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In this video we're going to take this,
and turn it into this. This is how to pack
the ultimate minimalist toiletry kit.
What's up guys and girls? Welcome back to
Vagabrothers, your home for travel
inspiration, vlogs, and hacks here on
YouTube. We travel the world full-time; try to
keep our kit to a minimum, especially our
toiletries, but things sometimes get out of hand.
We realize our travel kits kind of
buldged recently, so we wanted to make this video
about decluttering them
to a minimalist standard.
We will not be covering make-up
in this video, but the principles apply
to both girls and guys.
Most importantly to make this carry-on
approved, it's going to fall as what's known as
the 3-1-1 rule, which means all liquid ,gels,
aerosols, and pastes must be under 3
ounces or 100 milliliters.
Furthermore, it must fit into a 1-quart
or 1 liter bag, and you can only have one
of these bags per traveler. If you
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Let's get into. First up, you need a toothbrush.
There are two ways of doing this on a
minimal scale; first you can take your
toothbrush and cut it in half.
That totally works.
You can also buy for a couple of bucks a
toothbrush that folds up into itself,
basically reducing its size by half and
its nastiness scale. Chucking your
toothbrush in and it out of the toiletry
kit while you're traveling means that
there are some little microbes that
might get on it. What's nice about this
is that it's protected; it's sealed.
Secondly, grab some toothpaste. Most
toothpaste companies make carry -on
approved sizes, so that should be easy
enough to get. Carry-on size toiletries should
be available most pharmacies. Here in the
U.S., Target is the cheapest place to get
all these things.
Next up; dental floss.
Honestly, do yourself a favor. Do everyone
around you a favor. Do your general
health a favor and remember to floss.
Mom will be proud. So will your dentist.
Alex is obsessed with dental floss.
He definitely considers this an essential.
Next up you have the big debate:
soap or body wash? Soap is clunky;
It's always hard to put away a
wet bar of soap, even if you have those containers.
We're recommending body wash.
Body wash goes along with shampoo and conditioner
as essentials. You can either purchase
small kits that have all these things together.
We've seen a great one by Malin and Goetz,
which is about 32 bucks. If you want
higher end men's version, we also
recommend Triumph and Disaster's,which
comes with shaving cream. One of the
best ways to do this is simply to buy these
things called GoToobs. These are refillable
two ounce containers, which have a
variety of different labels including
soap, sunscreen, shampoo, conditioner
lotion and a blank one if you want to
put one of your own creations in there.
These are smashable, smushable, and
definitely a good go-to holder for any
of your toiletries. They also have a suction cup.
You can put it on the mirror when you're in a hotel
room or hostel, and they've got a wide mouth
very easy to refill. We recommend getting
the multicolored pack, so even if it's
not properly labeled, you can still tell
apart what your different toiletries are.
Perhaps one of the best minimalist hacks is to use
a product by Dr. Bronner's...basically make
this thing called 18-1 hemp shampoo.
It's a soap but you can use it for
basically anything. Are you going to get
stopped at customs because it's made
from hemp? " Yeah man. It's every irry.
It's s no problem." You can use this to brush
your teeth, to wash your armpits, to shampoo
your hair; you can use it as shaving cream,
laundry detergent. One thing that you
should remember is that you should
dilute it.
Ignore all of the weird quotes that are
all over the bottle. Honestly, there's some
far- out stuff on there.
Also, avoid getting it directly into
any body cavities because it definitely
burns. The peppermint is pretty intense.
Dr. Bronner's, but this stuff is strong.
All you need to drop, and if you were to
fill up one of these containers with Dr
Bronner's it's going to last your entire trip.
When you start using it to hand wash
quick- dry clothes, you'll really see
the value of bringing this along with you.
Deodorant: Don't forget it.
Honestly, people will like you more.
Of course, condoms.
You should always bring three
because sex happens three times if
it happens once.
Yeah, that's if you're lucky.
Another essential is nail clippers.
You don't want to borrow these
from someone else.
Small ones worked really well. If you
want to go super minimalist, ditch the
nail clippers and use your teeth.
