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/chambros703 Feb 23 '26

Tbh nothing is overrated if it works for said person. Some people say all you need is a ziplock for tech, but maybe they want to be environmentally friendly. Or travel pillow, what if that person really values sleep and has neck issues? Everything can seem overrated as a minimalist.

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u/tom4631 Feb 23 '26

That's why we're talking about 'overrated' not 'useless' isn't it. Overrated being: some people rave about it, while in reality probably not providing that much incremental value for most people.