Comments on: Building The Perfect Dopp Kit

By: corey

corey — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:58:46 +0000

I’ve built my perfect kit for long motorcycle rides and a month-long trip to europe. The items I think most people miss are:
1. five hour energy and sleeping pills
2. skin shield [glue for cuts]
3. sunscreen
4. anti-bacterial wipes

see pics and my COMPLETE list at:
http://sites.google.com/site/ebayimages1/dopp-kit

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By: Trevor

Trevor — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:38:43 +0000

I am young and I don’t have a lot of experience with traveling but recently it has been a lot of international travel so I have learned quite a few things. Here is a list of what I bring!
My bag
Saddleback Leather Small Travel Kit

What’s inside the kit

Dr. Bronners (I have used this stuff for Soap, Shampoo, Shaving, Dish Soap, Laundry Detergent, Toothpaste in a pinch, Rinsing Vegetables. It’s quite incredible)
Rubbing Alcohol (another milti-use item for cleaning, bleeding, sunglass cleaner, Razor Sterilizer)
Deodorant (No brainer, I like the Mitchum Gel Uncented)
Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Floss
DE razor, brush, and soap (purchase DE Blades at my destination if I am flying)
Safety Razor with extra cartridges (Mostly incase it takes me a few days to find those blades!)
Shave Oil (Pre-shave)
qTips (Clean ears are essential for me, also a multi-use item)
Nail clippers (with nail file)
Tweezers (splinters, ingrown hairs, anti-unibrow)
Hair Comb
Small Cologne
Daily Multivitamins

A mini first aid/survival kit is also in my duffel that contains the following

Band Aids
Sewing Kit w/ Safety Pins
Some Ibuprofen
Condoms
Some parachute chord
Duct Tape
Folded up bit of toilet paper

Gold Bond powder (I’ve been surprised how many times this has come in handy; itching sweating, general refresher)
Several Food Bars (for emergencies)
Water Purification Tablets (also for emergencies)

And in my briefcase a few essential items
Facial Tissues
Earplugs
Lipbalm (Burts Beeswax)
Flask
Extra cash with my passport hidden away
Breath Mints (Fisherman’s Friend is my favorite!)

I don’t use a styptic pencil because I find that with dabbing the cut with a little bit of you own saliva a few times almost always does the trick.

At least for me I feel that these are the essentials. Not too much, not too little. It also helps that I have a few different places to put them.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:00:17 +0000

With all the suggestions, the list of items is getting pretty long. My suggestion is to do what I do with my backpacking gear. If I take something and don’t use it at all after two or three trips it comes out of my pack (or in this case dopp kit). The only exceptions are emergency items. I also never carry two items when one will suffice, so for example biodegradable camp soap can be used to wash everything, dishes, laundry, hair, body, etc. and it can be used anywhere indoors or out. And as for that $20 bill, I carry a spare $40 as emergency backup cash (one $20, one $10, one $5, and five $1′s). I keep it in a small resealable plastic pouch used to carry ID’s and I have one in a pocket of each of my coats, the glovebox of my car, and yes… in my Dopp kit. This habit has come in useful too many times for me to count.

By: My ditty bag/dopp kit – Harmony Pirate

My ditty bag/dopp kit – Harmony Pirate — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:55:00 +0000

[...] around this morning I came across Building the Perfect Dopp Kit again. Taking their notes and what I based my list off of at OneBag.com, I am taking this [...]