Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Wash Pouch - Sage
Customer Rating
3
Unsable pockets and poor use of space
on December 12, 2025
Posted by: Anonymous
from NZ
Regular size. Intended for travel with men's toiletries. While boasting numerous pockets, zip compartments, and pockets within compartments, these spaces compete for internal space and cannot be used simultaneously. The three mesh pockets on one side of the pouch are too small, or at least very tight, for most male toiletry products. The internal height is frustratingly "just" too short to allow 80% of my “travel-sized” cans, bottles, and tubes to stand up. Lying items flat makes them harder to access and the bag harder to close due to space restrictions imposed by the middle divider. I found the toothbrush pocket on the middle divider to be more of a gimmick than an innovation. The mini pockets and compartments are limited to holding nothing larger than blister packs and lip balm, and their overabundance makes it difficult to remember where things are because you can’t group multiple items by their purpose.
Please increase internal height by 15 mm, replace the mesh compartments with simple elastic loops, make the pockets large and practical rather than numerous and useless, remove the middle divider in favour of a side pocket with its own internal space, and provide a basic loop for my toothbrush. Consider products that practical men would use for travel, and design a wash pouch suitable for them.
By far the best wash pouch on the market, I have been using it for multiple years now and nothing to complain about. The built quality is very good, the size is perfect for me, the inside layout is very functional and the toothbrush pocket is wonderful.
I have both the small and large wash pouch. The large is the same size as the tech pouch.
While I take the small on backpacking trips, this is taken on weekend trips and work trips where I want a little more. I leave it setup and packed so it is easy to grab and go. It does get bulky if space or weight is a concern - but the benefit of unzipping it and hanging it up and immediately having everything you need is worth it on most trips.
I have had the PeakDesign Wash Pouch for some years, and it is certainly the best that I have had and, importantly, most functional.
Unfortunately, the external zippered pocket intended for a razor quickly got a hole from the razor blade. There is now reinforcement in the pocket to accommodate a razor. This hole has progressively got worse. I have now purchased a silicon pouch for the razor, so I am going to replace the wash pouch.
This is genius. I have been looking for the right dop kit for years. The dimensions are just right - everything even the long stuff fits. The origami design is really brilliant. I love that I can hang it on a hook. I love that it opens from the top, and I can see everything. There is not one thing I would change.
This wash pouch has been on trips with me to California, North Carolina, Italy, France and more. Like other Peak Design purchases I've made, it was a wise choice to purchase it. I had my eye on this wash pouch for a while before purchasing it because my frequent travel was leaving me frustrated with the single open pouch pocket style of toiletry bag. Everything in the bag would go in disorganized and I'd have to dig through it to find items when I needed them. It also did not have a built-in hanging design. All of this made the bag terribly inconvenient. Before pulling the trigger on the purchase, I had considered options from Deuter, Thule, Tripped, Nomad and more but this wash pouch kept winning because, like other Peak Design products I've purchased, it is the most versatile, stylish and functional. I has lots of pockets and pouches that allow me to organize things well. It can be opened and sit upright to access it on a counter top or hung using the built-in hook that remains tucked away until I pull it out for use. I'm not a huge fan of the toothbrush holder in the very center of the pouch because it has repeatedly created issues with packing items because, with a toothbrush in that neat little magnetized center toothbrush pouch, items press against the toothbrush and prevent the bag from zipping closed. Without a toothbrush in that spot, the multi-functional center of the pouch gives, allowing the items inside to fit. I would recommend a toothbrush pouch on the upper inside of the opposite wall to the external full-length zipped pocket where it would not interfere with packing.