What is your favorite "Tiny" Travel Essential??

Tip: put the over-the-door hook on the side wall of the bathroom stall, not on the door; purses have been stolen right off of the door hooks while the owner is "occupied", which is one reason why so many stalls no longer have them. An over-the-door hook visible from the outside would make it obvious there was probably a bag hanging on it inside!

Instead of mini binder clips, I use the pants hanger that's in every hotel room to close the curtains.

I bring a few empty Ziploc bags

I also recommend the hero clip. Can use it in multiple settings to hang your purse or bag and you can clip it on the outside of your bag, taking up zero room.

I will definitely try a hero clip instead of a standard carabiner. My tip is to bring 2 bungee cords. Use as a laundry line, attach to backpack to secure your travel pillow. Pre-threaded needles in basic colors on a business card with a button and a safety pin taped to it. That’s your sewing kit.

Great list... my suggestion though is that instead of using a "single purpose" over the door hook, have you looked into Hero Clips? They're carabiners with a hook built-in. They're awesome!! You can use them on your bag like a normal carabiner, but when you need/want to hang your bag (i.e. on the back of a bathroom door or from a table to keep it off the floor) then the hero clip can easily be deployed and handles the job well. But you can also use the carabiner function to clip anything to your bag. Multi-purpose. Great Video!! [EDIT] - I probably should've read all the other comments before posting mine because apparently Hero Clips have been suggested quite a bit. But I'll leave my post up. :)

One addition, I always travel with a folding fan. Just one of those inexpensive, made in China, folding fans. This has saved me so many times, especially when traveling in hotter climates. No batteries, no, plugging in, old-fashioned, but it works!

I always bring a packable rain jacket as well as most of the items you mentioned.

I get those suction cup thingies with hooks on them from the dollar store & use them to hang in the shower to dry panties OR hang on the mirror to hang items off that Im using. You can hang up your scrubbie shower pouf so you don't have to lay things on the side of the tub, etc.

I never travel without Pepto-Bismol tablets. It’s actually not available in many countries and helps with nausea and other Travel related stomach issues

I bring a night light on most domestic trips. The ones I have are solid-state (no bulb to break or replace) and quite small. I use them in the hotel or rental bathroom to give just enough light to find the bathroom in the middle of the night.

You are right about the water bottle . It will drench the person next to you. What I always do is twist open the top to let out the pressure before I use the bottle and then open the mouth piece with care.

Another tip is to take a small tube of moisturizer. My hands tend to get really dry while traveling. I now put some on before I fly and it helps. Also, for cruisers, take some small magnetic hooks. The cabin walls are usually metal so we use these to hang hats off of or for notes for family members saying we went for a walk or coffee before they woke up

The Dramamine or Bonine has become a must as I age something has changed in my body. The last two times I flew for some reason I got air sick, which I never did before. Vomiting on a plane, especially in the middle seat 😂, is no bueno.

I like the Heroclip for a bathroom hook - it does double duty to also be a carabiner; you can also use it to hang your purse or bag in front of you/just to your side at a table when eating out!

Shout wipes are an absolute necessity for me.

Microfiber isn't actually earth friendly, sadly. While they do eliminate one time use wipes- They shed, well, micro plastic fibers that end up in the ocean. Something made of a natural material like cotton is an option to microfiber

I started bringing a couple of rubber bands on my trips. It helped me to “fix” a faucet designed with the horizontal flat bottom nozzle which allowed some water run backwards and flood the bathroom counter making a mess. Once I put the rubber band tight on the nozzle close to the opening, it made the water drip into the sink fixing the leak.

Instead of the over the door hook, try a Hero Clip; it will work for that as well as being a carabiner and some other things.

Great tips! I agree with the EmergenC packets. We start a few days before our trip with Airborne, then daily during our trip with EmergenC. It helps boost your immune system. We do this for every trip where we'll be around large groups of people.

