Naturehike Collapsible round bucket (2026)

The 10 L (Light Brown) is 25 cm across and 21 cm deep: a few dishes or rinsing a pot. The 20 L (Army Green or Transparent) is 33 cm across and 25 cm deep: washing up for a group, soaking gear or carrying water from the lake or the tap.

Naturehike rates the 10 L for up to 22 lb (10 kg) and the 20 L for up to 44 lb (20 kg), roughly a full load of water. Carry a full bucket with both handles together and keep it low: water sloshes and the soft sides flex.

The fabric buckets fold flat to about 2 cm thick: a 25 cm disc for the 10 L and 33 cm for the 20 L, at about 210 g and 310 g. They slide into a bin, a pack or the gap beside a cooler.

It is an open camp bucket, meant for washing up, rinsing gear, fetching lake water to filter or boil, or icing drinks. For water you will drink straight from the container, use a closed water bag or jug, such as the Naturehike Ling Wo water bag.

Naturehike lines the fabric buckets with waterproof PVC and double-stitches the base, so they hold water for washing and carrying. Do not drag one over rocks or set it on sharp sticks: a puncture in the base is the usual way a soft bucket starts to leak.

Rinse it, wipe out grit and let it dry open before you fold it; a bucket folded damp can go mouldy. Store it flat and away from sharp gear. Naturehike says the material dries quickly, so a short time in the sun usually does it.