Film chemical for travel

[Einst_Stein]

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Buying films on the road is relative easier but buying film chemical is not.  Carrying Powder format chemical is easier  but liquid format is not. 

It seems Xtol and powder fixer are the most convenient to carry and widely accepted good performer. Liquid  format HC-110 and liquid format Ilford DDX are easy to carry and good preformed too, but Rodinal is no no.
 

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[FrozenInTime]

Tetenal created the perfect travel solution, developer and fixer in tablet form, then promptly went bankrupt. 

Reborn as Dupli, it seems tablets are available again - Parvofin and Superfix :

https://dupli.co.uk/search?q=tablets

Anyone tried them ?

[Einst_Stein]

Not yet, probably won't in the near future.  I am staying with more commonly known chemistry. 

I don't see the benefit of tablet form. I prefer liquid chemical when working at home. HC110 and DDX would work well for travel. In fact HC110 is my most used chemical. If I have to carry non-liquid chemical, I would go with Xtol or D76.  

[105012]

I travelled internationally with a small quantity of Ilfotec HC in my checked luggage (carefully wrapped), no issue. I purchased fixer at the destination and developed each night in the hotels using a very simple and small kit based around a Rondix 35. It was quick to do and worked well, noting that the water sources in my destinations were of good quality (if they were not I would have to have worked out a plan B, like buying distilled or filtered  water, or filtering myself).

[Einst_Stein]

By the way, fixer should be odorless to avoid leaving bad smell in the hotel.

[burchyk]

Agree HC/HC-110 would be a decent option due to high concentration. Think most airlines allow up to 100ml carry-on, which should be enough for 20 35mm rolls at 1:50. DD-X is not a high concentrate, so limited to checked-in.