Wish I knew about the tip of the water bottle prior to flying last month. Imagine my surprise when I went to take a drink out of my water bottle and getting soaked due to the water pressure. Not only did I get drenched but so did the people in the seat behind me. I was so embarrassed. The flight attendant said it happens all the time with those bottles with the built in straws (even with chocolate milk or juice from the kids bottles). She recommended unscrewing the top just a little bit to relieve some of the pressure. Lesson learned.

I liked the idea of the detergent sheet. I wasn't planning on doing any wash, but I sat in something sticky. I paid too much for detergent from the vending machine. It was worth it and a one time thing, but I will look for the detergent sheets.

I recommend an eye mask for sleeping. I bought one for a trip to Finland when the sun would come up at 3AM. I now use it every night at home. I get one with memory foam that keeps the mask from laying on your eyelids. I carry individually packaged hand wipes, I use for places I can’t wash my hands an on airplanes to wipe down my tray table. I carry a small package of tissues and a small pillbox with multiple compartments for a few aspirin, sleeping pills, antihistamine and Pepto Bismal capsules. The pillbox comes in super handy for long flights or travel in countries where language could be a barrier.

I use those same laundry sheets! So easy to use and work well. I also cut a few into pieces for hotel "sink washes!" They are cheap too !

Bonine is a great alternative to Dramamine if you don't like it. I find it never makes me drowzy. The bracelets you mentioned (Sea Bands) worked great for me on boats. Also, I always bring Imodium pills. Never travel without them! Even a road trip!

@GenX Gypsy: have you tried the Bagnet for your personal item?? Instead of packing the over-the-door hook, try a Bagnet (magnet super strength attached to your bag) they are crazy strong for being so small and I've fallen in love with their functionality and asthetic! 😊

BTW, if you tend to get chapped lips...you may not be drinking enough water. I used to get chapped lips and secondary sores on a regular basis, but once I started following the Mayo Clinic water guidelines (for women, 72 oz of water daily; work up to it slowly and try to drink most of it in the early morning to prevent excessive bathroom breaks) that stopped. Definitely still wear lip balm for the SPF, though! :-)

I took an old prescription bottle and have a small bottle of super glue and safety pins inside and have wrapped several feet of duct tape for emergency repairs.

I always travel with 2 wire hangers (from the dry cleaners) to dry my swim suits, underwear, etc. in the bathroom. They don’t take any space.

Over the hook… brilliant idea!

I have watched several travel trip videos lately, and this is by far the most practical! Thank you ❤

I use a Hero clip on my bag. I can use it to hang my bag on the bathroom wall and also off a table. Not meaning to be picky, but the air in the water bottle expands, not the liquid. It is Henry’s gas law. It pushes the liquid out when the pressure of the open allows it to search for equalization. Nit-picking, I know. (Flight nurse here happy to clarify).

The Hero Clip is a better choice for the hook. You’re able to clip it on a bag and it’s always easy to find to flip it around to hand on the bathroom stall WALL. Better than the Door as it’s closer at hand so you could even put your hand on the bag while you’re seated.

These tiny things were all super great!. I especially like the mini carabiner and the over the door hook. And how could I forget the LIFE-SAVING safety pin! I'll definitely put a few of those in my travel bag right now. The post-it tip is new for me and a little OTT, but I think it's pretty clever. Usually, I just unplug offending lights or throw some clothes over em.

Great tips - thanks!

First thing I ever really remember my mom teaching me, is to never ever ever put your items on the back of a bathroom door. It's the easiest way to get your stuff stolen.

Excellent list!! Thank you

This is a great video. My goodness. You really have thought of so many ways to help those of us who travel. Thank you!

Wow, this was enormously helpful. Thank you😊

Replace that Over the Door hanger with a Hero Clip size Small or Med its smaller, folds flat and hangs in more places and has many more uses! Also you can clip it on the strap of your bag so its always easily avalible saving time and energy. Its also a carabiner so it can replcae 2 items in your bag. I use wooden laundry pins for the curtains as they doudle for hanging laundry. Something I have to take with me also is Post-it notes, they cover so many needs. I cover the peep hole and the clock at night with them.

