That_One_Quart_Plastic_Bag_ _What_Fits

So you’re resigned to one one quart plastic bag for your carry-on liquids, creams and gels. Remember, I didn’t stutter there… you get one bag, and it can only be one liter or one quart.

Your liquids, creams and gels can be in containers that are no bigger than 3 ounces or 100ml.

So what can you fit in that little bag? Can you possibly survive for a day or two with only this? Without your giant size shampoo and lotion?

We think you can… we travel for two weeks with the liquids, creams and gels we carry in our one quart plastic bags. We always travel together, so we have two bags for the two of us, and we share space. If you’re traveling alone, you still should be able to survive.

With the volatility in the world today, we think it’s always a good idea to check the government websites to see if rules have changed.

Let’s look at how I think you could pack your plastic bag as a solo traveler, and how we do it with the two of us.

Here are our lists… it might help with your packing.

For the solo traveler …

(I put a solo female traveler first… This is what I carry):

3 oz (90 or 100 ml) shampoo

3 oz (90 or 100 ml) hair cream rinse

1 oz (28 ml) hair “detangler”

sample size toothpaste (or 90 ml when I can find it abroad)

3 oz (90 or 100 ml) facial cleanser

2 oz (59 ml) facial moisturizer/sunscreen

1 oz (28 ml) night moisturizer

2 oz (59 ml) liquid hair spray

mascara

Lipstick or chapstick and 1 oz eye drops, and 2 oz contact lens solution can usually go “outside the bag”, but I can squeeze them in if I have to. Remember that those solutions as well as liquid medications can be carried outside of your one quart plastic bag or one liter plastic bag as long as you declare them at security.

If there is a second traveler (in our case, this would be my hubby):

3 oz (90 or 100 ml) shampoo (yes, we take 2 shampoos)

sample size toothpaste

3 oz (90 or 100 ml)sunscreen

1 oz. (28 g) cortisone cream

1 oz. antibiotic cream

2 oz (50 ml) Preparation H or similar

Chapstick if they insist on it going in the bag (my hubby can’t live without it)

Hope this helps. If you are a solo male traveler, adjust the contents of your plastic bag, but this should give you a workable outline. If you are two guys traveling together or two gals, you can still share space… figure out what you need.

Remember, if you can’t fit it in that one quart plastic bag… or if you forget something…. you can always buy it there… no matter where THERE is!

And it you absolutely positively can’t live without those larger amounts… check your luggage. You can carry as much as you want as long as you check it.

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