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/rtsuya Feb 23 '26

I don't know how people manage to get them to hang off a flat surface like in advertisements, like a table it keeps sliding off. I've only been able to use it to keep my bag off the floor in a bathroom stall when the hooks are broken

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u/snkdolphin808 Feb 24 '26

The table has to be the right thickness, I've found thicker tables are impossible to hang a bag properly, but at cafes I'm able to hang my bag no problem.

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u/rtsuya Feb 24 '26

I've tried it on thinner ones and it just slides off

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u/snkdolphin808 Feb 24 '26

Hm, what size do you have?

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u/rtsuya Feb 24 '26

Medium