For the One-baggers, what about toiletries
#16
Join Date: Jun 2019
Programs: Marriott Titanium; WN A-list; UA Silver
Posts: 484
In the US, I just US a dop kit because I have precheck and no one cares. I have some liquids and creams I need/want and just put them in small bottles.
Internationally, they seem to care more, so I use this: https://www.tombihn.com/products/3d-...nt=16399453639
It holds a shocking amount, though not as well organized as my dop kit. Even my full dop kit will fit in my Aeronaut 30 with 5 days of clothes plus a pair of shoes.
Internationally, they seem to care more, so I use this: https://www.tombihn.com/products/3d-...nt=16399453639
It holds a shocking amount, though not as well organized as my dop kit. Even my full dop kit will fit in my Aeronaut 30 with 5 days of clothes plus a pair of shoes.
#17
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: Delta
Posts: 271
As others have said, the trick is to really minimize the liquids. Toothpaste can be in one of the small sample tubes handed out at your dentist visits or available in the travel size section at the supermarket. Think about whether you really need to carry shampoo for use in transit, or whether you can use the hotel shampoo at your destination. Otherwise snag a few of the small tubes some hotels still provide (if all hotels switch to wall dispensers, this will no longer be an option...). I haven't used it, but some people swear by dry shampoo for use on the go.
Contact lens cases work very well for the small amounts of other liquids and gels needed, such as hair cream or aftershave. I also use them to have small amounts of moisturizer and sunscreen on hand. They're far more compact than most other containers intended for travel like the silicone squeeze tubes. (Also easier to fill, IMO.)
The one I find tricky is shaving cream. Even the smallest travel cans are pretty big - but they do fit into a quart size bag with my other stuff although it's a bit of a tight fit. Some people manage to shave with solid shaving soap or sheets.
Contact lens cases work very well for the small amounts of other liquids and gels needed, such as hair cream or aftershave. I also use them to have small amounts of moisturizer and sunscreen on hand. They're far more compact than most other containers intended for travel like the silicone squeeze tubes. (Also easier to fill, IMO.)
The one I find tricky is shaving cream. Even the smallest travel cans are pretty big - but they do fit into a quart size bag with my other stuff although it's a bit of a tight fit. Some people manage to shave with solid shaving soap or sheets.
#18
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: NT Australia
Programs: QF WP
Posts: 4,160
I have recently bought some solid bar shampoo and conditioner to try out. Will have to keep you posted on it as I had a big baggage allowance here so have been decadent and brought the full size liquid ones
#19
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Olde Dominion
Programs: DL Silver - uh huh!
Posts: 948
You can buy shaving cream in tubes like toothpaste (I use C. O. Bigelow from Bath & Body Works, but there are quite a few others). Dispense enough for your travels into a small container and you are good to go.
#21
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 2,304
Concentrate Tablets https://byhumankind.com/products/mou...caAkiiEALw_wcB
#22
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Full time Nomad
Posts: 842
Ideas
Shampoo/Conditioner Bars. Available at many places. You can chop the bar into chunks, or use your vegatable peeler to make shavings. Or keep them in their original size. Snack sized ziplock bags. As a woman, I can share using hair conditioner for shaving my legs works great . Not sure how it works on a man's face...
Shampoo and Conditioner
The bar stuff is available lots of places. Whole Foods, Lush, the soap store at Disney Springs. Even Target.
Ziplock https://www.target.com/p/ziploc-snack-bags/-/A-15357042
and Target has their own verison in a vertical style. https://www.target.com/p/portionpk-b...2/-/A-15698330
Shampoo and Conditioner
The bar stuff is available lots of places. Whole Foods, Lush, the soap store at Disney Springs. Even Target.
Ziplock https://www.target.com/p/ziploc-snack-bags/-/A-15357042
and Target has their own verison in a vertical style. https://www.target.com/p/portionpk-b...2/-/A-15698330
Last edited by stan1162; Nov 3, 2019 at 6:57 pm
#23
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 62
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/31183505-post18.html Looks like Fly Mouthwash website no longer resolves but "Mouthwash concentrate" brings up other items
Concentrate https://www.amazon.com/Marvis-Strong.../dp/B00CJYH1O8
Tablets https://byhumankind.com/products/mou...caAkiiEALw_wcB
Concentrate https://www.amazon.com/Marvis-Strong.../dp/B00CJYH1O8
Tablets https://byhumankind.com/products/mou...caAkiiEALw_wcB
#24
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Join Date: Jun 2013
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One Drop Only Oral Care Concentrate, 50ml
#25
Join Date: Jun 2019
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#26
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: In a hotel somewhere trying to repack everything I brought (and bought) in to a carry-on smaller than my last one.
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Posts: 1,101
Back when I was a contact lens wearer, I switched over to dailies for travel. I used single-use saline as a rinse and moisturizer if needed and got rid of the bottle of contact lens solution. While the overall kit wasn't less bulky at the beginning of the week, it was lighter. The only problem was unexpected trip extensions when I'd run out.
#27
Join Date: Jun 2019
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#28
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: NT Australia
Programs: QF WP
Posts: 4,160
I know it’s old school but thymol comes as a tablet and is strongly antiseptic
https://www.dentalsky.com/rs-pink-mo...-1000-r-s.html
https://www.dentalsky.com/rs-pink-mo...-1000-r-s.html
#29
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 62
I know it’s old school but thymol comes as a tablet and is strongly antiseptic
https://www.dentalsky.com/rs-pink-mo...-1000-r-s.html
https://www.dentalsky.com/rs-pink-mo...-1000-r-s.html
I was thinking that it would be annoying to have to bring along a cup and something to stir with, as some of the budget lodgings I stay in won't have glassware and certainly not spoons. But maybe I can use a 1-oz Nalgene bottle and just shake to dissolve the tablets in water.
#30
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Programs: AA / AV
Posts: 647
Just wondering what one bag travellers do for toiletries given the size restrictions on liquids/gels and just space in general when traveling with only one bag.
I'm a male and I travel with glasses, glasses cleaner, spare contact lenses, contact lens case and cleaning solution, body wash, shampoo, comb/brush, hair styling product, toothbrush and toothpaste, mouth wash, floss, shaving cream and razor, hand cream, and misc medications (pepto bismol, alka seltzer, advil, etc) all are travel sized and I still manage to fill my Swiss Gear hanging toiletry pack, which takes up quite a bit of room in my rolling carry on bag. My questions are:
A: What do you do to reduce the bulk of you toiletries down to a manageable size and into a smaller toiletry bag
B: How do you deal with security given new security rules (especially in the USA) with liquids/gels and the requirement that they be visible and in clear bags at least as I understand it.
I'm a male and I travel with glasses, glasses cleaner, spare contact lenses, contact lens case and cleaning solution, body wash, shampoo, comb/brush, hair styling product, toothbrush and toothpaste, mouth wash, floss, shaving cream and razor, hand cream, and misc medications (pepto bismol, alka seltzer, advil, etc) all are travel sized and I still manage to fill my Swiss Gear hanging toiletry pack, which takes up quite a bit of room in my rolling carry on bag. My questions are:
A: What do you do to reduce the bulk of you toiletries down to a manageable size and into a smaller toiletry bag
B: How do you deal with security given new security rules (especially in the USA) with liquids/gels and the requirement that they be visible and in clear bags at least as I understand it.
From your list, if I had to travel with all your items, I would put the glasses, comb/brush, toothbrush, floss, razor and medications is a separate, non "3-1-1" bag, and the others in such a bag.