New gear for the Camino del Norte

Hello, everyone.

Yes, as the title says, we're attempting the CdN again. And as part of our preparations, we've been looking at gear--especially gear weight.

DH, being a typical fellow, has a dopp kit: a zipper bag that holds his grooming items. It's about 6"x 9"x 3", and it's heavy. Even when empty it's heavy. So we looked it over, and I concluded that, first, he only needs 2/3 of that space for what he carries. And, second, that changing out the materials to something more hiking friendly should help it out a lot.

The new dopp bag:

 Posing on the scale, including its convenient hanger loop, the bag comes in at 1.25 ounces. Materials used: ripstop, a nylon coil zipper, and for interfacing, some nylon flag fabric.

As a comparison, this is the weight of 2 quart-sized freezer bags: 0.5 ounce. But the freezer bags don't have hanger loops. How can they be hung from the cord of the clean-clothes bag during the shower?

This was so encouraging that I discovered a previously unknown need for a dopp bag of my own!