Sea to Summit Hanging Toiletry Bag
A hanging toiletry bag is a small, unglamorous piece of kit that improves every trip, and this one is still made.
The hook is the whole point. Bathrooms in hostels, guesthouses and campsites have no flat surfaces, or have flat surfaces you would rather not put a toothbrush on. Hanging the bag on the back of a door or a shower rail solves that, and once you have travelled with one a zip pouch feels careless.
What to look for:
- A swivelling hook, because fixed ones twist the bag against the wall.
- A wipe-clean or quick-drying lining. Something in here will leak.
- Mesh pockets so wet things dry and you can see what you have.
- Small. The bag expands to fit whatever you own; buy the size that forces a decision.
On liquids, which has genuinely changed since this review. The 100ml rule is no longer universal. Airports running certified CT scanners now allow containers up to two litres and no clear bag at all, which in the UK covers Heathrow, Gatwick, Edinburgh and Birmingham, and includes Dublin, Rome Fiumicino and Milan. Most other airports still enforce 100ml in a clear bag. Since your return airport may differ from your departure one, pack to the stricter rule unless you have checked both. The UK rules are here and the US ones here.
The habit worth keeping: solid soap and a solid shampoo bar sidestep the liquid question entirely, weigh less, and cannot leak into your clothes.
Part of the guide to packing and organisation.