Nalgene
Nalgene Cantene 1 L Collapsible Bottle
- Weight for its size: 9/10 How much it adds to your pack for the water it holds.
- Packed size (empty): 8/10 How much room it takes up when it is empty, for the water it holds.
No shop we checked has it in stock
Camp water carrying where a 1 L bottle must roll up small when empty
- Type
- Soft
- Capacity
- 1 L
- Weight
- 60 g
- Packed
- Not published
Where to buy
Tamarack Outdoors £21.24 Out of stock. 2 left in stock. £2.99 Royal Mail Second Class under £50, free at £50 or over (its shipping policy page, 2026-10-21).
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight for its size
From maker's figures 9/10How much it adds to your pack for the water it holds. 9: Among the best you can buy for this.
Tamarack Outdoors lists 60.25 g for 1 L: 60 g per litre, under the 100 g/L line. Nalgene's own page lists 60.25 g for the 1 L size, so the band is the same.
Packed size (empty)
Estimate from maker's specs: soft bottle: rolls up when empty 8/10How much room it takes up when it is empty, for the water it holds. 8: Clearly better than most.
Estimate from maker's specs
In short
Good for
- Camp water carrying where a 1 L bottle must roll up small when empty
- Wild camps with a spare bottle for a water run: 60 g
- Filling from a stream or a tap through a wide opening
Strengths
- 60 g for 1 L (60.25 g, per Tamarack Outdoors)
- Rolls up when not in use (Nalgene via Tamarack Outdoors)
Weaknesses
- Measures 280 mm tall and 165 mm across
- Made of HDPE plastic, with a 63 mm cap opening
- A Nalgene customer review says the seam burst after a few years of use
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.