Petra

Everything a normal trip asks for: your bottles and razor in the main space, the small things sorted between the exterior zippered pocket and the set of slit and zippered interior pockets. At 26 cm x 11 cm x 15 cm, it slides flat into a duffle or a suitcase without eating the space around it.

Yes. The Petra is cut as a box shape in sturdy full-grain leather, so it stands open on the sink while you dig through it and keeps its structure inside a packed bag instead of collapsing on your toiletries.

Full-grain leather resists water and bathroom humidity well, but the Petra is a leather case, not a sealed liner. Wipe a spill out quickly, leave the bag open to dry naturally, and the leather will not hold it against you. For anything likely to burst in a plane hold, keep the cap in a separate pouch.

It takes on a patina. The grain softens, the colour deepens, the creases settle where your hands go. Small marks and veins are part of full-grain leather from day one; the years add theirs, and the case ends up unmistakably yours.

Gram counters. The Petra weighs 0.5 kg empty, several times a nylon dopp kit. You choose it because the leather looks better every year, not because it wins a weigh-in at the airport.