Great tips! I never knew about the laundry detergent sheets!

In addition to the laundry detergent sheets, I also bring hand-soap sheets. They are very convenient and smell great.

The over the door hook is a fab idea. Recently on an across country plane ride and natural ginger chews from CVS pharmacy saved me and earplanes. Sometimes, I only needed 1 ear plane in the ear opposite my dominant hand.

Gravol ginger liquid gels (made in Canada) are the best natural nausea medicine. We used these during our whale watching excursion in Alaska on a rainy/ windy day. The ocean was very rocky, and we were on a very small boat but none of us had any symptoms of motion sickness at all. Apparently this is the #1 brand for motion sickness in Canada because when we flew out of Vancouver airport, every single store at Vancouver airport sells these Gravol ginger liquid gels. Do not buy ginger candies. The added sugar doesn’t help fighting nausea.

I also have little baggies to teeny baggies. A couple 2x3 inch and 3x5 inch for packing stuff up on the fly. And a snack baggie with a few tough strip bandaids and a roll of coband in your carry on. In case of cuts, stepping in something and blisters. Coband for wrapping the handle of your wheeled suitcase- if on an extended time on a layover or having to trot across the airport, any slight molding line in the handle can make your hand raw. Using a bright color also helps make your luggage more identifiable. Carry two doses of OTC painkiller with you, most can be gotten in sealed pouches.

Fantastic video. Loved it❤ Thank you

Great great suggestions! And love that they are practical as opposed to just extras that I’ll never use. Thank you!🎉

Brilliant video, thank you so much!

You can also use the clothes hanger in the closet for curtains too. It works great!

Awesome info!!

OMG, I have the door hook and it’s so useful in hotel rooms. So many don’t have enough (or any) hooks. Also, never enough carabiners, and 2 sizes of the binder clips.

Thanks!

I’ve added a few 😮 of these to my cart. 😉 tiny but huge! Thank you.

Excellent!

Oh my goodness 🙋🏼‍♀️ Well done, I can’t wait to pass this on to my friend. Thank you so much ‼️👍🏻✨🤗✨

Can not wait,!!!!! For Isla Mujeres idea. I had an opportunity to go this February with DIL and granddaughter. It was one of my favorite get aways

Thank you for your great video and all your tips!

I bring a universal sink plug. Found many bathroom sinks in old hotels had no plug.

GREAT Tips!! 👍🏻👍🏻

I stumbled upon this video. I travel a lot. I mean a lot. Some of these tips I have figured out but some literally made my head explode. The over the door hook - brilliant!!!! Thank you. This was great.

The anti-nausea bracelets definitely work not only for traveling (car sickness, sea-sickness) but also for morning sickness keep in mind shop for a good one (read the reviews and any of them with instructions for first time users typically work) the pressure point has to go roughly 2 fingers width from the very top of your wrist press gently but semi firm for just a few seconds and it goes away hope this helps!!!

I carry a tiny strip of assorted safety pins at all times, I have. Some in a small pouch with emergency items like Bandaids, Benadryl, etc

Wine bottle opener

3 items I always carry on my flight ✈️ A collapsing cup. A sturdy UCO plastic spork Scissors ✂️...(Yes, blunt school Scissors under 4" will go thru TSA).

For the caribeener, get a Hero Clip. That way you have a caribeener and and over the door hanger in one. Just a thought. I also have the curve, of an old hanger, that I've wrapped Duct Tape around. You never know when you'll need some tape.

Hero clip. Can use as a carabiner or use to hang your purse on the door.

Some brilliant items!

I bring a few of the plastic folding hangers. For washed items or just because hotel room doesnt have enough. I get bright colored so I do not leave them behind.

Instead of an over the door hanger look into a bagnet…it’s great especially if you are somewhere where your bag may get taken

2:06 BRILLIANT. why have i not thought of this.

