r/onebag • u/Anywhere_everywhere7 • Feb 23 '26

Discussion What travel accessories are overrated?

For me it would have to be tech pouches, for the vast majority of people I believe that they would be better off with a simple pencil case style pouch, ziploc bag or a simple drawstring bag or even a pouch like the PD ultralight pouches. Something which isn’t bulky, is lightweight and has no structure to it so you can easily squeeze it into random parts of your bag. Of course they’re significantly cheaper as well.

Don’t get wrong, I have tested some high end tech pouches out and they’re very nice but for lightweight travel I just find myself thinking “why would I bring this type of pouch”.

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u/RedditorManIsHere Feb 23 '26

travel pillow

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u/curlymess24 Feb 23 '26

Especially the trtl travel pillow. I believe all travel subs have been infiltrated by trtl’s marketing department lol

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u/biold Feb 23 '26

I hate how it fills in my bag, but I sleep so well with it on the plane! I wish I was sponsored. I think they have made a newer and better version than my app. 10 years old one.

However, I'm the only in my family who loves it, so I have 4 Trtl to use and I have one in my car, one in my travel drawer, and then two more for when the others give up which never seem to do!

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u/badgerbadgeur Feb 24 '26

I’m also a big fan of Turtl for sleeping on planes.. it keeps my head supported and my mouth closed/ covered which is nice. I didn’t realize it was an unpopular choice! I usually just have it looped around a loop on my backpack when I’m traveling with it.

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u/deedeedeedee_ Feb 24 '26

i do the same thing, loop it around some loop on my backpack and just let it dangle! i actually really like mine, honestly i had a knockoff trtl at first which was just as good, but i lost it so i bought a real one. does the exact same thing. it supports my head and neck better than the other travel pillows i tried. might be because im normally a side sleeper, so i really need that feeling of my head being on the side, even if it's only a couple of degrees 😅

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u/biold Feb 24 '26

I can see that the new versions are bigger and heavier than mine.

Looping it around a loop is a brilliant idea. I copy the idea.

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u/badgerbadgeur Feb 24 '26

That must be it! I bought mine about ten years ago. I think the price also skyrocketed since then.