DOPP KITS: 10 Toiletry Bags for Minimalist & Organized Travel

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Adding a dopp kit to your travel gear arsenal will help keep your toiletries in check. No more digging around in your bag to find your toothbrush. But which one should you choose? Are there any clear, quart-sized dopp kits out there or are you doomed to flying with a ziploc bag forever?

We tested all of these kits for their TSA compliance, ability to not get wet when your bathroom turns into a slip n’ slide after a long shower, and functionality. Whether you travel with a magical bar that doubles as soap, shampoo, and toothpaste (looking at you Dr. Bronner’s) or you have a ton of skincare or makeup products, there is a dopp kit for you. All for minimalist & organized travel.

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[PackHacker]

Do you call it a “Dopp Kit” or “Toiletry Bag”? Or something else?

[ladybugskywalker]

Me watching this while having more pouches than things: I'm a minimalist hoarder

[Currywurst]

Can't believe that I got excited about a video on toiletry bags - but here we are. Probably time for me to become a Packhacker Pro member.

[vargavideo]

Love that included the Ziplock Bag in the line up. Keeping it real!

[taaliyahpatton]

My favorite toiletry bag is the one made by L.L.Bean! They make them in small, medium, large, and family size. I have both the small and medium. I’ve found that the small alone will easily work for a 6 day stay or longer. It has 3 outside zip compartments, one flat that I’ve been able to pack a few pads in, two side compartments with mesh and elastic holders that are perfect for small pill bottles. It has a small carrying strap on the outside. The inside has two hooks. One that connected to a part of the bag with two mesh compartments and that is detachable (attached with Velcro), in case you’d like to solely hang it up. They refer to it as a shower caddy. How cool! The other hook is to hang the entire bag up. It has a small mirror-like thing that is removable. It has a zip compartment that’s see through and water proof, that I find is perfect to put my bar of soap and soap holder in because it will hold in any water that might have gotten on either. There are a few other zip compartments inside, as well as elastic bands to hold things in place. I have been able to hold my toothbrush, toothpaste, travel size deodorant, comb, razor, and small scented bags in it. Everything has a place of its own. It’s an awesome bag and I love it!!! Their bag is both water- and abrasion-resistant. Please check it out!

[megaira]

Just found a 90s vintage Sea to summit dopp kit in perfect condition at a thriftstore. Its amazing to see how thoughtful they already where about the features back in the days...And I def wanna see a packing video!

[mcheeze]

sea to summit small toiletry bag for the win! awesome organization and very lightweight.

[katieweiher]

Definitely do the follow-up video! I'm super curious how many or how few toiletries people use and how they store it all for travel.

[LB-oupy]

I have to say I would have added the arcido washbag in this video. My favorite for travel and never have any issues with TSA. Comparable to Tom Bhin you feature but cheaper at $15. I even had liquids spill inside and it stayed inside and wiped out easy. I'm a woman who carries liquid make up bottles along with basic essentials so sometimes it gets stuffed but still looks new after using it many times since purchasing it in 2018.

[westcoastmusic]

Finally got to use my Aer Travel Kit this weekend and I love it. Only downside is that it doesn’t quite fit a full size bottle of shaving cream, but I love the toothbrush side pocket.

[juneruiz]

i have modified the crap out of the ikea toiletry bag, including hitting it with nicwax and hitting the zippers with a lil silicone for added waterproofing, i added a pair of elastic band using eyelets to attach an umbrella on the bottom, i padded the inside and added patches on the outside. i also changes out the zipper pulls and wrapped the handle with paracord. its an edc bag now

[dr.d]

As a frequent traveler, I have it down to a science. I use Ziplog bags for any "plane" travel, I use Ziploc quart size bags. For "car" travel, I use a small dopp bag from Tripped that works well. I originally bought it as a electronics gear bag, but found it works much better as a dopp bag. Everything fits well and it fits great into my small Rimowa roller bag. Yeah, I know - for car travel, space and weight aren't really an issue, but I hate to lug a lot of stuff into a hotel - just my work backpack and my small roller bag.

[chacon]

A personal thought: Even though I love compartments in my bags, for a dopp kit, it's a must that it has a big wide internal space, to put all the liquids in a ziplock bag, to avoid any problem with TSA.

[jesseallen]

I purchased an AmazonBasics Dopp kit. I'm currently on holidays now and I've go enough toiletries in it for 2 adults and a toddler. Its quite bulky but does the job, pretty impressive for the price.

[hunterricard]

please do show what each person packs in their dopp kit! i’ve been trying to organize mine and i want to see what others pack so i can possibly pick up some new finds!

[youhigh]

Ikea products are pretty good for the price I’ve been using the packing cubes ever since I saw them on the channel, and traveling with a backpack now has turned into the norm

[matthewbrown]

I travelled alot for work & take 1 bag as roll - on for the plane. I was given an amenity kit on a trip & have reused this for 20 years on short trips. I use a shaving stick for shaving creme & a high quality disposable razor + cheap deodorant sticks. I use a travel toothbrush that is like a kids & know the hotels will have toiletries. I reuse the 2 x 30ml bottles for mouth wash or pack the Listerine strips. I previous used a small zip lock bag until I received this freebie at a trade show.

[claymountain]

I have the bigger IKEA toiletry bag (the green one) and I really like it! It is holding up great so far. They also have a set of travel bottles with a TSA pouch that fits exactly inside their toiletry bags. I have a few so I can switch out my toiletries and the different bottle kinds and sizes. No leaks so far, but some of the small cream containers don't close well.

[veronicajackson]

Y’all are awesome all the time, but #11 puts you in the totally awesome category

[lifeandluggage]

Osprey all the way: super light-weight, cheap and tight-fitting. I use their padded wash bag to carry chargers, power banks, cords, smart-card reader etc (internal pockets are great for earphone jacks, memory sticks & SD-cards etc) and it has contraption straps outside to secure the items in a padded shell. And Osprey "zip wash bag" (not the roll-up) as my dopp kitt: it 'stretches' over the items, has a two-way opening for the main pocket and tons of internal organization without wasting space (unlike Peak Design wash bag, which I loved in theory but have never travelled with due to the size). I loved the organization on Bellroy bags (tech and dopp), but can't justify the extra weight after trying Osprey and Sea to Summit super light bags.