Three travel kits, three ways to stay organized
Dakine's travel kit lineup gives you a pouch, a slightly larger pouch, and a hanging organizer. The right pick depends on whether you want to keep everything in one place on a hotel shelf or hang your kit from a hook and work out of it standing up. The Small and Medium Travel Kits are classic zippered pouches with coated linings; the Split Hanging Travel Kit adds dual compartments and a strap that doubles as a hanger. Below is how they compare on the specs that matter.
Size and weight side by side
All three are one-size (OS) kits, so the decision comes down to footprint and how you pack. Dimensions and weights are from the supplied catalog records.
- Travel Kit Small: 12.59 x 7.08 x 1.18 in (32 x 18 x 3 cm); 0.40 lbs (0.18 kgs). The thinnest and lightest of the three, with a single zippered main compartment.
- Travel Kit Medium: 10.23 x 6.29 x 3.93 in (26 x 16 x 10 cm); 0.78 lbs (0.35 kgs). Shorter and narrower than the Small but much deeper, so it stands up rather than lies flat.
- Split Hanging Travel Kit: 11.41 x 7.48 x 1.77 in (29 x 19 x 4.5 cm); 0.74 lbs (0.34 kgs). Similar footprint to the Small but with dual main compartments and a hanging strap.
What each kit's organization actually gives you
- Travel Kit - Small: Zippered main compartment, exterior mesh zippered pocket, coated lining for easy cleaning, interior mesh drop-in pockets, side grab handle. The Small is a straightforward pouch: one main space, a few drop-in pockets, and a wipe-clean lining. Good if you unpack once and leave the kit on the counter.
Travel Kit - Small - Travel Kit - Medium: Zippered main compartment, exterior mesh zippered pocket, coated lining for easy cleaning, interior mesh and elastic organizer pockets, top handle, main compartment center divider pocket with zipper closure, interior mesh drop-in pockets, interior zippered pocket. The Medium adds a center divider and elastic organizers, so bottles and tools stay separated without a hanging strap. It is the most compartmentalized of the two pouches.
Travel Kit - Medium - Split Hanging Travel Kit: Dual main compartments, interior stretch mesh organization, interior zipper pocket, exterior mesh backpanel pocket with zipper closure, wrap around web strap closure doubles as hanging strap, YKK zippers. The Split Hanging is the only one designed to hang. The wrap-around strap lets you suspend it from a hook or rod, and the dual compartments keep clean and dirty or wet and dry items apart.
Pouch vs hanging organizer: which format fits your trip
If you usually have a bathroom counter or shelf to spread out on, the Small or Medium pouch is simpler. The Small is the lightest and flattest, so it slips into a backpack laptop sleeve or a tight dopp kit slot. The Medium's extra depth (3.93 in vs 1.18 in) means it holds taller bottles upright but takes more room in a bag. The Split Hanging kit is the one to choose when counter space is scarce or shared: the strap doubles as a hanger, so you can loop it over a towel bar or hook and keep your gear off the surface. The tradeoff is that the hanging strap and dual compartments add a little bulk compared with the Small, though at 0.74 lbs it is still lighter than the Medium.
Materials and colors available
All three use recycled polyester blends in the body and a 100% polyester lining. Exact blends differ, and color options vary by model.
- Travel Kit Small: Body: 63% recycled polyester, 18% nylon, 11% polyester, 8% spandex. Colors: Black, Mulled Basil.
- Travel Kit Medium: Body: 52% recycled polyester, 28% polyvinyl chloride, 10% nylon, 10% polyester. Colors: Black, Dark Stargazer, Hanalei, Midnight Blooms, Mulled Basil, Rosin.
- Split Hanging Travel Kit: Body: 55% recycled polyester, 12% polyvinyl chloride, 11% polyester, 15% nylon, 7% elastane. Colors: Black, Dark Ephemera, Rosin.
What the supplied information does not settle
The catalog records do not include capacity in liters, so you cannot compare internal volume directly. They also do not list care instructions such as machine washing or drying guidance, or whether the kits are leakproof. If you need to carry liquids prone to spilling, plan to use your own leakproof bottles or bags inside any of these kits. The hanging strap's maximum load and the exact hook or rod diameter it fits are not specified, so test it with your typical load before relying on it in a shared bathroom.
