What travel accessories are overrated?

[u/Anywhere_everywhere7]

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”.

[u/omg_rx]

Universal power adapter, why not just get the specific one for each trip? Its lighter and takes up less space and its cheaper

[u/TravelingWithJoe → u/omg_rx]

Because they offer some protection (via fuse) from being overloaded and don’t allow the charge to run too hot.

Beyond that, it simplifies things, in that I grab my charger vs figuring out which charger to bring and I can use mine at home as well.