What size leather wash bag do you need? Caldre and Mori compared
Both NEGOTIA wash bags are a short trip size, and on paper they are almost the same. Caldre is 23 × 11 × 11 cm. Mori is 24 × 13 × 10.5 cm. One centimetre of length, two of width. The difference that matters in use is not volume, it is the shape of the cross-section, and that is what decides whether your bottles stand up or your flat things lie beside one another.
The two sizes
| Model | External size | Cross-section | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldre Wash bag | 23 × 11 × 11 cm | Square, 11 × 11 cm | €59 |
| Mori Wash bag | 24 × 13 × 10.5 cm | Wider and flatter, 13 × 10.5 cm | €64 |
Why the shape matters more than the centimetre
Caldre has a square section: 11 cm in both directions. Mori is 13 cm one way and 10.5 cm the other, so it is a flatter rectangle. That sounds like a detail. It is the whole decision.
A square section is the better shape for anything that stands up. A bottle put in upright is braced on four sides at the same distance, so it has nowhere easy to fall. A wider, flatter section does the opposite well: 13 cm of width takes a razor and a toothbrush next to each other instead of on top of each other, and 10.5 cm of depth lets the bag itself sit flatter when you push it down the side of a packed weekender.
What each cross-section actually holds
Everything below is reasoned from those two stated sizes, with rough everyday item sizes as a reference point. Toiletries vary a lot, so measure the bottles you actually travel with if it matters to you.
| What you are packing | Caldre, 11 × 11 cm section | Mori, 13 × 10.5 cm section |
|---|---|---|
| A tall pump or spray bottle, standing up | Braced on four sides at the same distance, so it stays upright | Stands, but 10.5 cm is the shallow side, so a tall bottle leans into the width |
| A razor and a toothbrush, lying flat | Both fit along the 23 cm length, but 11 cm of width means they tend to stack | 13 cm takes them side by side, so you see everything when you open it |
| A hairbrush, head roughly 6 to 8 cm across | Fits, and uses most of the 11 cm | Fits with usable space left beside it |
| Three bottles or tubes of the usual supermarket width, roughly 5 to 6 cm | Two upright side by side, the third on top | Two upright with slack, or all three laid down along the 24 cm |
| An electric toothbrush with the head on, often close to 24 to 26 cm | Goes in at an angle, not flat along the base | Also at an angle. The extra centimetre of length does not solve this one |
| The bag itself, inside an already full bag | Holds its square shape, so it wants a square gap | Flatter at 10.5 cm, so it slides down the side more easily |
Who needs the larger one, and who does not
For two or three nights these two are interchangeable. One centimetre of length and two of width will not change what you are able to bring, and the €5 between them is not worth a week of deliberation. If you have read this far and still cannot decide, that is the answer: take either.
Mori earns the extra €5 if you pack flat things, a razor, a brush, a nail file, a comb, and you would rather have them beside one another than stacked. It also earns it if your wash bag always travels down the side of an already full bag, where the flatter 10.5 cm shape genuinely behaves better.
Caldre is the better buy if your kit is bottles. A square section is the most stable shape for anything that stands, and it is the cheaper of the two. If what you carry is a toothbrush, a razor, one bottle and a couple of tubes, the extra width in Mori is space you will not use.
Neither is a long trip size. At 23 and 24 cm along the base, both are built for a few nights rather than a few weeks. If you travel with full-size bottles rather than small ones, count how many you really take before assuming either will swallow them.
Same leather, same care
Both are Full-Grain Nappa Leather, so nothing in this decision is about material or how long the bag will last. A wash bag does live a harder life than a briefcase, because toothpaste, soap and a damp brush all end up inside it. Keep the inside dry, deal with spills before they sit, and the outside asks for very little. Our guide to caring for a leather bag covers the rest, and the wash bags collection shows both models in black and in cognac.