Fantastic video! The post it note flags and mini binder clips are genius!

I have a small sewing kit and plastic silverware!!!

I agree with everyone that has Heroclip down. It is so versatile and more compact.

I try to remember to keep my water bottle/straw open so it’s not affected by the pressure change

I always carry denture tablets. They are great for cleaning water bottles. For food stained clothes try shampoo!

Hey Genx Gypsy: want to know really enjoy your videos and you have so much great info. Unlike some women's youtube travel channels it isn't completely taken over with "how to look cute in a foreign land". :D I'm a boomer-- road warrior and sometimes take to the skies.

Pretty much bring everything that's on your list already. My favorite is the Hero clip! You can use it as a bag hanger but it does double duty as a carabiner. I use it to clip my water bottle and my snack bag to the seat in front of me on the airplane, as well as many other uses. I also never go anywhere without lip balm and keep several in my various travel bags. I never travel without my headlamp. I have a very tiny one. I find it super useful for many things such as for reading, (I noticed it's common that there's not a good reading light in hotels or air BNBS) It works as a night light if I need to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. And if there's ever an emergency and you need to get out of a dark hotel having a headlamp it would be super useful. One other item I bring are single use eye drops. My eyes get really dry on planes and those are wonderful. Thanks for another fun useful video!

I always have a lock(or few) i use one in hostels and even my backpack in high pickpocket areas

I find post-its don't do the job of blocking those annoying little red and green lights at night. I take a strip of blu-tac with me to block the lights - easy to apply, easy to remove, and if I leave the rest on the dresser it reminds me to retrieve it when packing up to leave.

Ok, our last flight I purchased a new water bottle with a straw. Yeah, woke up and gave myself a half asleep shower. It was just hubby beside me, and luckily the last 3 rows of the plane were empty. 😂😂😂

EmergenC is definitely one of my staples I swear by, traveling or not.

Micro fiber sheds micro plastics, better than wet wipes makeup remover;but still shed plastics. I just use some pieces of old cotton sheet. Or better yet discover the freedom of no make up, that really reduces your packing too.

Nice flashlight! Great ideas, I’ve thought of a lot but not all. Are the laundry sheets scented or unscented?

The over door hook can be replaced with a dual functioning carabiners. there's a product called a HeroClip that has an extra foldable arm just for hooking onto things while also keeping it secure for tables or ledges

❇️I use the hangers with clips to keep the drapes closed…every room has them❇️

I try not to take too much dramamine because it increases the chance of asthma. But I do take it for boats. One time we were on a bus and I didn't have any and my friend gave me TicTac mints and that really did help stave it off.

I prefer the platypus collapsible waterbottle, because it is transparent.

Meclizine works too for motion sickness without the drowsy effect. I’m flying Friday morning and I might take a dose

do you have the link for your small black pack? great video!

Hope you had a great trip to Mexico 🇲🇽 😊

I always take a few battery operated tea lights.

Just a tip regarding wearing a razorback tank top and adjusting the bra straps. If you don’t have the tool that she recommends but can get your hands on a paper clip, it also works to hold your bra straps together. A larger safety pin also works.

You can replace the carabiner and the over the door hook with a "heroclip" it's a rotating carabiner hook clip.

Thanks for all of the recommendations!! One thing I do is take an empty prescription bottle and put a tuber or two of super glue, safety pins (and something else that I can’t remember at the moment) then wrap the outside with a few feet of duct tape, and viola!! Tiny emergency repair kit!! 😢

The door hook is the best way to advertise that your bag is ready to be stolen.

For some of us, Dramamine doesn’t work. Ginger pills.

So buy it in Mexico! We do have it here at just about any pharmacy.

All great, but a cheap Sleeping Mask (avail in flight?) might replace 3 or 4 of these.

Get a Hero Clip to hang your bags from. It’s easier to travel with.. you can clip it onto your bag