For those who hate letting an empty water bottle take up valuable pack space, soft bottles are an ingeniously simple solution. Problem is, most of them look—for lack of better terms—sad and flaccid.
The ($10), on the other hand, looks and stands like a normal water bottlethanks to a rigid top and bottom. When it’s empty, the top and bottom twist to lock together, leaving a small disk you can toss in a jacket pocket and forget. It currently comes in a25-ouncesize. Bonus:it’s dishwasher safe.
Hydrapak Stash Water Bottle
A space-saving design with that real water-bottle feel

(Photo: Hydrapak)
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