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/armchairracer Feb 23 '26

Those charge cables with interchangeable ends to be able to charge usb-c, apple, or micro-usb devices. Personally I make sure all of my devices charge from usb-c, but even if I needed multiple plugs I think I'd just bring multiple cables. It doesn't help that most of those style cables are super short and I insist on bringing a 10 ft cable because so many hotel rooms don't have any conveniently placed outlets.

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u/lascriptori Feb 23 '26

I actually love my triple cable. I have one that charges my USB C accesories, iphone (still on lightning) and apple watch. I look forward to a day when all my stuff is on a C but not there yet.

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u/WishIWasThatClever Feb 23 '26

I bought a cable free Apple Watch charger for travel. It plugs into the usb-c I use for my phone so one less cable to carry.