The Original Water Bottle: available in 500ml and 1L sizes
Now with 50% recycled content in the Sustain range
Has been voted one of the top 10 must have pieces of kit
And there’s a reason why Nalgene haven’t changed its design in decades - because it works (extremely well).
It's simple, durable, inexpensive, and versatile
From the original gray and blue colours, to the new colours for 2023 that evoke a 90's vibe, the Nalgene 1L Wide Mouth Water Bottle is a classic that can have many other uses besides only holding water
Here are a few that were listed on the Liberty Mountain blog in 2019:
(Liberty Mountain wholesale distributors of technical outdoor products and climbing gear in the U.S since 1952)
1) First Aid Kit- Keep your medical supplies together and dry.
2) Tent Pee Bottle- When it's too cold or too much work to get out of your tent at night but you need to relieve yourself.
3) Food Container- Save a ziplock bag by storing food in your extra bottle.
4) Nails, Nuts & Bolts Storage- We've all got those miscellaneous nuts and bolts that no longer have their original packaging but we refuse to throw them away because someday they might be exactly what is needed.
5) Message in a Bottle- Hopefully you're never stranded on a desert island and this use is just for fun with friends.
6) Fire Starter Kit- Keep various kindling dry and ready to start a fire in any conditions.
7) Rolling Pin- If your kitchen is too small to keep a big, wooden pin in it just for the occasional rolling of dough.
8) Cookie Cutter- If round cookies are all you crave then you are set.
9) Geocaching- Insert a logbook, pen, and some tchotchkes, bury it, and post the coordinates.
10) Hot Water Bottle Heater- Snuggle up with a bottle of hot water at night for radiant warmth.
11) Hammer Tent Stakes- There's not always a rock around when you're setting up camp
12) Lantern- Wrap a headlamp so that the light points in to the bottom of your bottle.
13) Ice Pack- Fill it up with some ice and ease those injuries.
14) Muscle Roller- Roll out your muscles wherever you are.
15) Waterproof Container- It doesn't just keep water in, it also keeps it out.
16) Washing Clothes- Clean your socks and undies on the go with some soapy water and some good shaking.
17) Vase- Glass breaks. Give your flowers a safer home.
18) Toothbrush Holder- Keep those bristles clean.
19) Winter Car Kit- Keep some small essentials like an emergency blanket, mini flashlight, handwarmers, and more together in case of a roadside emergency.
20) Weight for Bear Bag- Tie a line to your bottle with some weight in it and chuck it over a branch for raising your food bag out of bears' reach.
We are sure you can think of others 
The History: Born from Science
1949 Rochester New York
Chemist Emanuel Goldberg developed the first plastic pipette jars. He went on to found the Nalge Company, which Goldberg named using his wife's initials: Natalie Levey Goldberg.
1960s Adirondack Mountains
Our first exposure to the wilderness happened in the 60s, when our labware scientists-who were also big into hiking-took our laboratory bottles on backpacking trips because the bottles were leak-proof and lightweight.
1970s Northeast United States & Beyond
In the 70s, the Carry In/Carry Out trend emerged when conservationists began discouraging campers from a common disposal practice of burning or burying cans and glass containers.
By now, Nalgene labware bottles had caught on with the hiking and adventuring subculture. Even the company president's son was using their bottles and containers on his Boy Scout camping trips. This, coupled with the Carry In/Carry Out trend, gave their president an idea: market these labware products as high-quality hiking and camping essentials.
With that, Nalgene Outdoor was born.