small steps in getting additional exercise in each day are extremely important. Once you make a conscious decision to lead a healthy lifestyle there is nothing stopping you! You will quickly be on your way to better cardiovascular health. Happy New Year!  Happy New You!

Did you know that Earth Day is celebrated globally on April 22 each year? Why not celebrate the Earth Day every day of the year? With all of the news about global warming and pollution, what steps are you taking to help the environment and make it a better place for our children and future generations? Today is the perfect time to reflect and take action.

Each of us can help everyday in simple ways. For example, you could start in your own community by buying locally. There are so many wonderful farms and local stores to purchase quality and delicious products from. When going to the store, always reuse canvas tote bags. If you keep them handy in your car you won’t forget them on your next trip. 

Re-Use and Recycle everything possible! Re-using is the best but recycling when it is not possible to reuse is responsible. Also buying in bulk, choosing organic, fair-trade and recycled paper products is immensely important. Purchase products with the least possible packaging.

 ”Green” household cleaners are readily available. These cleaners work and smell great and are non toxic. They are not only good for your home but also your health and the environment. Switching from Standard Light bulbs to Compact Fluorescent light bulbs cuts down on your energy bill and also lowers greenhouse gasses.

To conserve fuel try to take public transportation, carpool and combine trips. Bike or walk everywhere possible. This saves fuel, lowers vehicle emissions and helps keep you fit.

Lastly, carry your “Planet Zero Gravity” water bottle everyday! Stay hydrated and protect the planet by re-using your bottle and not polluting. You will feel better, the community will be cleaner and you will save an enormous amount of money.

These are just a few easy ideas for getting started in helping our planet. Each of us can make a difference and create a “cleaner, greener” future.

Stainless Steel Water Bottles

Still spending lots of money buying bottled water that tastes like plastic?  Feeling guilty about all those plastic water bottles ending up in a landfill?

Check out our eco friendly water bottles made from food grade stainless steel.  They are lightweight and BPA-Free.  Our bottles come with a wide mouth for easy cleaning.

December ‘08 – Planet Zero Gravity launches a new line of stainless steel water bottles. These bottles are made from food grade stainless steel and are 1 Liter in size – perfect to carry around with you during the day to stay hydrated. There has been a much publicized scare recently about BPA in many of the plastic bottles on the market today. Also, plastic bottles are one of the leading sources of pollution in landfills. Many are discarded and end up washing up onto beaches around the world.

Our stainless steel bottles can be recycled, are BPA-Free, and because of the wide mouth are easily cleaned. Stainless steel bottles do not require a liner like aluminum bottles do. These liners can crack and leech if the bottle becomes damaged.

For more information please visit the Planet Zero Gravity Website at:

http://www.planetzerogravity.com

The Liquid Logic Jefe:- Jefe (Spanish for “Boss”) is the newest creeker from designer Johnnie Kern. The most tested creek boat in the line-up, the Jefe can handle anything the user throws at it. When the paddler is in an eddy looking over his/her shoulder at a must make move, he knows the boat is going to dig in and jump up to speed. Many people are saying this is the best creek boat ever…by any manufacturer! The Liquid Logic Jefe comes in three sizes (Chico, Jefe, and Grande) and has the following features:

- Soft displacement hull: Control, stability, soft landings.

- Bow rocker: Increases maneuverability, boofs well, slides easily up and over obstacles, resurfaces quickly.

- Integrated wall support: Increases lateral wall stability, fewer holes, less weight.

- Large cockpit: Easy exits.

- Security Bars by Black Diamond: 7000 series aluminum for maximum strength.

- Stiffy-Hull system: Safety, stiffness, control, durability.

For more information visit Liquid Logic Kayaks

liquid logic cross river

The Liquid Logic CR is a river running playboat for all levels of paddlers. Instead of just taking an existing playboat design and softening the edges, Liquid Logic designed each part of the boat for all river play. That is what makes the Cross River different from the other boats in its category. Liquid Logic talked to paddlers and dealers from all over the country about the characteristics this boat should have to make it the perfect river running playboat. The list went something like this: Comfortable, easy to paddle, and rips it up in all types of features. If you want a boat that can do blunts, stern squirts, loops, and spins the CR is for you.

The CR (Cross River) Series river running playboats come in 3 sizes: CR 80, CR 125, and the CR 250. The following measurements are listed below:

length | width | weight | cockpit length | cockpit width | rocker bow | rocker stern | volume | paddler weight range |

CR 80 – 6′ 5″ | 24″ | 27 lbs | 32″ | 20″ | 8″ | 7″ | 56 gal | 90-160 lbs
CR 125 – 6′ 7″ | 25″ | 31 lbs | 33.5″ | 18.75″ | 8″ | 7″ | 55 gal | 140-210 lbs
CR 250 – 6′ 9″ | 26″ | 36 lbs | 33″ | 20″ | 10″ | 8″ | 65 gal | 180-250 lbs

For more information visit the Liquid Logic Website.