Now let's move away from the essentials
into grooming. One of the things that
tends to fall by the wayside when you're
traveling is grooming. Your grooming
tends to kind of degrade a little bit,
and what we want to do with this is show
you the absolute essential stuff that
you need that will keep you looking
fresh for your entire trip. Some
grooming essentials: hair gel. We like to
use Mitch Reformer, and Mark brought up a good
point which is: instead of taking this
thing, which is three ounces and
therefore carry-on approved, take a big scoop
of it and put it into one of the smaller
GoToobs. I personally can get by for a
couple weeks on a little bit of hair gel.
I'm not sure about my brother, here.
He tends to use a lot more than I do.
These little things are called GoTubbs.
They are by the same people who make GoToobs.
They're great for storing any sort of ointment you
might want. They can store jewelry;
you can put in cooking spices or even vitamins.
You can bring a comb if you have longer
hair or you feel like you actually use
a comb.
The main point is do not bring a brush.
A comb like this is really flat.
Pack it in there; it's thin;
it's almost like you don't even have it.
Next up: a shaving razor. A lot of
people have asked us if you can bring a
shaving razor in your carry-on
toiletries and bring it through security.
You can. We've never had an issue with it.
You are not allowed to bring a straight razor.
This is a straight razor, a safety razor.
It has a removable....uhm...
disgusting. It's got all my hair on it.
You can't tell from that side, though.
You can't bring these,
but you can bring these.
Honestly, my preference of shaving is
shave before you go. It's okay to grow out
a beard, and if you really want to keep it trim,
just bring a razor. Soap works as shaving cream.
I think shaving cream is something you can totally cut.
Do not bring those little aerosol cans.
They take a lot of space.
Another great way is just to go to
a barber. I personally love going to
barber shops around the world. It might cost
you fifteen bucks to get
a shave, but if you grow your beard out
for three weeks and then get a beard trim
it's essentially getting a haircut.
When it comes to smelling nice, you
should definitely bring some cologne or
some perfume if you're a girl.
This is really cool.
We got this in Cologne, Germany
the origin of cologne, and it was only one
euro in the tourist board souvenir shop.
I actually just ran out of mine, but it
lasted for about a year. Just a little
bit of cologne goes a long way.
Another good idea is solid cologne; it's easier to
transport because it's not liquid.
This one from Fulton & Roark fits in the 3-1-1 rule
and is replaceable. There are also options for
solid perfume, as well.
We'll put links to those too.
Minimalist first aid essentials are pretty straightforward:
a daily vitamin, Advil, melatonin, which is
a natural sleeping aid,
Neosporin in case you get a cut and
some bandaids, and laxatives, just in case.
When you need it, you really need it.
Also helpful are Barrocas, which are little
vitamin B tablets you can disolve in water
They're great if you go out partying
Drink one right before you go to bed,
and in the morning you should not have a hangover.
And lastly chapstick, which you
can fit in your pocket and sunscreen
which I keep in my day bag. Just remember
that when you go through security, you've got to put
this with the other liquids.
Now we've come to the fun part where
we compare and contrast different bags.
We're going to start off with the R.E.I.
3-1-1 bag. It's transparent: it's got a little
zipper; it looks like it's waterproof and
it also has a carabiner so you can clip it
on to stuff, but straight up it's five dollars,
and it's pretty simple.
I have been traveling with this one for about 10 years.
I bought this in Chatuchak Market in Bangkok.
It's from Jasada, which is a Thai company.
It's worked great ; it's just kind of
transparent. You could find something
like this online. I think we'll put a link below.
That's great. If not, we have some other
examples that are
available widely in the U.S. and Europe.
Also from R.E.I. is the micro shower bag.
They have a couple different sizes, but I like this
one; a little zipper on the inside
which you might be able to put some
medicine or smaller items.
Overall simple, works well, and cheap.
And on the other end of the spectrum
the Sea to Summit hanging toiletry bag.
This is definitely the most elaborate of the
bags that we've talked about today.
It hangs. It's got a little clip here; it has
multiple zippers so that if you want to
organize your toiletries a little bit
more, you can do that.
It also has this little mirror, which is
stowable and pretty cool. It's still
simple, but it has the most options and
the most bang for your buck.
So that's it ...toiletries in a minimal
packing format. We're going to do a
different video in the future about how
to pack the ultimate Dopp kit.
You can make that like suitcase in itself,
but that's a whole other topic
in a different direction.
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Guys, in the meantime stay curious, keep
exploring, and we'll see you guys on the
road. Peace.