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Packing cubes & toiletry bags
BAGSMARTHooks on a hostal shower door.
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Why it gets packed
1–3 months · Optional
A tiny sink in a monthly rental. Hang the kit and buy Japanese toiletries — they are better, and you should not fly liquids.
1–3 months · Optional
Hangs in a bathroom the size of a closet. Buy Korean toiletries — do not fly liquids through ICN.
1–3 months · Optional
Hangs. Do not fly a liquids bag that size — buy the chemist brands after you land.
2–8 weeks · Required
Carry-on. Travel sizes only, in the clear pouch for security. Buy full-size shampoo and sunscreen at a Spanish supermarket or farmacia.
12–16 weeks · Required
Carry-on. Travel sizes only, in the clear pouch for security. Buy full-size shampoo at a Spanish supermarket or farmacia the first week.
2–8 weeks · Optional
Hooks on a tiled bathroom door in a walk-up with no counter space.
2–8 weeks · Optional
Student housing sinks are a bowl. The kit hangs. Buy Boots own-brand after you land.
2–8 weeks · Optional
Crooked shower heads and no counter in a 7th-floor walk-up. The kit hangs. Buy Monoprix sizes after you land.
12–16 weeks · Optional
Tiny sinks in a guesthouse. Hang the kit. Buy Japanese toiletries — they are better, and you should not fly liquids.
12–16 weeks · Optional
Hangs in a goshiwon bathroom the size of a closet. Buy Korean toiletries — do not fly liquids through ICN.
12–16 weeks · Optional
Hangs. Do not fly a liquids bag that size — buy the chemist brands after you land.
